Effects of Bt Transgene Proteins on Ladybirds

Bt proteins are expressed by several transgenic crop plants to control certain pests, but nontarget organisms such as ladybirds also can be exposed. Implications of results of study for ladybird populations are discussed. […]

GM Bt Maize Coming to Europe

Cultivation of GM Bt maize will harm European wildlife and jeopardise conventional and organic farming. Despite this, there is a threat that Bt maize could be grown in Europe on a large scale as companies are submitting new GM Bt maize varieties to the EU […]

The MON863 case

In 2002, the Monsanto company submits to the German authorities an application to import genetically engineered MON863 maize into the EU. This report chronicles the developments following this submission. […]

Corporate candyland – The looming GM sugar cane invasion

GM sugar cane is fast taking over soya production in the southern cone of Latin America. This report looks at the intersection between the development of GM sugar cane and transformations in the global sugar industry. […]

Biosafety Assessment Tool Available Online

Biosafety Assessment Tool

The Biosafety Assessment Tool (BAT) is an online resource for those identifying potential hazards and evaluating the risks of Geneticall […]

Release of the Biosafety Assessment Tool

New Report: GM Crops Failed to Significantly Raise Yield

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Failure to Yield
Evaluating the Performance of Genetically Engineered Crops< [...]

Argentina: How GE Soy is not a Miracle Crop

Argentina: GM Soy Wreaks Cultural and Economic Havoc in Jujuy

Evaluation of DNA damage in an Ecuadorian population exposed to glyphosate

An analysis of the consequences of aerial spraying with glyphoaste in northern Ecuador showed a high degree of DNA damage in the exposed group. […]

Africa’s Green Revolution rolls out the Gene Revolution

The ‘New Green Revolution in Africa’, touted since the 1990s, has recently began to emphasise more on biotechnology due to the huge fundings from the Rockefellar and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. […]