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Why the UK could end up deploying risky gene drives while ignoring natural biological control
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“First they cloned Dolly the sheep. Now they’re targeting grey squirrels”. Report: Jonathan Matthews
How power shaped the "success story" of genetically modified cotton in Burkina Faso
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By Jessie Luna, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Colorado State University, and Brian Dowd-Uribe, Associate Professor, International Studies Department, University of San Francisco
First open source detection test for a gene-edited GM crop
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"We have developed this test because authorities have failed to do so" – German association Food without Genetic Engineering (VLOG)
Ecological pest control fortifies agricultural growth in Asia–Pacific economies
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Biological control has helped regulate invasive pest threats in key food crops such as banana, breadfruit and coconut
International scientists highlight failure of GM Bt cotton in India
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Evidence presented in webinar shows Bt cotton has failed to deliver on yields and pest protection, concludes agroecology is the way forward. Report: Claire Robinson
Non-GMO approach reduces cases of mosquito-borne dengue by 77%
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Epidemiologists describe the results as “staggering” and “epochal”
Myths and Truths of Gene-Edited Foods
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Special online briefing for the public, campaigners and NGOs
Glyphosate herbicide harms even GM glyphosate-tolerant soybeans
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Glyphosate herbicide application stresses GM soybeans – even though they're engineered to tolerate the chemical. Report: Claire Robinson
Poisoning of organic farmer in pesticide attack “a game-changer” in France
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“Vast quantities of glyphosate” used to try and “finish the farm off and us along with it”. Report: Jonathan Matthews
New genetic engineering techniques pose numerous risks
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New scientific paper demonstrates need for process-based risk assessment
New study: Glyphosate levels in children and adults drop dramatically after one week of eating organic
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Research breaks new ground in tracking Roundup pesticide contamination in American families’ diets
Who’s pulling Boris Johnson’s strings on GMOs?
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Claire Fox’s peerage reflects the emergence of an extremist clique as pillars of Johnson's Brexit establishment. Report: Jonathan Matthews
Experts debunk false claims that GM Bt cotton in India has been a grand success
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“By nearly all measures, hybrid GM Bt cotton in India is a failure”
Why we oppose golden rice
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By the Stop Golden Rice Network (SGRN). Released on 7 August in commemoration of the International Day of Protest Against Golden Rice, now in its 7th year
GMO promoter Krebs misleads the BBC and the British public on gene editing
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Makes inflated promises and false claims for an unproven technology
Shutting out Parliament from trade deals "terrifying" for food standards, climate, and NHS
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"Public outrage will grow rapidly" – Global Justice Now
GM maize cultivation threatens Europe's butterflies and moths – study
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"Large consequences on ecosystem services such as pollination" could result
Conflicts of interest plague GM mosquito experiments
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Journal refuses to publish scientist’s defence of his paper warning of unexpected outcomes from GM mosquitoes release. Report: Claire Robinson
Journals censor lab origin theory for SARS-CoV-2
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A growing number of scientists think that the virus causing COVID-19 may have been genetically engineered and/or a lab escape – but they can't get their evidence published in journals. Report: Claire Robinson
Will Bayer settlement clean up Monsanto's PCB contamination in Wales?
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Rev Paul Cawthorne says some of Bayer's USD650 million given to polluted sites in the US should be used to remediate Monsanto's toxic legacy in the UK
Gene editing in food and farming: Risks and unexpected consequences
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Rigorous regulation and labelling needed
US Transhumanist Party rocked by furore over “lab-grown human meat” project
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Party’s now disowned 2020 Presidential candidate ate “human meat” burger. Jonathan Matthews reports
CRISPR gene editing in human embryos "wreaks chromosomal mayhem" – Nature journal
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Lessons must be learned for plant gene editing. Report: Claire Robinson
Organic farming more profitable than conventional – study
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Net return for organic corn/soybean/wheat rotation significantly higher than conventional
GM groups call on the public: Ask Ministers to reject plans to de-regulate gene editing
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UK: PLEASE TAKE ACTION