New GE crops using an emerging technology called RNA interference (RNAi) are set to enter the food and feed supply chain. Scientists are questioning the serious lack of safety testing for this technology. […]
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New GE crops using an emerging technology called RNA interference (RNAi) are set to enter the food and feed supply chain. Scientists are questioning the serious lack of safety testing for this technology. […]
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A NEW FORM OF GENETIC ENGINEERING WILL SOON BE SOLD T […] A new study has found that the herbicide glyphosate, widely used with herbicide-resistant GM crops, can severely impair learning behavior and short-term memory retention in honeybees, posing a serious threat to long-term colony performance. […] Item 1
EFFECTS OF FIELD-REALISTIC DOSES OF GLYPHOSATE ON HONEYBEE APPETITIVE BEHAVIOUR
by Herbert LT, Vázquez DE, Arenas A, Farina WM
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A U.S. biotech company’s experimental facility for GM salmon in Panama has been heavily fined for repeated regulatory violations. […] 100 small-scale farmers in Africa are leading a “composting revolution” which is producing better crops and yields without the use of chemical fertilisers, providing a promising way to feed the continent sustainably. […]
Gene-Altered Apple Tested in Washington State
by BILL LAMBRECHT, HEARST NEWSPAPERS
seattlepi.com, September 5, 2014 An investigation into GM field trials in the U.S. reveals the vast extent of outdoor experimentation and a troubling trend of violations, mistakes and risks of contamination which has received inadequate attention from the regulatory authorities. […] The success of a maize breeding programme in Africa provides concrete evidence that conventional breeding is more successful than genetic engineering in producing drought-tolerant maize. […] |
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