Monsanto’s $125 Million Deal to Flood The Market With Gene-edited Foods
According to Monsanto’s press release, the company (recently bought by Bayer) is investing $125 million in gene editing technology with Pairwise Plants, a California agricultural startup that aims to...
View ArticleGlyphosate May Increase Risk of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma by 41%
Glyphosate raises the risk of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in heavily-exposed individuals by 41 percent, according to a study by former EPA advisors. This is part of a growing body of evidence against...
View ArticleFDA Has Removed Restrictions on Genetically Modified Salmon
Genetically modified fish will soon be sold in the United States. The Food and Drug Administration lifted the import restriction on AquaBounty’s genetically engineered salmon eggs on Friday, March 8th....
View ArticleGene-Edited Oil is Being Used in Restaurants
The CEO of agriculture company Calyxt has confirmed that their gene-edited soybean oil is currently at use at locations in the Midwest. Although he was unable to name the locations using the product...
View ArticleTrump Administration Wants To Relax Rules on GMO Crops
The Trump administration wants to exempt many new genetically engineered crops from regulation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Trump wants it to be easier for genetically engineered plants and...
View ArticleOxitec Plans To Release Millions of Gene Hacked Mosquitoes In Texas and Florida
Oxitec, a biotech company, has made plans to release millions of genetically modified mosquitoes in both Florida and Texas in an attempt to stop the spread of diseases like Zika and dengue. This has...
View ArticleFDA Needs To Reconsider GMO Salmon Approval, Says Federal Judge
The Food and Drug Administration approved biotechnology company AquaBounty’s application to make and sell genetically engineered salmon in 2015, and now a federal judge is on the verge of ordering the...
View Article750 Million GMO Mosquitoes Approved for release in Florida Keys
The plan to release over 750 million genetically engineered mosquitoes into the Florida Keys in 2021 and 2022 has final approval from local authorities, despite objections from many local residents and...
View ArticleA Review of the New Netflix Documentary, “Kiss The Ground”
Kiss The Ground is a new Netflix documentary narrated by Woody Harrelson. The documentary is all about the importance of soil, and more specifically, how we can take care of the soil so the soil will...
View ArticleOxitec Releases First Genetically Modified Mosquitoes in the U.S
Oxitec, the biotech firm released the first round of genetically modified mosquitoes at the end of April. This is the first time in the U.S that genetically modified mosquitoes have been released....
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