- 1. Extreme GM "extinction technology" of gene drives presented as "natural" ...
- (2022)
- ... "deregulate" (remove regulatory controls from) GMOs will have noticed the attempts to normalise genetic engineering in the mind of the public, policymakers and regulators by using the terms "nature", "natu ...
- Created on 19 September 2022
- 2. New report demands moratorium on gene drives ...
- (2021)
- Agriculture and bioweapons are focus of gene drive research Enabled by new genetic engineering techniques such as CRISPR/Cas9, so-called gene drives have been developed in recent years that enable ...
- Created on 20 September 2021
- 3. Survey: EU citizens reject genetic engineering of wild species with gene drives ...
- (2021)
- European “Stop Gene Drives” campaign demands global moratorium Should humanity release genetically engineered gene drive organisms into nature? The response of a majority of citizens in eight European ...
- Created on 27 January 2021
- 4. Webinars on detecting gene-edited plants and role of gene drives in nature conservation ...
- (2020)
- Register now! 1. Find me if you can – detecting gene-edited plants in the EU food chain 2. Genetically engineering wild species: protection or destruction of nature? --- 1. Find me if you can – detecting ...
- Created on 04 December 2020
- 5. Why the UK could end up deploying risky gene drives while ignoring natural biological control ...
- (2020)
- ... all over Europe called on the European Union to outlaw the release of Gene Drive Organisms in the EU and internationally, warning that reprogramming or eradicating entire animal populations posed grave ...
- Created on 13 September 2020
- 6. Secrecy, threats and ethics violations as the Pentagon tests gene drives in West Africa ...
- (2019)
- ... some of the disturbing aspects of Target Malaria’s gene-drive project in Burkina Faso, comes from an unusual source – a website promoting biohacking. Biohackers are generally viewed as extremely cavalier ...
- Created on 21 October 2019
- 7. Gene drives must be placed on hold until all other solutions are examined ...
- (2019)
- Public engagement must take place at the beginning of the process in order to define the problem Recently GMWatch announced the publication of a new report on gene drives. The scientist authors ...
- Created on 31 May 2019
- 8. International scientists urge precaution with gene drives: New study ...
- (2019)
- The emerging technology is currently "not fit for application" due to uncertainties, serious risks, and limitations Gene drives should be treated with the utmost precaution, international scientist ...
- Created on 21 May 2019
- 9. United Nations hits the brakes on gene drives ...
- (2018)
- ... technology Today the UN made a significant global decision on how to govern a high-risk new genetic engineering technology – gene drives.[1] The landmark decision of the Convention on Biological ...
- Created on 29 November 2018
- 10. Do not betray Africa on synbio and gene drives ...
- (2018)
- ... behalf of the African Group of countries but are lobbying in favour of synthetic biology (synbio) and gene drives – and against a moratorium. The letter reads: "As representatives of a broad range o ...
- Created on 20 November 2018
- 11. Over 200 global food movement leaders and organizations reject "gene drives" ...
- (2018)
- New report exposes how a controversial genetic forcing technology is targeting the farm Today, on World Food Day, global food movement leaders and organizations representing hundreds of millions ...
- Created on 16 October 2018
- 12. Gene drives breakthrough needs urgent restraint ...
- (2018)
- A research development that crashed a population of caged mosquitoes could enable elimination of non-target species, says Dr Ricarda Steinbrecher Gene drive researchers associated with Target Malaria ...
- Created on 24 September 2018
- 13. Millions say no to gene drives as Brazil attempts to legalize genetic extinction technology ...
- (2018)
- Regulatory change would spread modified genetic traits to wild organisms The largest rural movements in Brazil, representing well over a million farmers, are protesting a new Brazilian regulation that ...
- Created on 23 February 2018
- 14. Gates Foundation hired PR firm to manipulate UN over gene drives ...
- (2017)
- The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation paid a PR firm called Emerging Ag $1.6 million to recruit a covert coalition of academics to manipulate UN decision-making over gene drives EXCERPT: According ...
- Created on 04 December 2017
- 15. US military revealed as top funder of gene drives ...
- (2017)
- Gates Foundation paid $1.6 million to influence UN on gene drives Over 1,200 emails released under open records requests reveal that the US military is now the top funder and influencer behind a ...
- Created on 04 December 2017
- 16. Current CRISPR gene drives are too strong for outdoor use, studies warn ...
- (2017)
- Heritable gene-editing tools need reliable brakes to prevent them from spreading worldwide It's good to see that at least some scientists are talking sense about the irresponsibility of using gene drive ...
- Created on 19 November 2017
- 17. Review 542 – GMOs in General / Special Event / GMO Animals, Insects, Trees / Non-GMO Successes ...
- (News review)
- Welcome to Review 542, which focuses on GMOs in general, including GM animals, insects, and trees, and on non-GMO successes. There’s also a special conference on the integrity of science, in memory of ...
- Created on 20 April 2023
- 18. CRISPR/Cas gene editing found to cause heritable changes in gene regulation in mice ...
- (2021)
- Effects could still be identified after ten generations A recent scientific publication shows that CRISPR/Cas genome editing in mice can lead to unintentional epigenomic changes post modification, ...
- Created on 11 March 2021
- 19. Nobel Prize for CRISPR gene bomb ...
- (2020)
- CRISPR and new forms of gene manipulation must not be allowed anywhere near our food systems or into the wider environment EXCERPT: Other scientific studies have argued a series of other potential ...
- Created on 23 October 2020
- 20. Survey: Gene editing technologies in conservation ...
- (2020)
- Results show few conservation organisations have engaged fully with the issue of gene editing EXCERPT: “It is ... a relatively short step from re-engineering wild animals to conserve them to re-engineering ...
- Created on 23 September 2020