Impact of Glyphosate Resistant Palmer Pigweed on US Agriculture

Scientists Build Synthetic Organism Amid Calls for Global Moratorium

As lab-made life was announced, the ETC Group calls for Global Moratorium on Synthetic Biology due to ethical concerns and the implications of the largely unknown field. […]

Scientists Build Synthetic Organism Amid Calls for Global Moratorium

Rise of the ‘Superweeds’?

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/04/business/energy-environment/04weed.html?hp=&pagewanted=all

Organic Agriculture and Climate Change

This paper makes the case for good agricultural management via organic agriculture practices that can compensate for most of the agriculture sector’s greenhouse gas emissions. […]

Research Shows Organic Yields Can Equal or Exceed Conventional

A 12-year experiment in the United States has shown that organic yields are improving and sometimes exceeding conventional yields. […]

Bioscience for Life? Who Decides What Research is Done in Health and Agriculture?

Research funding decisions are about how to best spend public money, which institutions to support and what incentives to provide to researchers. This report investigates the shaping of science, innovation and the economy in the UK and Europe. […]

Monsanto’s Drought Tolerant Maize

Monsanto has recently applied to extend field trials of its drought tolerant maize in South Africa. This paper from the African Centre for Biosafety raises biosafety concerns. […]

GM Sugarcane: A Long Way from Commercialisation?

This paper from the African Centre for Biosafety examines GM sugar cane in South Africa, particularly in light of the current drive for agrofuels. […]

“Genetically Modified Crops Not the Answer”

Concerns raised regarding a clause in a US bill which stipulates that foreign aid dollars should be directed to the development of GMOs. […]