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No “undo button” for nature: IUCN must say no to genetically engineered wild species
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Over 90 NGOs urge moratorium on genetic engineering in the wild as World Conservation Congress meets in Abu Dhabi
New GMOs exacerbate patent thicket for farmers and breeders
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ARCHE NOAH briefing shows that EU institutions have the legal power to act
Scientific publication on AI-designed "new GMO" maize
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The EU Commission would allow the release of the plants without prior risk assessment
Three genetically engineered fruits and vegetables sold in Canada
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New report warns of coming unregulated, unlabelled gene-edited produce
GM gene-edited tomatoes to be fed to humans (but no, it's not a food safety study)
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Researchers are recruiting vitamin D-deficient subjects to trial the GM tomato. Report: Claire Robinson
DARWIN project policy brief highlights feasibility and importance of detecting new GMOs in food and feed
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Reliable detection of NGT products is possible and essential for transparency and consumer trust, say researchers
Another long-term feeding study raises questions about the safety of GM maize
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GM-fed monkeys showed indications of anaemia, kidney and thyroid disorders, and an altered gut microbiome. Report: Claire Robinson and Prof Michael Antoniou
Not substantially equivalent: New scientific methods challenge claims that GMOs are safe
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Part 2 of an interview with Prof Michael Antoniou by Stacy Malkan of US Right to Know
Game-changing gene-edited products coming soon to UK supermarkets due to Brexit? Er... maybe not
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Bananas that don’t go brown even when cut and stale are among promised GM products – but most aren’t ready. Report: Claire Robinson
Are GMOs safe? A molecular geneticist speaks out
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Interview with Prof Michael Antoniou by Stacy Malkan of US Right to Know
GM food supplement for bees supports failed agricultural model
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Product is intended to “enable honeybee colonies to produce brood in the absence of floral pollen”. Report: Claire Robinson and Prof Michael Antoniou
US: MAHA Commission succumbs to pesticide industry pressure
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Draft report walks back Administration’s promises of bold action on pesticides
Regulators use double standards when evaluating scientific evidence indicating harm
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Warning signs are dismissed for the flimsiest of reasons, a new peer-reviewed article shows. Report: Claire Robinson
Silent spread: How weak regulation enables illegal GM cotton to proliferate locally in India
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Unauthorised herbicide-tolerant cotton varieties circulate in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh: Ambika Subash* reports
GMWatch publishes historic recordings of scientist Arpad Pusztai
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Dr Pusztai describes the results of – and the political fallout from – his landmark 1999 study that found GM insecticidal potatoes had toxic effects on rats
Group that advises on new GMOs tied in multiple knots
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GM Freeze’s Leonie Nimmo reports on a disturbing meeting
GM microorganisms pose huge challenges for risk assessment and governance
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Commentary by Third World Network
France's national medical association takes stand against pesticides amidst outcry over new law
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Physicians' association deplores "persistent gap between available scientific knowledge and regulatory decisions". Report: Jonathan Matthews and Claire Robinson
Bayer's glyphosate successor – icafolin – coming to the EU?
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Glyphosate-resistant weeds are main driver for this development. Report: Claire Robinson
Bt cotton in India is a monumental catastrophic failure
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But cotton expert advises minister of good non-GMO solutions, reports Colin Todhunter
GMO deregulation won’t fix potato blight
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Ag and food writer says GMO deregulation lobby live “in a fantasy land of precision, predictability and imagined safety”; points instead to agroecological controls. Report: Claire Robinson
The tech billionaires and rogue scientists moving to commercialise CRISPR babies
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It’s time to step up the opposition to designer babies, says Marcy Darnovsky of the Center for Genetics and Society
TAKE ACTION! Help stop first mass release of fertile GMO plant into the wild
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USDA poised to approve release of GM American chestnut trees based on botched research
European laboratories join forces to call for detection methods for all new GMOs
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GMO developers must supply detection methods, reference material and details of the genetic modification as part of authorisation procedure, say detection labs