7 Things You Need to Know About the FDA’s Approval of GMO Salmon
GMO Salmon Is Officially on Its Way The FDA just approved genetically engineered AquAdvantage salmon, produced by the company AquaBounty. They engineered the salmon by adding a growth hormone from a Chinook salmon and a promoter gene from an ocean pout. Ocean pout is an eel-like fish that can grow year-round in freezing waters, and as an article by Tim Schwab from Food & Water Watch put it, “is only as closely related to...
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....
Monsanto Wins The Rubber Dodo Award
Monsanto wins! Monsanto wins! Well… sort of. I mean, Monsanto wins the Rubber Dodo Award. Earlier this month, Monsanto was the recipient of the Center for Biological Diversity’s 2015 Rubber Dodo Award, one of the biggest awards you DO NOT EVER want to win. What’s the Rubber Dodo Award for? It’s …given annually to those who have done the most to destroy wild places, species and biological diversity. The...
GMOs and Biodiversity
Looking for clear answers regarding human health is a big part of the GMO controversy. But there’s more to think about than our bodies. What about the broader environmental impact of GMOs? “Safety,” in sum, has been narrowly defined as human nutritional health, excluding many important safety dimensions and ignoring impacts on the larger agricultural, social and ecological systems. Let’s look at weed-resistant crops, for...
“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...
Top 10 GMO Benefits?
Top ten benefits of GMOs? Regardless of what side you lean towards in the GMO controversy, it’s important to listen to both sides. Think about these answers, and you’ll most likely find there’s a flip side to each as well. It’s back to Debate Team 101, but for now, let’s hear what farms.com claims are the Top 10 GMO benefits: 1. Helps Farmers in Developing Countries: Because GMOs can be created with...
RESOLVING THE CONTROVERSY
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