Europe GMOs — Not approving GMOs, But Importing Them
If you’re anti-GMO and have the fantasy of escaping to Europe to avoid them, you’re in for a surprise. Yes, the majority of Europe has banned cultivating GMO crops, but they do import them. Despite public hostility to genetically modified foods, Europe is one of the world’s major buyers of biotech grain. There are nearly 60 GM crops approved for use in the EU, mainly for animal feed. Europe requires labeling laws,...
Autism and GMOs?
When Mike and Linda Gioscia’s son, Ethan, was diagnosed with autism, the parents investigated possible causes. Immediately they cut out sugar, then switched to organic food. Next they started researching genetically modified organisms. The information Mike and Linda found was overwhelming, unclear, and confusing, so they made their own call. Even without scientific evidence of harm, they decided to cut out GMOs. “Now we’re...
“Regulatory Impotence” and the Meteoric Rise of GMO Sugar Beets
If you’re not yet aware of the drama that surrounded the rise of GMO sugar beets in the United States over the past several years, now’s a great time to get caught up. This article from Grist does a solid job of summarizing the events. If you’re Monsanto, you’re probably really proud of your genetically modified (GMO) sugar beets. Introduced in 2008, the beets are the company’s most recent Roundup Ready product...
Could GMOs Help Fight Cancer?
Cancer isn’t a pleasant topic, but it’s an all too important one right now. After Heart Disease, Cancer kills the most Americans every year. 584,881 people a year, in fact, according to the CDC. Millions of Cancer research dollars are spent, yet many people wonder about the payoff. According to the National Cancer Institute Research Portfolio in 2011, breast cancer receives the most funding for research. “This is...
Homegrown GMOs at SXSW?
SXSW conjures up images of indie bands and films, not biotechnology. But homegrown SXSW GMOs? Really? A Canadian company, Synbiota, answers, “Yes.” They rented a house and hosted a biohacking party at the March 2015 SXSW festival. In between sipping cups of beer from a keg in the backyard, party-goers could use software on a laptop in the living room to design a custom plasmid – a loop of DNA – that will turn E. coli...
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