New GM 2,4-D-Resistant Crops Fraught with Controversy

 

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July 30th, 2014 | Category: Traits in Agriculture

New GM 2,4-D-Resistant Crops Fraught with Controversy

2,4-D-resistant GM crops may be soon approved in the U.S. despite opposition from public-interest groups including scientists and doctors, who have warned of serious risks of harm from the projected dramatic increase in the use of the herbicide. […]

Time for International Oversight of Research with Lab-Created Potentially Pandemic Influenza?

Time for International Oversight of Research with Lab-Created Potentially Pandemic Influenza? 

Third World Network, July 2014 

Influenza has no respect for borders. A pandemic strain can sp […]

Reduced Fitness Levels in Daphnia Fed Roundup-Ready Soybean

Scientists from Norway have recently published a paper demonstrating reduced fitness levels in Daphnia magna fed Roundup-Ready soybean. […]

Reduced Fitness Levels in Daphnia Fed Roundup-Ready Soybean

July 22nd, 2014 | Category: Assessment & Impacts

Scientific Analysis Debunks GM Industry Myths

A scientific analysis examines and debunks widely-held myths about GMOs, questioning their safety and concluding that they are not necessary to feed the world. […]

Scientific Analysis Debunks GM Industry Myths

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GMO MYTHS AND TRUTHS
July 17th, 2014 | Category: Biosafety Science

U.S. on the Edge of Massive Increase in Toxic Herbicide Use

The Centre for Food Safety reviews Dow’s new GE crops resistant to 2,4-D herbicide and argues that these crops are an unsustainable approach which sacrifices human and ecosystem health for short-term profits. […]

U.S. on the Edge of Massive Increase in Toxic Herbicide Use

Alarm at Renewed Dengue Emergency Situation in Municipality Where GM Mosquito Trials Conducted

Civil society groups have expressed alarm at an increase in dengue incidence, leading to an emergency decree, in a town in Brazil where releases of GM mosquitoes are taking place. […]