Over 90 NGOs urge moratorium on genetic engineering in the wild as World Conservation Congress meets in Abu Dhabi ...

Small and medium-sized breeders and farmers have no chance to navigate the complex and growing web of patents on plants and ...

Does mention of allergen-free peanuts, striga-resistant cowpeas, salt-resistant wheat, beta-carotene rich sweet potatoes, and virus-resistant cassavas make you think of GM? If so, you've missed the ...

Glyphosate-based herbicides contain toxic heavy metals such as arsenic, lead, chromium and nickel, a new study has found. These are not declared and are normally banned due to their toxicity. They are ...

Covert PR operations involving the secret profiling of over 3,000 people and organisations considered “critics” of the pesticide industry recently made headlines around the world. The secret profiles, ...

Reliable detection of NGT products is possible and essential for transparency and consumer trust, say researchers The first policy briefing from DARWIN, the EU-funded project for detecting gene-edited ...

Recently NPR ran a story reporting that the GM purple tomato, genetically engineered with genes from snapdragons to contain high levels of the antioxidant anthocyanin, is now on sale to home gardeners ...

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In the most recent case, Monsanto will plead guilty to 30 environmental crimes in Hawaii, related to pesticide use violations and putting field workers at risk EXCERPT: If we center the story around ...

One-third of the US’s total annual pesticide use attributed to no- and minimum-till GM corn and soy. Report: Claire Robinson A widespread narrative holds that tillage (ploughing) can increase ...

According to the NPR piece, it took Martin and her colleagues at Norfolk Plant Sciences no less than 20 years to successfully genetically engineer the GM tomato. As is generally the case with ...

How a chemical and pharmaceutical giant with an appalling record of corporate crimes became a key player in the development, commercialization and sale of GM crops Bayer AG is a chemical and ...