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Hawaii: Local governments can prohibit GM crops, says US Court of Appeals
New ruling says federal law does not prohibit states and counties from passing local laws to regulate and ban commercially-grown GM cropsEXCERPT: The court [declared]: "The regulation of commercialized...
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Vital soil fungi damaged by GMO Bt cotton
A study of GMO cotton varieties shows they disrupt an important beneficial soil fungus, writes Eva Sirinathsinghji, apparently due to the Bt insecticide they are engineered to express. Disruption...
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GMO grass that ‘escaped’ Treasure Valley plot defies eradication
After more than a decade of unsuccessful efforts to eradicate the genetically modified grass it created and allowed to escape, lawn and garden giant Scotts Miracle-Gro now wants to step back and shift...
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Monsanto Cancer Suits Turn to EPA Deputy's 'Suspicious' Role
Lymphoma victims seek to question agency ex-pesticide manager He quit days after report favorable to company was leakedA former Environmental Protection Agency official may not be able to escape...
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Gene Drives: A Scientific Case for a Complete and Perpetual Ban
One of the central issues of our day is how to safely manage the outputs of industrial innovation. Novel products incorporating nanotechnology, biotechnology, rare metals, microwaves, novel chemicals,...
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Monsanto sees prolonged delay on GMO corn permits in Mexico
MEXICO CITY • A ban on planting genetically modified corn in Mexico is likely to continue for years as a slow-moving legal battle grinds on, said a top executive of Creve Coeur-based seed and...
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The world’s first GMO apple will not turn brown, but is it safe?
The world’s first GMO apple is hitting the U.S. market next month, but it’s not a Washington apple. The Arctic Apple is produced by Canada’s Okanagan Specialty Fruits and its fancy GMO magic trick is...
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Why You Should Really Think Twice About Eating GMO Corn
Scientists have identified major molecular differences between a GMO corn and its non-GMO parent.A unique new study published on December 19 in the scientific journal Nature has used molecular profiles...
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Scientists Loved and Loathed by an Agrochemical Giant
With corporate funding of research, “there’s no scientist who comes out of this unscathed.”EXETER, England — The bee findings were not what Syngenta expected to hear.The pesticide giant had...
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