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2015-01-14 | permalink
There’s always a little catch-up to do when coming out of the Holiday season. Back in December, the USDA public comment period opened up for a next-generation transgenic potato variety developed by Simplot.
2015-01-14 | permalink
Study finds that GMO labeling, such as that required by a recently proposed New Jersey bill, would help consumers make more fully informed purchasing decisions
2015-01-14 | permalink
The Nigerian biosafety bill is one bill that has suffered a lot of legislative setback over the years, the bill was first presented to the parliament in 2006, and was passed eventually in 2010, during the sixth assembly, but failed to get presidential accent before the expiration of the last administration.
2015-01-14 | permalink
By conventional wisdom it is excellent news. Researchers from Iowa have shown that organic farming methods can yield almost as highly as pesticide-intensive methods.
2015-01-12 | permalink
Klavs Jensen spent years in his lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology trying to find a better way to get stuff into cells without killing them.
2015-01-12 | permalink
In July last year, Monsanto, Pioneer and Syngenta, multinational companies and a number of national firms approached Pakistan’s Ministry of Food Security seeking licences to raise genetically-modified (GM) food products in Pakistan.
2015-01-12 | permalink
A landmark ruling by the European Parliament is this week expected to give ministers the power to approve genetically modified crops
2015-01-09 | permalink
Company that has come under fire for its genetically modified seeds said its earnings fell 34% in its first fiscal quarter
2015-01-09 | permalink
The central government has renewed permits allowing scientists to grow three varieties of genetically modified rice and corn on the mainland, more than three months after they expired, suggesting the technology has the continued backing of the authorities.
2015-01-09 | permalink
In October in Istanbul, farmers, agricultural researchers and advocates from around the world gathered for the Organic World Congress, organized by the 42-year-old International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements (IFOAM). With 800 affiliates in 124 countries, IFOAM comes together every three years to gauge its global efforts to promote chemical-free farming, share innovations and address challenges to growth.
2015-01-07 | permalink
A GMO ban in Los Angeles is reportedly losing support, and may not happen at all. Just three days before local lawmakers were slated to vote on a ban on all genetically-modified crops, a massive lobbying effort was embarked upon by a biotech trade group.
2015-01-07 | permalink
Historically, genetically modified crops have contained genes from other organisms such as bacteria and require federal government approval.
2015-01-07 | permalink
It is called Plenish and it is a cooking oil that has been approved by the USDA as safe to eat. It is made solely of genetically modified (GM, GMO) soy beans and they say it may very well change the way the world sees GMOs.
2015-01-07 | permalink
As the New Year begins, I feel compelled to reflect on how fictions and abstract constructions are ruling us; the nature of being and existence is being redefined in such fundamental ways that life itself is threatened. When corporations that were designed as legal constructs claim “personhood”, then real people — who stand in line at polling booths, eke out livelihoods, and raise families — lose their rights.
2015-01-06 | permalink
The Narendra Modi government is committed to going ahead with trials for genetically modified or GM crops and a decision on commercialization will be taken only after proper scientific evaluation, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has told NDTV.
2015-01-05 | permalink
A new GMO variety of tall fescue turfgrass that's resistant to glyphosate herbicides has been cleared for cultivation by USDA.
2015-01-05 | permalink
Iowa farmers and companies are suing Syngenta AG, claiming they suffered financial losses when China rejected corn shipments containing a genetically modified seed developed by the agribusiness giant but not approved for use by China.
2015-01-05 | permalink
Iowa farmers and companies are suing Syngenta AG, claiming they suffered financial losses when China rejected corn shipments containing a genetically modified seed developed by the agribusiness giant but not approved for use by China.
2014-12-29 | permalink
Labeling food products as genetically (GMO) engineered should not affect US consumer prices, advocates of GMO labeling told Sputnik Tuesday.
2014-12-29 | permalink
Roasting chestnuts on an open fire is supposed to be one of the quintessential Christmas experiences. But I'd never tasted nor smelled a roasted chestnut until I got into the genetics lab of William Powell at the College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, New York.
2014-12-29 | permalink
The federal government is opening doors for introducing various varieties of cotton seeds produced by foreign firms despite a ban on their import.
2014-12-29 | permalink
Patent EP1812575 held by Monsanto has been revoked by the European Patent Office (EPO) after the international coalition No Patents on Seeds! filed an opposition in May 2014.
2014-12-23 | permalink
Starting in 2015, individual E.U countries may be able to ban genetically modified (GM) plants – even if the European Union’s own regulators have declared them safe for cultivation. Last week’s edition of Science reported that the proposal to renationalize decisions on GM crops in Europe was agreed to earlier this month.
2014-12-23 | permalink
Syracuse.com recently reported in “Breakthrough at SUNY-ESF” that researchers at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry are growing 10,000 genetically engineered (GE) American chestnut trees to be distributed widely when approved.
2014-12-23 | permalink
Food and beverage industry analyst, Darren Seifer stated that 76 percent of Americans have little to no awareness of what genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are.
2014-12-23 | permalink
Even a high-tech problem can be addressed by a simple solution, a non-government organization doctor told participants at a Philippine health situation forum on Sunday.
2014-12-23 | permalink
Three years ago Anne Glover, a Scottish molecular biologist, became the EU’s first chief scientific adviser. She could also be its last. Her mandate expired, along with the previous commission’s, and Jean-Claude Juncker, the new president, has not seen fit to renew it.
2014-12-19 | permalink
The food industry is likely to find a more receptive Congress come January in its fight against mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods.
2014-12-19 | permalink
With three new council members weighing in for the first time, the Hawaii County Council on Wednesday is scheduled to decide whether to appeal a federal court ruling overturning the county’s ban on growing genetically modified crops in open-air conditions.
2014-12-19 | permalink
A Legislative Assembly commission on agriculture on Tuesday will begin discussing a bill that would place a moratorium on the production of genetically modified crops in the country.
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