Rice Industry in Crisis

The report documents the crisis the rice industry undergoes following a series of contamination incidences in 2006. […]

Bt Cotton: the Facts Behind the Hype

This article provide a complete picture of what happens to Bt cotton farms worldwide ten years on. […]

US Federal Court Orders Greater Oversight of GE Crop Trials

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FEDERAL COURT ORDERS FOR THE FIRST TIME A HALT TO NEW FIELD TRIALS OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CROPS

Far-Reaching Decision Requires More Rigorous Environmental Review For Future Trials
Past Trials on Genetically Engine […]

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 […]