The J.R. Simplot Company announced today it has entered a strategic alliance with Plant Sciences Inc. (PSI), a Watsonville, CA-based plant breeding company, to drive new breeding techniques for strawberries, including gene editing. Read more.
Get Informed on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
New non-GMO Blight-Resistant Potato has Global Importance
When Boris Johnson used his very first speech as prime minister to promote GM crops and support their deregulation, he did so by proclaiming, “Let’s develop the blight-resistant crops that will feed the world.” His focus on blight was no accident. Overcoming this devastating crop disease is regarded as something of an agricultural holy grail, particularly among tomato and potato growers. Read more.
Everything is Contaminated with Glyphosate! What Do I Do?
At Moms Across America we often get questions like ” What can I eat?” or “Everything is contaminated, what do I do?” Read more.
The Gates Foundation Avoids a Reckoning on Race and Power
Over the last year, Doctors Without Borders has faced a major scandal, as more than 1,000 current and former employees signed on to a letter accusing the Nobel Peace Prize-winning humanitarian organization of institutional racism, citing a colonial mentality in how the group’s European managers view the developing world. Read more.
Chromothripsis: Bad news for Gene Editing
CRISPR gene editing is often presented as a straightforward, precise, and safe procedure. But recent research findings on CRISPR gene editing for gene therapy applications show it can lead to massive damage to chromosomes. The phenomenon is known as chromothripsis. Read more.
Illegal GMO Rice: Products Recalled Around the World
Five hundred tonnes of Indian GMO rice have been mistakenly used in many countries to make, among other things, sweets for the Mars company. The affected products that are being sold in the European Union are being recalled. Read more.
Bayer Files Petition With US Supreme Court Over Roundup Cancer Case
Multinational chemical company Bayer filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Courtthis week, seeking a reversal of a lower court verdict that established Bayer liable for damages from the use of its weed killer Roundup, Beyond Pesticides reported Tuesday. Read more.
Scientist Testifies in Roundup Trial
Posted August 19, 2021
A former U.S. government scientist testifying in the fourth Roundup cancer trial to be held in the United States told a California jury this week that multiple research studies conducted over many years show an “almost certain” connection between Monsanto glyphosate-based herbicides and cancer. Read more.
Hurried Approval Raises Questions
Posted August 6, 2021
The controversial genetically modified Golden rice, has surfaced again with the Philippines Rice Research Institute rushing through the commercial clearance despite popular opposition to GR not only in the Philippines but also in Bangladesh, Indonesia and India. In the Philippines, the Bureau of Plant Industry, Department of Agriculture, issued the Biosafety permit for commercial propagation of the genetically engineered golden rice on 21 July 2021. Read more.
Bayer Confirms end of Sale of Glyphosate-Based Herbicides for US Lawn and Garden Market
Posted August 6, 2021
Bayer Monsanto stated Thursday that “the company and its partners will replace its glyphosate-based products in the U.S. residential Lawn & Garden market with new formulations that rely on alternative active ingredients beginning in 2023, subject to a timely review by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and state counterparts…..” Read more.
