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Geneticist Challenges #GMO Safety Claims in African Agriculture Podcast. Current regulatory frameworks fail to account for significant health risks demonstrated in animal studies. www.newsghana.com.gh/geneticist-c...
November 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Geneticist Challenges #GMO Safety Claims in African Agriculture Podcast. Current regulatory frameworks fail to account for significant health risks demonstrated in animal studies. www.newsghana.com.gh/geneticist-c...
Parliament’s conservative negotiator Jessica Polfjard is backing down on patents. ‘The Parliament has decided by a large majority that GMO plants (NGT 1) shouldn’t be patentable. Patents would lead to legal uncertainty, high costs and monopolistic structures and consequently to less seed diversity.’
November 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Parliament’s conservative negotiator Jessica Polfjard is backing down on patents. ‘The Parliament has decided by a large majority that GMO plants (NGT 1) shouldn’t be patentable. Patents would lead to legal uncertainty, high costs and monopolistic structures and consequently to less seed diversity.’
GeneWatch UK has a new briefing on the implications of new #GMO (gene-edited) plants, animals and micro-organisms for biosecurity. It concludes that the deregulation of new GMOs poses a major threat. genewatch.org/uploads/f03c...
November 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
GeneWatch UK has a new briefing on the implications of new #GMO (gene-edited) plants, animals and micro-organisms for biosecurity. It concludes that the deregulation of new GMOs poses a major threat. genewatch.org/uploads/f03c...
The classic version of the Green Revolution legend claims the introduction of Norman Borlaug’s wheat seeds produced a bumper crop in India, saving the lives of a billion hungry people. But these claims are false. Food production in India didn’t speed up and zero lives were saved!
November 14, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The classic version of the Green Revolution legend claims the introduction of Norman Borlaug’s wheat seeds produced a bumper crop in India, saving the lives of a billion hungry people. But these claims are false. Food production in India didn’t speed up and zero lives were saved!
@msnbc.com: Tech execs secretly pursue project to create genetically engineered child, WSJ reports. "The tech bros who want to 'move fast and break things' think they know better than anyone else, and that ethics be damned, and they'll do what they want because they can." www.msn.com/en-us/video/...
November 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
@msnbc.com: Tech execs secretly pursue project to create genetically engineered child, WSJ reports. "The tech bros who want to 'move fast and break things' think they know better than anyone else, and that ethics be damned, and they'll do what they want because they can." www.msn.com/en-us/video/...
Becky McClain, Pfizer and The Battle for Biotech Lab Safety. A molecular biologist's warnings about the biosafety lapses around dangerous genetically engineered viruses were met with hostility, intimidation and ultimately devastating illness. www.corporatecrimereporter.com/news/200/bec...
November 2, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Becky McClain, Pfizer and The Battle for Biotech Lab Safety. A molecular biologist's warnings about the biosafety lapses around dangerous genetically engineered viruses were met with hostility, intimidation and ultimately devastating illness. www.corporatecrimereporter.com/news/200/bec...
For the proposed law, no one consulted communities harmed by pesticide spraying, teachers' organisations in schools hit by spraying, those sprayed in their own homes dying of cancer, or scientists who've shown the dramatic impact of the 600 million litres of pesticides applied annually in Argentina.
October 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
For the proposed law, no one consulted communities harmed by pesticide spraying, teachers' organisations in schools hit by spraying, those sprayed in their own homes dying of cancer, or scientists who've shown the dramatic impact of the 600 million litres of pesticides applied annually in Argentina.
A new film from Denmark asks: Why does the debate on new types of GMOs matter? This short film, which talks to different experts, hopes to inform the debate on new GMOs in Europe www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrzK... (9:55)
October 27, 2025 at 7:54 AM
A new film from Denmark asks: Why does the debate on new types of GMOs matter? This short film, which talks to different experts, hopes to inform the debate on new GMOs in Europe www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrzK... (9:55)
Whether it's Mexican tortillas or India's makki ki roti (a flatbread made with corn flour): Unfolding hidden dangers of #GMO corn. Great article from Bharat Dogra on why India mustn't surrender to US efforts to force feed it GMO corn www.counterview.net/2025/10/whet...
October 2, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Whether it's Mexican tortillas or India's makki ki roti (a flatbread made with corn flour): Unfolding hidden dangers of #GMO corn. Great article from Bharat Dogra on why India mustn't surrender to US efforts to force feed it GMO corn www.counterview.net/2025/10/whet...
Just a reminder that Elizabeth Holmes once featured on TIME's 100 Most Influential People list. Incidentally, TIME's unbridled hymn of praise for Lamm comes courtesy of George Church who is, of course, the co-founder with Lamm of #ColossalBio.
September 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Just a reminder that Elizabeth Holmes once featured on TIME's 100 Most Influential People list. Incidentally, TIME's unbridled hymn of praise for Lamm comes courtesy of George Church who is, of course, the co-founder with Lamm of #ColossalBio.
#Mexico Celebrates Maize, Resistance to GMO Corn. National Corn Day marks 12 years of Mexico's #GMO corn ban. Great commentary and useful links from Timothy Wise equ6u.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/mr/sh/Oyc...
September 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
#Mexico Celebrates Maize, Resistance to GMO Corn. National Corn Day marks 12 years of Mexico's #GMO corn ban. Great commentary and useful links from Timothy Wise equ6u.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/mr/sh/Oyc...
"Indigenous women are the guardians of native and creole seeds, food sovereignty, biodiversity, ancestral knowledge and promoters of community economies." — Guatemala's REDSAG on International Indigenous Women's Day #NoToGMOs #Agroecology #FoodSovereignty #IndigenousWomensDay ✊
September 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
"Indigenous women are the guardians of native and creole seeds, food sovereignty, biodiversity, ancestral knowledge and promoters of community economies." — Guatemala's REDSAG on International Indigenous Women's Day #NoToGMOs #Agroecology #FoodSovereignty #IndigenousWomensDay ✊
Our latest Review provides updates on an array of biotech developments and accompanying mythologies — from gene drives to cloning, from transhumanism to CRISPR babies, from lab-grown sperm to de-extinction disinformation — and who’s propelling them forward gmwatch.org/en/main-menu...
August 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Our latest Review provides updates on an array of biotech developments and accompanying mythologies — from gene drives to cloning, from transhumanism to CRISPR babies, from lab-grown sperm to de-extinction disinformation — and who’s propelling them forward gmwatch.org/en/main-menu...
“We’ve been telling them for years this spraying is affecting all our relations; it is killing our Anishinaabek way of life.” Joe Jones and other knowledge holders have observed dramatic changes in moose, deer, muskrat, and other forest life with #glyphosate based herbicide use. #Indigenous
August 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
“We’ve been telling them for years this spraying is affecting all our relations; it is killing our Anishinaabek way of life.” Joe Jones and other knowledge holders have observed dramatic changes in moose, deer, muskrat, and other forest life with #glyphosate based herbicide use. #Indigenous
"It was achieved not through techno-fixes or increases to yields, but people-first policies to guarantee food access."
August 1, 2025 at 12:16 PM
"It was achieved not through techno-fixes or increases to yields, but people-first policies to guarantee food access."
The presentations and recording of the @testbiotech.bsky.social workshop on *AI and Genetic Engineering: A Biosafety Issue* are now available at
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlVN...
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlVN...
July 31, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The presentations and recording of the @testbiotech.bsky.social workshop on *AI and Genetic Engineering: A Biosafety Issue* are now available at
www.testbiotech.org/en/events/ju... and
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlVN...
www.testbiotech.org/en/events/ju... and
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlVN...
An appeal against today's verdict is planned. Meanwhile, Sabine Grataloup with the founder of the Cancer Colère collective, Fleur Breteau, and other parents of children who have been victims of #pesticides, is calling for the phasing out of synthetic pesticides to "put an end to silent poisoning."
July 31, 2025 at 1:48 PM
An appeal against today's verdict is planned. Meanwhile, Sabine Grataloup with the founder of the Cancer Colère collective, Fleur Breteau, and other parents of children who have been victims of #pesticides, is calling for the phasing out of synthetic pesticides to "put an end to silent poisoning."
Today a French court will announce its verdict in the #glyphosate compensation case: Théo Grataloup vs. BAYER. Théo says, "This fight is not just about me" because he hopes a favourable verdict will help all those who have suffered birth defects as a result of this pesticide.
July 31, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Today a French court will announce its verdict in the #glyphosate compensation case: Théo Grataloup vs. BAYER. Théo says, "This fight is not just about me" because he hopes a favourable verdict will help all those who have suffered birth defects as a result of this pesticide.
The paper was crafted by #Monsanto to support claims of the safety of #glyphosate. Despite revelations of its ghostwritten nature, the paper has never been retracted and Oreskes shows it has exerted considerable influence, shaping public understanding, scientific discourse, and policy decisions.
July 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The paper was crafted by #Monsanto to support claims of the safety of #glyphosate. Despite revelations of its ghostwritten nature, the paper has never been retracted and Oreskes shows it has exerted considerable influence, shaping public understanding, scientific discourse, and policy decisions.
Pesticides can have disturbing behavioural effects even at low concentrations. Behaviour is a blind spot in regulation. Regulatory authorities need to recognise behaviour as a reliable and important indicator that can help them catch pesticide pollution early, before mass deaths occur. #glyphosate
July 16, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Pesticides can have disturbing behavioural effects even at low concentrations. Behaviour is a blind spot in regulation. Regulatory authorities need to recognise behaviour as a reliable and important indicator that can help them catch pesticide pollution early, before mass deaths occur. #glyphosate
Find out from an expert on glyphosate research all about the new study confirming that #glyphosate and glyphosate-based herbicides cause multiple types of #cancer, even at exposure levels deemed to be “safe” by the EU. Register for the free webinar at: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
July 7, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Find out from an expert on glyphosate research all about the new study confirming that #glyphosate and glyphosate-based herbicides cause multiple types of #cancer, even at exposure levels deemed to be “safe” by the EU. Register for the free webinar at: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
In our latest Review we cover all the latest trainwrecks emanating from the agbiotech industry — and there are plenty! We also report on the resistance to #GMOs around the world and the battle for food and seed sovereignty. Check out all the local & global news 👉 gmwatch.org/en/main-menu...
July 2, 2025 at 5:45 PM
In our latest Review we cover all the latest trainwrecks emanating from the agbiotech industry — and there are plenty! We also report on the resistance to #GMOs around the world and the battle for food and seed sovereignty. Check out all the local & global news 👉 gmwatch.org/en/main-menu...
As Bayer sets its sights on the US Supreme Court this Thursday in its bid to gain legal immunity, our latest Review has the background on all the key legal, business and political developments affecting #glyphosate & related toxics—not just in the US but around the world. gmwatch.org/en/main-menu...
June 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
As Bayer sets its sights on the US Supreme Court this Thursday in its bid to gain legal immunity, our latest Review has the background on all the key legal, business and political developments affecting #glyphosate & related toxics—not just in the US but around the world. gmwatch.org/en/main-menu...
Whatever happened to Golden Rice? And wasn’t GMO salmon going to revolutionise aquaculture, and weren’t GMO sweet potatoes going to “feed countless people in Africa”? Three decades later, this new website explores the fate of eight #GMO promises once presented as game-changers. gmopromises.org
June 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Whatever happened to Golden Rice? And wasn’t GMO salmon going to revolutionise aquaculture, and weren’t GMO sweet potatoes going to “feed countless people in Africa”? Three decades later, this new website explores the fate of eight #GMO promises once presented as game-changers. gmopromises.org