USDA’s Approval of Monsanto’s GE Dicamba-Resistant Soy and Cotton Criticized

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USDA Approves New Pesticide Promoting Genetically Engineered (GE) Crops 

Natural Refuges and Pyramiding Toxins: Flawed Solutions to Pest Resistance in Bt Cotton

This commentary argues that the strategy of using natural refuges and pyramided Bt toxins to delay insect pest resistance to Bt cotton is flawed. […]

Natural Refuges and Pyramiding Toxins: Flawed Solutions to Pest Resistance in Bt Cotton


 

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Caution Sounded on GM Mosquito Strategy to Control Diseases

Recent research from Panama raises questions on the strategy of releasing GM Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in a bid to control dengue, given the close similarities it has with another mosquito species, Aedes albopictus. […]

Caution Sounded on GM Mosquito Strategy to Control Diseases

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Could GM Mosquitoes Pave the Way for a Tropical Viru […]

New Meta-Analysis Finds Ecological Organic Farming Can Feed the World

The largest meta-analysis to date on organic vs. conventional farming has found a smaller yield gap, and in some cases, none at all between the two, compared to previous findings.Thus, organic farming with agroecological practices can deliver high yields. […]

EU Member States to be Granted Right to Ban GM Crops

The EU Parliament and Council have agreed on new legislation that will allow EU member states to restrict or ban GM crops on their own territory. The move has however been described as failing to provide legal certainty for member states. […]

International Tribunal Demands GM Maize Ban in Mexico

International Tribunal Demands GM Maize Ban in Mexico

The Mexican Chapter of the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal has called on the Mexican government to ban the planting of GM maize in the country. […]

Socio-Ecological Factors Important in GMO Assessment

This commentary argues that the enforcement of a strict divide between nature and culture or social and ecological systems in Europe’s risk assessment of GMOs is counter-productive, for both robust science and considered ethical action. […]