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Hard to Stomach
Federal food-aid package promotes GMOs |
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19 May 2008 |
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| Posted at 8:09 AM on 19 May 2008 A $770 million food-aid package proposed by the Bush administration may also aid U.S. agribiz, as the feds have slipped in language promoting the use of genetically modified crops in developing countries. Proponents of bioengineering say that GM crops are hardier in harsh climates and can produce higher yields; opponents say that just ain't the case. The food-aid package must be approved by Congress, and eve ... |
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| Topics: Africa, agriculture, Big Ag, food, GMOs, legislation, news, politics (all these topics) |
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GMO, Oh, Mexico ...
Mexico to allow planting of genetically modified crops |
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20 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 11:58 AM on 20 Mar 2008 Mexico has taken the last step toward finalizing rules that will allow genetically modified crops to be planted in the country. That has many farmers in the so-called birthplace of corn worried that GM varieties could contaminate their fields. Under the rules, GM corn wouldn't technically be allowed in certain areas of Mexico considered "centers of origin" for unique corn plant ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, food, GMOs, Mexico, news (all these topics) |
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Se7en Times Two
Pollution is on Vatican's updated list of mortal sins |
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10 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 12:50 PM on 10 Mar 2008 The Vatican has put a modern twist on the seven deadly sins, announcing a list of "social sins" -- including pollution and genetic manipulation. (And just when we had successfully rid ourselves of lust, gluttony, avarice, sloth, anger, envy, and pride.) The nature of sin itself has changed, says Monsignor Gianfranco Girotti, head of the Vatican body in charge of matters of conscience ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, GMOs, news, religion and spirituality, Vatican City, water pollution (all these topics) |
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It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's Supercarrot!
Scientists unveil genetically modified calcium-boosting supercarrot |
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15 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 9:29 AM on 15 Jan 2008 U.S. scientists have unveiled a new "supercarrot" genetically modified to provide extra calcium, which they hope could ultimately help ward off osteoporosis. Say what you will about genetic modification, but you can't deny that picturing a carrot flying across the sky in a cape is funny. sources: BBC News, The Telegraph < Previous | Next ... |
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The Splice of Rice in China
GM crops reduce emissions and could be used as carbon offsets, says biotech company |
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08 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 4:51 PM on 08 Jan 2008 Money paid to offset greens' sins by emission could go toward planting of genetically modified crops in China, if biotech company Arcadia Biosciences gets its way. Arcadia says its rice requires less nitrogen fertilizer, and farmers planting it should be rewarded with carbon credits for reducing their emissions of greenhouse gas nitrous oxide. The comp ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, carbon offsets, China, GMOs, greenhouse-gas emissions, news (all these topics) |
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O Me! O Life! Of the Questions of These Recurring
Synthetic DNA could soon yield entirely new life forms |
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17 Dec 2007 |
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| Posted at 7:02 AM on 17 Dec 2007 For opponents of genetically modified crops, the possibility that scientists could soon create entirely new life forms out of synthetic DNA may provoke similar worries and safety concerns. Recent improvements in technology have made the lab creation of complex DNA strands possible, and some researchers intend to use them to manufacture new life forms -- in on ... |
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| Topics: business, GMOs, news, scientific research (all these topics) |
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The Beet Generation
Genetically modified sugar beets expected to be in widespread use in U.S. soon |
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28 Nov 2007 |
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| Posted at 8:06 AM on 28 Nov 2007 The U.S. sweetener industry may soon have a new sugar daddy as it gears up for the widespread rollout of genetically modified sugar beets. GM sugar beets have been approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture since 2005, but resistance from end-users such as chocolatiers Hershey's and Mars had disrupted their widespread use. But now with that resistance largely o ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, food, GMOs, news, United States (all these topics) |
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A Kernel of Wisdom
Europe may ban two types of genetically modified corn |
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26 Nov 2007 |
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| Posted at 9:58 AM on 26 Nov 2007 Europe may end up sans two types of genetically modified corn, as E.U. environment officials have proposed a ban on the seeds. Officials say the GM corn, made by powerful biotech companies DuPont Pioneer, Dow Agrosciences, and Syngenta, could harm wildlife and disrupt food chains. E.U. Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas said the genetically modified corn could have "unexpected ecos ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, European Union, GMOs, industrial ag, news (all these topics) |
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Attack of the Helpful Tomatoes
Radiation breeding of plants is way better than it sounds |
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28 Aug 2007 |
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| Posted at 3:47 PM on 28 Aug 2007 Think two wrongs don't make a right? Meet radiation breeding, a method of modifying crops by zapping them with gamma rays. While "radiation" and "modify" are unpleasant words to many, "I'm not doing anything different from what nature does. I'm not using anything that was not in the genetic material itself," says plant breeder Pierre Lagoda. The ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, food, GMOs, news (all these topics) |
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Moscow on the Cud Sign
Russian capital introduces label for GM-free food |
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25 Jun 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Moscow on the Cud Sign Russian capital introduces label for GM-free food Now you can have your GM-free borscht and read it, too: next week, the city of Moscow will debut a groundbreaking label for foods that are free of genetically modified ingredients. Under the leadership of Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, the city has devised a voluntary system of testing and labeling that will allow products to carry a GM-free label for a y ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, food, GMOs, news, Russia (all these topics) |
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Was It the Cowlick?
U.S. federal judge bans sales, planting of genetically modified alfalfa |
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13 Mar 2007 |
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| Was It the Cowlick? U.S. federal judge bans sales, planting of genetically modified alfalfa A first-of-its-kind ruling in the U.S. will stop Monsanto's genetically modified alfalfa in its tracks -- for now. Citing the USDA's failure to conduct an environmental impact statement before approving the crop in 2005 and its "cavalier" response to concerns that the franken-falfa could contami ... |
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| Topics: Department of Agriculture, food and agriculture, GMOs, news (all these topics) |
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Carry On My Wayward Gene
Kansas could see first commercial crop of human-gene-containing rice |
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02 Mar 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Carry On My Wayward Gene Kansas could see first commercial crop of human-gene-containing rice A California company is one step closer to growing rice that contains human genes on a commercial scale. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has given a preliminary OK to a plan to sow 450 Kansas acres with the stuff this spring, with 2,750 more acres to come. Ventria Bioscience's three Frankenr ... |
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| Topics: Department of Agriculture, food and agriculture, GMOs, Kansas, news (all these topics) |
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Till There Was You
Researchers hope new crops, methods will help farmers fight climate effects |
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04 Dec 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Till There Was You Researchers hope new crops, methods will help farmers fight climate effects Agricultural researchers are joining the legions who are working to help the world respond to climate change. A coalition called the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (which goes by the just-shy-of-delicious acronym CGIAR) is launching an initiative today that will pour money into developing crops that can ... |
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| Topics: food and agriculture, GMOs, news (all these topics) |
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Fool Me Rice
Unapproved GM rice from China pops up in European stores |
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07 Sep 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Fool Me Rice Unapproved GM rice from China pops up in European stores A variety of genetically modified rice from China has made it into Asian specialty stores and Asian restaurants in the E.U. -- and the Europeans ain't too happy about it. A new report from Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth claims that some rice noodles imported into France, Germany, and Britain contain a strain of ... |
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| Topics: China, European Union, Friends of the Earth, GMOs, Greenpeace, news (all these topics) |
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Like Blight on Rice
U.S. commercial rice crop contaminated with GM strain |
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22 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Like Blight on Rice U.S. commercial rice crop contaminated with GM strain The U.S. government admitted last week that its commercial supply of long-grain rice has been contaminated by an illegal, untested, genetically modified strain with the warm-and-fuzzy name of LLRICE 601. The European Union, the biggest importer of U.S. long-grain rice, may decide to delay or ban imports; Japan ... |
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| Topics: European Union, food and agriculture, GMOs, Japan, news, United States (all these topics) |
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The Grass is Always Meaner on the Other Side
Genetically modified grass found in the wild |
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16 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| The Grass is Always Meaner on the Other Side Genetically modified grass found in the wild In what could be the first confirmed instance of a genetically modified plant growing outside a farm in the U.S., EPA ecologists have found an unapproved type of GM grass in the wild in central Oregon. The EPA said the creeping bentgrass (could it sound more evil?), being developed by Scotts Miracle-Gro and Monsanto to be resistan ... |
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| Topics: GMOs, Hawaii, news, Oregon, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Cotton a Trap
GM cotton doesn't cut pesticide use long term, new research indicates |
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27 Jul 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Cotton a Trap GM cotton doesn't cut pesticide use long term, new research indicates Biotech giant Monsanto touts its genetically modified cotton seed -- spliced with the bollworm-killing Bt toxin -- as money- and earth-saving, because it lowers the need for pesticide use. Funny story about that: a new study found that cotton farmers using the seed soon fell back into heavier pesticide use. Researchers from Cornell University followed 481 ... |
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You'll Eat It, and You'll Like It
WTO says E.U. illegally blocked genetically modified crops |
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08 Feb 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| You'll Eat It, and You'll Like It WTO says E.U. illegally blocked genetically modified crops After years of striving to pry Europe open to biotech crops, Washington scored a crucial victory yesterday: A World Trade Organization panel found that the European Union had illegally blocked imports of genetically modified crops, and that several E.U. nations had no legal right to impose their own bans. Altho ... |
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| Topics: European Union, GMOs, news, World Trade Organization (all these topics) |
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Dude, Where's My Crop?
USDA failing to keep track of gene-mod crop experiments |
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17 Jan 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Dude, Where's My Crop? USDA failing to keep track of gene-mod crop experiments The U.S. Department of Agriculture has failed to adequately monitor thousands of acres of experimental biotechnology crops, according to, um, itself. A two-year internal investigation yielded a report released quietly -- that is to say, buried -- in the days before Christmas. In it, the department's inspector general said the USDA did not f ... |
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| Topics: Department of Agriculture, GMOs, news (all these topics) |
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You Can Grow Your Own Way
GM crops advance on the world's arable acreage |
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13 Jan 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| You Can Grow Your Own Way GM crops advance on the world's arable acreage Genetically modified crops are taking over the world. [Evil laugh here.] The acreage devoted to biotech crops jumped 11 percent last year. Biotech varieties of rice -- the world's most important food crop -- are poised to take off in China, a development that would put GM crops into the hands of tens of millions of small farmers who grow nearly half t ... |
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You Taint Seen Nothing Yet
Fans and foes of gene-modified crops square off over biotech pollution |
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08 Nov 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| You Taint Seen Nothing Yet Fans and foes of gene-modified crops square off over biotech pollution Folks who want their vittles straight up with no freaky-gene twist may find it increasingly tough to get the good stuff. Genetically modified (GM) crops are gaining popularity worldwide, leading to more accidental biotech pollution, wherein ordinary crops are tainted by their GM cousins. Organic farmers in the U.S. say "l ... |
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You Put Yer Superweed in There
Herbicide-resistant superweed discovered in field of GM canola |
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25 Jul 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| You Put Yer Superweed in There Herbicide-resistant superweed discovered in field of GM canola Opponents of genetically engineered crops have long warned that genetic modifications could "leak" into other plant species via interbreeding, possibly creating a new breed of hard-to-kill superweeds that would lead farmers to use more and more herbicides. Multinational biotech corporations have long sai ... |
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The Secret of Nimrods
Monsanto's confidential research finds that GM foods mess up rats |
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25 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| The Secret of Nimrods Monsanto's confidential research finds that GM foods mess up rats Rats fed with genetically modified (GM) corn exhibited health problems including shrunken kidneys and blood changes that could indicate immune-system damage or tumors. However, no one knows all the details, since the folks who did the research are the same folks selling the corn -- GM behemoth Monsanto -- and they won't release their 1,139-page study. Monsant ... |
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Rice-A-Phony
China, Europe experiencing illegal GM crop introductions |
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18 Apr 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Rice-A-Phony China, Europe experiencing illegal GM crop introductions Two delicious scandals are brewing over the illegal introduction of genetically modified crops -- rice in China and corn in Europe -- onto the open market. In China, Greenpeacers sounded the GM alarm after buying bags of an "anti-pest" variety of rice, sending them to biotech labs, and finding that some of the grains were genetic ... |
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| Topics: China, European Union, GMOs, Greenpeace, news (all these topics) |
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Do You Ear What I Ear?
Government kept mum about GM corn's mistaken identity |
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23 Mar 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Do You Ear What I Ear? Government kept mum about GM corn's mistaken identity Over a four-year period, Swiss biotech giant Syngenta AG inadvertently sold unapproved strains of genetically modified corn seed to U.S. farmers. The corporation claims the sales, which began in 2001, resulted from a case of mistaken identity between two genetically similar varieties of GM corn. Although the company reported the mistake to ... |
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| Topics: GMOs, news, Switzerland, United States (all these topics) |
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