Pesticide use ramping up as GMO crop technology backfires: study
By Carey GillamPosted 2012/10/01 at 9:18 pm EDT Oct. 1, 2012 (Reuters) — U.S. farmers are using more hazardous pesticides to fight weeds and insects due largely to heavy adoption…
My Personal Biomedical Research Feed – Ralph Turchiano, CEO Alchepharma
By Carey GillamPosted 2012/10/01 at 9:18 pm EDT Oct. 1, 2012 (Reuters) — U.S. farmers are using more hazardous pesticides to fight weeds and insects due largely to heavy adoption…
The European Food Safety Authority orders review in to the research, conducted at a French university Russia's decision could be followed by other nations Experts at the University of Caen…
Expert scientists warn that genetically modified wheat may cause Glycogen Storage Disease IV, resulting in an enlarged liver, cirrhosis of the liver, and failure to thrive. Children born with this…
Author defends Monsanto GM study as EU orders review Posted 2012/09/20 at 11:56 am EDT BRUSSELS, Sep. 20, 2012 (Reuters) — The French author of a study linking a type…
By Agence France-Presse Wednesday, September 19, 2012 16:16 EDT Topics: gm ♦ Social Affairs Minister Marisol Touraine PARIS — France’s government on Wednesday asked a health watchdog to carry out…
Fresh row over GM foods as French study claims rats fed the controversial crops suffered tumours French team claim bestselling brand of GM corn caused tumours and multiple organ damage…
19 Sep 2012 | By Elinor Zuke The world’s best-selling weedkiller, and a genetically modified maize resistant to it, can cause tumours, multiple organ damage and lead to premature death,…
YOU can't keep a bad pest down. Corn rootworms in the US may have developed resistance to a protective chemical made by a genetically modified corn. The US Environmental Protection…
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED:07:13 EST, 11 September 2012| UPDATED:07:22 EST, 11 September 2012 Genetically manipulated Golden rice has been proposed as a solution to vitamin A deficiency China's health…
Scientists in China have created genetically modified cattle designed to produce tastier beef. For chefs and food-lovers, the perfect steak has long been the holy grail. Now scientists in China…
GMO crops so tough that farmers are turning to Kevlar tractor tires By Chris TutorRSS feed Auto News Posted Aug 2nd 2012 6:15PM Farming is one of the most difficult ways…
Capitalizing on the Drought July 23, 2012 | Lindsey Blomberg In the midst of the worst drought to hit the American agricultural industry since the 1950s, bio-agricultural giants Monsanto and…
While many Americans were firing up barbecues and breaking out the sparklers to celebrate Independence Day, biotech industry executives were more likely chilling champagne to celebrate another kind of independence:…
Posted By ANH-USA On July 24, 2012 @ 3:00 pm Apples genetically engineered not to turn brown when sliced or bruised. And new, unnatural proteins are being created in the…
By Tom Philpott | Wed Jul. 18, 2012 3:30 AM PDT In early July, on the sleepy Friday after Independence Day, the USDA quietly signaled its intention to green-light a…
Nina Lakhani Monday 16 July 2012 The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has given British scientists a multi-million pound grant to develop GM crops in what could be the most…
Mike Barrett Natural Society December 30, 2011 While genetically modified foods are continually being banned in other countries, the US is slow to follow the very necessary trend. The USDA…
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