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Conventional breeding produces non-GM virus-resistant tomatoes

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Published: 08 May 2021

Tomatoes

Marker assisted selection speeds up the breeding process

Calyxt gene-edited soybean flops in the US

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Published: 07 May 2021

Soyabeans

Delayed product launches and poor farmer take-up contradict company's business model that claims "a speedy development cycle using novel gene-editing technologies"

Weedkillers are accelerating the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

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Published: 04 May 2021

Multidrug resistant bacteria inside a biofilm

Three herbicides used on GM herbicide-tolerant crops – glyphosate, glufosinate, and dicamba — increase prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes in soil

EU Commission backs removing safety checks for new GMOs

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Published: 29 April 2021

Researcher with GMO plants

New report fails to follow European Court of Justice ruling, in a win for the biotech industry that spells bad news for farming, the environment and the public

Can eating cows save the planet?

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Published: 28 April 2021

Cattle and mountains

by Doug Gurian-Sherman, PhD

German Academy statement on gene editing distorts science, endangers public health and environment

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Published: 27 April 2021

ENSSER critique of Leopoldina statement

Scientists slam promotion of gene editing as lacking objectivity and balance

Proven: Glyphosate herbicides change gene function and cause DNA damage

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Published: 27 April 2021

Damaged DNA and crop spraying with pesticide

Bombshell finding could end EU authorization of glyphosate. Report: Claire Robinson

Paraquat – harvesting a health hazard

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Published: 26 April 2021

Risks of Parkinsons Disease

US must ban toxic weedkiller, writes Jonathan Sharp, Director of Claims of the Environmental Litigation Group, P.C.

Germany: Non-GMO label continues to grow

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Published: 23 April 2021

Sales development of Non-GMO

Non-GMO industry association demands ongoing transparency and labelling for new GM products

Regenerative organic farming, not GM, is the solution to the climate crisis

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Published: 22 April 2021

Sorghum field

Zen Honeycutt explains why plans to grow GM carbon-sequestering plants are a dangerous distraction

First application for approval of CRISPR/Cas plants in the EU

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Published: 22 April 2021

Crop spraying of herbicides and pesticides

DowDupont (Corteva) maize is tolerant to herbicides and produces insecticides

Glyphosate-based herbicides do not contribute to sustainable agriculture

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Published: 21 April 2021

Two Roundup containers

Scientific paper concludes that glyphosate-based herbicides such as Roundup harm human and animal health, soils, and biodiversity. Report: Claire Robinson

Pesticides often found in EU foods cause ill health effects missed by regulatory safety tests

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Published: 15 April 2021

Crop spayer

State-of-the-art tests show damage from mixtures of pesticides, when each is present at a level regulators claim is safe

Researchers call for greater awareness of unintended consequences of CRISPR gene editing

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Published: 13 April 2021

DNA structure exploding

Findings in human embryos are relevant to plants and farm animals. Report: Claire Robinson

The future of agricultural gene editing: More herbicide-tolerant crops sooner

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Published: 08 April 2021

Tractor spraying soybean field with pesticides

Scientists look forward to crops that can be sprayed with multiple herbicides and evade risk assessment

Roundup surfactants measured in urine, paving the way for biomonitoring in people

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Published: 07 April 2021

Urine Sample and magnifying glass

First step taken towards determining intake and body burden of overlooked toxic compounds

Pesticide toxicity to invertebrates and pollinators increasing in GM crops

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Published: 02 April 2021

Dead Bee

Results demolish claims of decrease in the environmental impacts of pesticide use

Vice-President Timmermans, don't deregulate GM crops and animals

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Published: 01 April 2021

Open letter organisations

New GM techniques can cause unwanted genetic errors that can result in the production of novel toxins or allergens, warn civil society and farmer groups

"Small" changes made with gene editing cause severe deformities in plants

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Published: 01 April 2021

Hammer Smashing Camelina

New study points to unintended effects of gene editing in plants and potential negative effects on ecosystems

Majority of Europeans want GM foods – including gene-edited ones – to be labelled

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Published: 01 April 2021

Woman checking food labelling

86% want GM foods labelled, while 68% of those who've heard of new GM techniques such as CRISPR want labelling for foods produced with them

Sunday Times GMO promotional veers wildly off-target

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Published: 30 March 2021

Sunday Times Gene Editing Promotional

Widely debunked claims on GMOs reappear in attempt to fool the public

Bill Gates finances lobby for "new GMOs" in Europe

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Published: 29 March 2021

Bill Gates

Aim is to derail EU rules on GMOs

How do genetically engineered crops speed up the spread of plant pests?

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Published: 24 March 2021

White Fly

Adverse environmental effects in insecticidal Bt plant cultivation

UK targeted for experimental gene-edited tomato

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Published: 24 March 2021

Dodgy Gene Edited Tomato

Developer opts for deliberate contamination as commercialisation strategy

73% of Welsh voters do not support any weakening of GM regulations

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Published: 24 March 2021

Survey results show Westminster government has no public mandate to deregulate gene editing 

  1. European Group on Ethics presents biased and inaccurate report on new genetic engineering
  2. New analytical tool reveals massive DNA damage caused by CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing
  3. New scholarly briefing raises tough questions about gene editing in agriculture
  4. GMWatch publishes its response to UK government consultation on deregulation of gene editing
  5. EU Commission breaking own rules to give green light for new GMOs?
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