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Section: Biomedical Applications Date: Oct 19, 2018  US Military Research That Disperses GM Viruses to Plants Could be Misused as Bioweapon Critics of an agricultural research project by the US Military warn about possible weaponization of the resulting technology, which would use infected insects to deliver genetically modified viruses to plants. » Read more ...   Section: Sustainable Systems Date: Oct 16, 2018  Agroecological Transitions Away from Industrial Food and Farming Systems Seven case studies analysed by IPES-Food provide concrete examples of how, in spite of barriers to change, people around the world have been able to fundamentally rethink and redesign food systems around agroecological principles. » Read more ...   Section: Sustainable Systems Date: Oct 10, 2018  Rural Women in Paraguay on the Frontlines to Save Native Seed Varieties Rural and indigenous women in Paraguay rise up to collect and preserve native seeds across the country to counter the expansion of large-scale, industrial agriculture. » Read more ...   Section: Trends in Industry Date: Oct 09, 2018  Genetically Engineered Clothes Threaten Farmers’ Livelihoods and Ecosystems The commercial expansion of GE textiles made by synthetic biology could undermine farmers, create a new source of biotech waste, put additional pressure on ecosystems, and divert support away from truly sustainable natural fibre economies. » Read more ...   Section: Traits in Agriculture Date: Oct 02, 2018  Glyphosate Shown to Increase Honeybee Susceptibility to Infections A new study has shown that glyphosate, widely used with GM herbicide-resistant crops, damages the good bacteria in honeybee guts, making them more prone to deadly infections. » Read more ...   Section: Sustainable Systems Date: Oct 01, 2018  Building Resilience Through Agroecology Around the world, innovative agroecological farmers are combining local and scientific knowledge, putting resilience thinking into practice to feed growing populations and cope with climate change, water scarcity, market volatility, and more. » Read more ...   Section: Biosafety Science Date: Sep 26, 2018  Risks of Gene Editing in Agriculture to Human and Environmental Health A growing body of scientific studies highlights the risks and unintended consequences from the use of new genetic engineering techniques such as gene editing in agriculture. » Read more ...   Section: Sustainable Systems Date: Sep 14, 2018  Andhra Pradesh to Become India's First Zero Budget Natural Farming State The State Government of Andhra Pradesh in India has launched the Zero Budget Natural Farming programme which aims to transition 6 million farms/farmers to 100% chemical-free agriculture by 2024. » Read more ...   Section: Traits in Agriculture Date: Sep 13, 2018  Damage from Dicamba Drift Grows Across the U.S. Damage to crops from dicamba drift from GE dicamba-tolerant soybean fields in the US cover at least 10 states with state regulators struggling to keep up with the pace of complaints. » Read more ...   Section: Sustainable Systems Date: Sep 13, 2018  Four-year Drought Forces Cuba to Find Ways to Build Resilience As Cuba faces a prolonged drought, agroecology offers a promising means by which to increase farm resilience. » Read more ...

»  Biosafety Aspects of Genome-Editing Techniques »  CAP/SAM Raise Serious Concerns on Planned GM Mosquitoes Release »  The Genetic Engineering of Smallpox »  Biotechnology and Sustainable Development »  Why Biotech Patents Are Patently Absurd - Scientific Briefing on TRIPs and Related Issues »  Capacity Building and the Biosafety Protocol: A TWN report »  Model Law for Safety in Biotechnology for Africa »  Post-Market Oversight of Biotech Foods: Is the System Prepared? »  Biotechnology and Indigenous People   No benefit to imminent release of risky GM mosquitoes in Burkina Faso   Not available   1) Campaign To Stop Smallpox Genetic Engineering Date: January 28, 2014     2) Stop the Spread of Transgenes! Date: May 28, 2014

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