Report Highlights Rejection by Consumers, Farmers, Governments

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Herbicide Resistant Weeds Wreak Havoc for Farmers

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Glyphosate-resistant weeds more burden to growers pocketbooks
By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Delta Farm Press, November 27 2006

Cotton producers who encounter glyphosate-resistant horseweed in their […]

Draft WHA resolution opposes genetic engineering of smallpox

Health: WHO Board adopts draft smallpox resolution

Geneva, 30 Jan (Sangeeta Shashikant and Riaz K Tayob) — Discussions on a draft resolution on "Smallpox eradication: destruction of variola virus stocks" (EB120/Conf. Paper No. 1 […]

Extreme Genetic Engineering: An Introduction to Synthetic Biology

The report warns that the social, environmental and bio-weapons threats of synthetic biology could surpass the possible dangers and abuses of biotech. […]

US Federal Court Rules Biopharm Permits Issued Illegally in Hawai’i

A US federal district court decision which ruled that the USDA violated the law in permitting the cultivation of drug-producing, GE crops in Hawai’i. […]

Destruction of Smallpox Virus Stocks, An Update (January 2007)

This short briefing prepared for the WHO Executive Board meeting provides an update on developments on the issue of destruction of smallpox virus stocks since the 59th World Health Assembly in May 2006. […]

Call for smallpox genetic engineering to be banned

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Third World Network
The Sunshine Project
www.smallpoxbiosafety.org

DESTRUCTION OF SMALLPOX VIRUS STOCKS
POINTS TO CONSIDER IN THE DRAFT RESOLUTION

The WHO Executive Board in its 120th sess […]

The Global Status of Genetically Engineered Crops: 10 years of continuing rejection

A summary of global reaction against genetic engineering in 2006 provides evidence that resistance to GE crops continues to grow among farmers, consumers and governments. […]

Feral Oilseed Rape – Investigations on its Potential for Hybridisation

Feral oilseed rape is known to persist in the environment for a long time. This raises concern that if GE oilseed rape ran feral, their transgenes could pose as a source of GM contamination of conventional fields […]

Transformation-induced Mutations in Transgenic Plants: Analysis and Biosafety Implications

A comprehensive and up to date resource on the characteristics of transgene integration and associated genetic changes. […]