GE Diamondback Moth to the Rescue?
UK-based biotechnology company, Oxitec, genetically engineers creepy crawlers, including the yellow fever mosquito. Now another genetically engineered insect, the GE diamondback moth, is joining their buggy lineup. Through a Cornell University project in New York state, Oxitec is field-testing a genetically engineered version of the diamondback moth. The moth is considered a global pest to agriculture, in particular to plants in the...
Is Glyphosate Toxic or Not? Let’s Talk Formulations
When the WHO’s (World Health Organization) leading cancer experts classified glyphosate as a “probable human carcinogen”, many GMO opponents hoped the statement would be enough to run the herbicide out of production. But recently, the EU made its own big announcement: Glyphosate is “unlikely to cause cancer” said the authors of the new report by the European Union Food Safety Authority (EFSA). How is it...
Controversial Dr. Ayyadurai Challenges Monsanto
Dr. VA Shiva Ayyadurai, the entrepreneurial brains behind seven businesses has been in the news more recently for his views on GMO testing. And now, in the ongoing debate over the regulation of genetically modified foods, he’s offered a $10 million building to Monsanto if they can disprove his research about GMOs. “I wanted to get at the heart of this GMO issue,” said Ayyadurai. “It’s a huge...
Kenya GMO Ban — Will It Be Lifted?
The Kenyan government is considering lifting the GMO ban, probably this month. If the Kenya GMO ban is lifted, they will become the fifth African country to cultivate GM crops, following in the foosteps of South Africa, Burkina Faso, Egypt, and Sudan. Previously, the Deputy President, William Ruto, made the announcement at the fourth Annual Biosafety Conference organised by the Kenya National Biosafety Authority (NBA) in Nairobi....
Judging GMOs Case by Case — The End of the U.S. Orange?
Anyone who’s spent time researching the GMO issue knows how heated the debate is. In the Wild West known as YouTube comments, I was recently labeled as “dilusional” for questioning the validity of some pro-GMO research. I’m sure after this post, someone will label me a GMO proponent — just another day in the life of a writer working amidst the GMO Controversy. Yet, when labels are placed (or in some...
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