News and comment on genetically modified foods and their associated pesticides 
- 41. Western Australia could be testing ground for "gene drive" mice to end mice ...
- (2018)
- ... gives a clear vision of the future that "eco-modernists" want to impose upon us. --- Could WA be the genetic testing ground for "synthetic mice" to end mice? Katherine Wilson The Sydney Morning Heral ...
- Created on 26 February 2018
- 42. Playing God: Are we prepared to use gene drive technology? ...
- (2017)
- ... at urgently demands a "solution" that they and their allies conveniently have ready to roll? --- Playing God: Are we prepared to use gene drive technology? By Robert Arnason The Western Producer, Dece ...
- Created on 15 December 2017
- 43. Genetically engineering the natural world could be a disaster ...
- (2017)
- Gene drives do not appear to be safe to use for conservation EXCERPT: The PLoS paper, an opinion piece co-authored with New Zealand geneticist Neil Gemmell, warns that releasing a standard gene-drive ...
- Created on 17 November 2017
- 44. “New Breeding Techniques” and synthetic biology - genetic engineering by another name ...
- (2017)
- Advocates claim synthetic biology and the so-called New Breeding Techniques (NBTs) are distinct from genetic engineering – but these techniques are genetic engineering and their products deserve regulation ...
- Created on 05 April 2017
- 45. 160 global groups call for moratorium on new genetic extinction technology at UN convention ...
- (2016)
- Gene drive technology poses serious and potentially irreversible threats to biodiversity, as well as national sovereignty, peace, and food security CANCUN, MEXICO – This week, international conservation ...
- Created on 05 December 2016
- 46. Experts warn home gene editing kits pose risk to society ...
- (2016)
- ... on Bioethics’ report on gene editing notes that there are “concerns” about “garage scientists” doing gene editing outside of regulated environments – see the article below. But the report doesn’t contain ...
- Created on 01 October 2016
- 47. Genetic “extinction” technology rejected by international scientists, conservationists and environmental advocates ...
- (2016)
- Gene drive technologies will allow new destructive agricultural practices and even use by the military EXCERPT: “Gene drives, also known as ‘mutagenic chain reactions,’ aim to alter DNA so an organism ...
- Created on 03 September 2016
- 48. National Academies’ gene drive study has ignored important and obvious issues ...
- (2016)
- ... questions. It would be fair to say that there are at least four explosive issues looming “on the horizon" for the topic of gene drives: Militarization, Commercialization, Food Security and Biodiversity. ...
- Created on 09 June 2016
- 49. Stop the Gene Bomb! ...
- (2016)
- ETC Group comments on National Academy of Sciences report on gene drives * First study on gene drive governance avoids the explosive issues: Militarization, Commercialization, Food Security. * ETC ...
- Created on 08 June 2016
- 50. USDA whistleblower launches regenerative ag farm to train next generation of farmers ...
- (2016)
- After filing a whistleblower complaint against the USDA for blocking his research on negative impacts of insecticides, Jonathan Lundgren is applying his science to regenerative agriculture at Blue Dasher ...
- Created on 15 March 2016