Tag: Genetic Engineering

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  GM Cotton Fails to Raise Yields in India, Despite Large Increase in Planting

  Though cotton yields initially doubled when GM cotton began being planted a decade ago, in the past six years yields have failed to increase even though planting has markedly increased.

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  Connecticut Fears Monsanto - Bill to Label GM Ingredients Dead Due to Lawsuit Worries

  "The labeling provision was eliminated from the bill due to fears that it opened the state up to a lawsuit. The attorneys for the leadership & Governor's office felt the Constitutional rights of Monsanto gave them the power to successfully sue the state."

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  5 Indian Farmers Commit Suicide in Past Two Days Over Debts & That's Just in One District of One State

  This comes as a new report warns that genetically modified eggplant, currently banned for cultivation but pushed for by agribusiness, could be an environmental threat.

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  FDA Disputes GMO Labeling Petition Numbers

  FDA disputes the number of petition signatures for the Just Label It GMO labeling campaign.

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  Hi Kids! Biotech Industry Gets Into the Education With "Biotechnology Basics Activity Book"

  A book from the Council for Biotechnology Information, "Look Closer at Biotechnology," is meant to be used by agriculture and science teachers.

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  Birth Control For Insects: Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes in the Florida Keys?

  A British company may hold trials involving genetically modified male mosquitoes in the Florida Keys. Opponents say, “We cannot stress strongly enough how dangerously misguided this application is. "

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  USDA Speeds Approval for New Herbicide-Tolerant Crops Despite Superweed Problem

  The USDA is not only helping the industry move ahead with new GMO crops, but it's helping companies move ahead faster.

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  Farming At A Crossroads: Will Farmers Rely on Agribusiness or Find Alternatives to Fight Superweeds?

  Do farmers wait for more chemicals and genetically engineered crops like the ones Dow is pushing the EPA to approve, or do they shift away from such a heavy dependence on chemicals and GMO technology?

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  Californians Fight for the "Right to Know" if GMOs are in Their Food

  Should GMO foods be labeled? Californians are hoping to put the issue up for a vote in 2012.

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  Study: Even Extremely Diluted Roundup Causes Damage to DNA

  Roundup damages DNA and can cause cancer.

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  EPA Sued to Ban Toxic Pesticide and Agent Orange Ingredient From Weed Killer

  “This dangerous pesticide is lurking all over the place, from ball fields and golf courses, to front lawns and farms."

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  Genetically Modified Crop Cultivation Rising Around The World

  For the first time this year, GMO crops are expected to occupy more area in developing countries than in industrial countries. But the United States is still in lead.

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  ‘Just Label It’ Campaign Asks the FDA for GMO Labeling

  Just label it campaign works to get national gmo labeling.

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  Is There Any Hope For A Non-Genetically Modified Future in America, Or Africa?

  One one hand we have the state of affairs in the US. On the other we have the future Bill Gates would like to manifest in Africa, all in the supremely laudable goal of reducing poverty and hunger. It's not a pretty picture for people or the planet.

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  USDA Quietly Approves New GMO Corn, While Touting Safety of Agent Orange Ingredient

  Nearly 45,000 public comments were written opposing the newly approved corn variety and only 23 comments were written in favor, and other GMO crops are on the way.

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  Frito-Lay Sued for Labeling GMO Ingredients as All Natural

  Frito-Lay is being sued for labeling its foods as all natural when they contain gmo corn and soy.

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  Genetically Engineered Safety Act: The New Food Safety Bill?

  The Genetically Engineered Safety Act is intended to prevent the biological contamination of our food supply.

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  GM Salmon No Longer Dead in the Water Thanks to USDA Funding

  USDA gives AquaBounty a financial boost.