The article below is reprinted from the British magazine Private Eye, No. 1194, 28 September-11 October 2007. The ‘heavy-handed’ libel threats referred to below temporarily closed the GM Watch website this summer. Heavy-handed libel threats …
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Effects of GMO Pollen in Waterways
Toxins in transgenic crop byproducts may affect headwater stream ecosystems E. J. Rosi-Marshall, J. L. Tank, T. V. Royer, M. R. Whiles, M. Evans-White, C. Chambers, N. A. Griffiths, J. Pokelsek, and M. L. Stephen …
Continue readingDoes the Bio-Economy Add Up?
Jonathan Latham and Allison Wilson Experts do not have an entirely unblemished record of predicting the future of agriculture. In the 1950s it was envisioned that farms would be irrigated with water from icecaps that …
Continue readingGoodbye Dolly….Hello Synthia
Below is a press release of the ETC (Ethics, Technology and Concentration) Group J. Craig Venter Institute Seeks Monopoly Patents on the World’s First-Ever Human-Made Life Form ETC Group Will Challenge Patents on “Synthia” – …
Continue readingGMO Safety and LL601 Rice
Jonathan Latham and Allison Wilson LL601, the genetically engineered rice variety that has contaminated the US rice supply, is safe. The USDA says so. The UK Food Standards Agency says so. The US Food and …
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