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New GMOs pose similar or greater risks than older-style GMOs – nature conservation agency
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High risk potential requires case-by-case analysis
New resources to share on why gene editing must not be deregulated and won't solve climate change
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Take quick and easy action – your food future depends on it!
Why do GMOs for developing countries always disappoint?
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New analysis shows why hyped-up forecasts of a GMO’s potential don’t match the reality in the field – and suggests that new GM crops for Africa will also fail. Report: Claire Robinson
Glyphosate: 41 groups tell EU Commission to end use of unreliable industry studies
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Only two out of 38 glyphosate genotoxicity studies submitted by industry were found reliable
Is Boris Johnson getting cold feet on GMO deregulation plans?
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Pro-deregulation lobby is disappointed by lack of action on GMO commercialisation. Report: Claire Robinson and Jonathan Matthews
On-target effects of genome editing techniques: (Un)repaired DNA damage, a hindrance to safety and development?
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GeneWatch UK, September 2021
Trial suppresses mosquitoes using non-GMO approach
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Wolbachia bacterium sterilises male insects, preventing reproduction
Can altering the genes in our food really be safe?
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Longtime GMO critic Geoffrey Lean draws attention to troubling research findings on gene editing
Switzerland extends its GMO moratorium, explicitly covering gene-edited GM plants
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National Council must report on coexistence and liability in the event of GMO contamination within four years
Tell the European Commission: No to new GMOs
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Keep GM food out of our fields and off our plates (quick and easy action for EU and non-EU citizens)
Scotland, Wales won't follow Westminster govt on gene editing deregulation
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Both will follow the EU instead
Putting money before life
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UK government's response to public consultation on gene editing is scientifically indefensible and a slap in the face for democracy
Lab-grown meat is vapourware, expert analysis shows
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Cell-cultured meat is "a fable driven by hope, not science, and when the investors finally realise this the market will collapse"
Study shows anti-mosquito pesticide pyriproxyfen link with microcephaly
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Five years ago, GMWatch was correct to draw attention to dangers of the chemical. Report: Claire Robinson and Jonathan Matthews
Chromothripsis: Bad news for gene editing
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Discovery of "catastrophic" unintended effect of CRISPR gene editing may have caused slump in companies' stock. Report: Claire Robinson
Japan's gene-edited tomato another GMO white elephant
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Gene-edited tomato is expensive and unnecessary
New report demands moratorium on gene drives
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Agriculture and bioweapons are focus of gene drive research
Did illegal GMO rice contamination come from Indian GMO field trials?
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Academic report points to "large number of GM rice field trials" with poor biosafety controls. Report: Claire Robinson
Groups slam Commission plans to deregulate new GMOs
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Commission reportedly aims to exempt some new GMOs from safety regulations within four years and change regulation for all new GMOs within 10 years
Experimental GM wheat trial goes ahead in UK
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Wheat for people "who are unable to use a toaster properly" will be planted in open field
GM Bt maize hits predator of armyworm pest
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New study shows unanticipated negative impact of Bt insecticidal crop on beneficial insect. Report: Claire Robinson
Endocrine disruptors are also nervous system disruptors
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New paper points to link between hormone and nerve damage. Report: Claire Robinson
US-based NGOs suggest path to public trust for gene-edited GMOs
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Principles contain useful elements but some serious pitfalls. Report: Claire Robinson
How to improve pesticide regulation
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New scientific commentary explains reforms needed to protect public health