Regenerative Farms Provide More Ecosystem Functions and Profitability Than Conventional Farms

Regenerative corn farms in the US outperform their conventional counterparts in terms of pest management, soil health and profitability. […]

GE Trees Will Aggravate, Not Solve, Forest Health Problems

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine has a study under way to consider the “potential for biotechnology to address forest health. […]

How Food Democracy Can Transform Food Systems For The Better

This article calls for Food Democracy where bottom-up citizen-led initiatives replace failing industrial food systems with genuinely sustainable ones. […]

Call for a Global Observatory for Gene Editing

A commentary in the journal Nature calls for the establishment of a global observatory for gene editing, as a crucial step to determining how the potential of science can be better steered by the values and priorities of society. […]

Insufficient Evidence to Support GM Mosquitoes as a Viable Tool to Control Mosquito-Borne Diseases

The lack of studies and reliable information impair the feasibility of using genetically modified mosquitoes in real-world conditions to control the spread of mosquito-borne diseases. […]

Organic Hotspots in the US Found to Benefit Local Economies

Organic hotspots in the US have a positive impact on local economic indicators, while hotspots of general agriculture show no such pattern, providing grounds for policymakers to focus on organic development to promote economic growth in rural areas. […]

Dicamba Drift Threatens Natural Habitats and Species Across the US

Dicamba drift from the spraying of the herbicide in dicamba-tolerant GM soy farms in the US threatens natural habitats, putting endangered species of plants and animals at risk. […]

Cayman Government Cancels Nationwide Roll-out of GM Mosquito Programme

The Cayman Islands government has reportedly cancelled a national roll-out of the genetically modified mosquito project by Oxitec amid budget cuts and concerns that the technology has yet to fully prove itself. […]

GM Maize Approved in the EU Despite Concerns Raised by Member States

The European Food Safety Authority has been critiqued for repeatedly failing to address valid scientific concerns about a GM maize approved for food and feed in the EU, which has been found to cause kidney damage and bladder stones in rats. […]

Corporate-Driven Campaign to Undermine the International Agency for Research on Cancer

This commentary describes how those with economic interests are challenging IARC’s cancer evaluations, including for glyphosate, the herbicide widely used in conjunction with GM herbicide-resistant crops, jeopardizing an important public health service. […]