Category Archives: GMO

Majority of Respondents Support Chimeric Animal Research: Survey

Posted on October 6, 2020 by kwc

Amanda Heidt | the-scientist.com Human-animal chimeric embryos—organisms created using cells from two or more species—have the potential to change how researchers study disease and generate organs and tissues for human transplants. One day, scientists have proposed, it may be possible … Continue reading →

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Quote: Wishire on genetic engineering

Posted on September 23, 2020 by kwc

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No risk with GMO food, says EU chief scientific advisor

Posted on August 1, 2012 by kwc

Jeremy Fleming euractive.com EXCLUSIVE: Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are no riskier than their conventionally farmed equivalents, the European Commission’s Chief Scientific Advisor Anne Glover has told EurActiv in an exclusive interview, calling for countries impeding GMO use to be put … Continue reading →

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You Think GMO Is Scary? Nano Tech is Here, In Your Store

Posted on July 31, 2012 by kwc

Anne Gordon activistpost.com Nanotechnology is measured in billionths of a meter, encompassing all aspects of life from food to medicine, clothing, to space. Imagine hundreds of microcomputers on the width of a strand of hair programmed for specific tasks….in your … Continue reading →

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Seeding Justice, Cultivating Democracy

Posted on July 28, 2012 by kwc

Source: Ground Truth Last week, hundreds of people poured into the Women’s Building here in San Francisco to take part in the Justice Begins with Seeds conference, organized by the California Biosafety Alliance and co-sponsored by PANNA and several other … Continue reading →

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Monsanto May Lose Billions in Brazil Over “Monsanto Tax”

Posted on July 18, 2012 by kwc

Dr. Mercola mercola.com Brazil, the second-largest producer of genetically modified (GM) crops (after the U.S.), is the latest country to take a stand against biotech giant Monsanto, which could end up handing over at least $2 billion as a result. … Continue reading →

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Will Congress Let Monsanto Write Its Own Rules?

Posted on July 13, 2012 by kwc

Andrew Kimbrell huffingtonpost.com Co-Authored by Colin O’Neil, Regulatory Policy Analyst at the Center for Food Safety. The agricultural biotech industry — well, let’s call it what it really is: the chemical industry — has gone on the offensive as never … Continue reading →

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Monsanto’s 2011 Sustainability Report:Cognitive Dissonance?

Posted on July 11, 2012 by kwc

RP Siegel Triple Pundit The question was recently asked here whether a company that pursues an unsustainable activity as its primary mission could ever be considered sustainable itself. While the answer is clearly no, there are some useful distinctions that … Continue reading →

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Tanzania: Whether or Not to Develop Genetically Modified Crops

Posted on July 9, 2012 by kwc

Orton Kiishweko All Africa A FOUR-DAY meeting organised by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Dar es Salaam is deliberating on and identifying priority areas for a five-year research initiative funded by the US Agency for International Development … Continue reading →

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