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BRUSSELS, Nov 20 (Reuters) - EU farm ministers failed on Friday to agree whether to approve a genetically modified maize made by Swiss firm Syngenta, paving the way for default approval by the European Commission, an official...
by Debbie Barker Image: Tom Twigg for GristThere are those who would like us to believe that industrialized farming is the only way to feed the earth’s growing population. Disinformation comes daily from powerful industrial...
Heart Disease (Coronary Artery Disease) Slideshow Study Shows Baked Fish Is Better for Heart Health Than Fried, Salted, or Dried By Charlene Laino WebMD Health News Reviewed By Louise Chang, MD Nov. 19, 2009 (Orlando, Fla.) --...
Genetically engineered crops have caused a 383m pound rise in the use of pesticides in the US from 1996 to 2008, according to a new Organic Centre report. Crops including, corn, soybeans and cotton have seen the 'drastic rise'...
THE legal action instituted against Bayer CropScience AG by farmers in the United States for allegedly contaminating their farms with Genetically Modified (GM) rice seeds in 2006 is a further confirmation of the validity of...
News Type: Event — Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 5:59 PM EST Two articles: Genetically modified food for thought The prospect of a hungry century looms. On our present course, we are caught in a pincer. Climate change is likely to...
A report from the British Royal Society has been released that urges support for genetically-modified foods by the British public in order to address what it deems the world's growing demand for food. The report also reveals...
Breeding animals that feel no pain Werewolf.co.nz December Issue Original Article by Melody Thomas, science columnist Ultimately, do our morals and ethics hold any sway over the way that we consume food? In his recently...
The Crop Biotechnology media workshop organized by China Biotechnology Information Center of ISAAA (CHINABIC) was held on November 14, 2009 at the China Science and Technology Museum in Beijing. China's top experts from the...
Four major Australian food brands have committed to avoiding Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in their products. Foster’s, Nestlé, Schweppes and Lindt have undertaken to keep their Australian brands free from genetically...
