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Genetically Modified Crops

Monsanto CEO: 'Elitism' Fuels Our Critics

Posted 05.16.2013 | Business

It's not controversial pesticide-resistent crops that fuel Monsanto's critics, according to the company's CEO; it's their own desire to keep poor peop...

Emily Swanson

Poll Shows What Americans Think Of GMOs

HuffingtonPost.com | Emily Swanson | Posted 03.04.2013 | Green

Americans are largely uncertain over whether genetically modified foods are safe for the environment or safe to eat, but the vast majority say that fo...

Top 7 Genetically Modified Crops

Margie Kelly | Posted 12.30.2012 | Green
Margie Kelly

Do you have any cereals, crackers, cookies, snack bars, soy milk or baby formula? How about anything with corn syrup or processed food made from corn? If so, you are probably eating food containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

Judge Sides With Environmental Groups Over GMOs In National Wildlife Refuges

AP | FREDERIC J. FROMMER | Posted 12.23.2012 | Green

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. judge sided on Tuesday with environmental groups that challenged the planting of genetically-modified crops on National Wil...

New Safety Concerns Raised by GMO Corn Study

David Wallinga, M.D. | Posted 11.21.2012 | Home
David Wallinga, M.D.

A significant aspect of this study is its length. Most previous rat feeding studies for GE crops have been limited to 90 days -- which in human terms would equate only to early adulthood.

Lucia Graves

'Agent Orange Corn' Sparks Public Outcry

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 10.29.2012 | Green

WASHINGTON -- A new kind of genetically modified crop under the brand name of "Enlist" -- known by its critics as "Agent Orange corn" -- has opponents...

Organic Milk: Are You Getting What You Pay for?

Andrew Gunther | Posted 05.13.2012 | Home
Andrew Gunther

At a time when consumers are turning their backs on industrialized farming systems -- and genetically modified (GM) farming in particular -- the new report raises real questions about exactly what people are paying for when they buy organic milk.

Resistance To GMO Crops Could Ultimately Hurt Farmers

Reuters | Posted 04.18.2012 | Home

* Major seed makers ceased research on GMO crops in Europe * Scientists stress need for all research to lift output * EU...

Lucia Graves

Beetle Develops Resistance To Monsanto's GMO Corn

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 10.31.2011 | Green

WASHINGTON -- Corn beetles have been consuming plants that were genetically modified to be resistant to that very beetle, raising fears that a new sup...

Passing Judgment On Genetically Modified Foods

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 09.28.2011 | Healthy Living
David Katz, M.D.

But we can't let it go at that, because by one means or another, almost our entire food supply is already the product of genetic modification.

Genetically Modified Foods: 4 Reasons To Celebrate Non-GMO Month

Joshua Rosenthal | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Joshua Rosenthal

Let's all become more aware of the products and foods that may contain GMOs and as consumers, make the most informed decisions.

Addressing Global Food Production

Jose W. Fernandez | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Jose W. Fernandez

One way we can expand the benefits of biotechnology is to develop regulatory systems based on science, not politics. Impractical legal obstacles are stopping genetically-enhanced crops from saving millions from starvation.

Genetically Modified Gene Out of the Bottle and Running Wild

Andrew Gunther | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Andrew Gunther

As GM evolves and genes are swapped between GM and non-GM plants, GM and wild will be one in the same -- there could be virtually no such thing as a non-GM food plant or food crop.

Biotech Alfalfa: Supreme Court Isn't Convinced It Should Be Banned

AP | MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

WASHINGTON -- Supreme Court justices on Tuesday sharply questioned a lower court's decision that has prohibited biotech giant Monsanto Co. from sellin...

U.S. Government Is Not Taking The Potentially Harmful Effects Of GMOs Seriously

Reuters | Carey Gillam | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Robert Kremer, a U.S. government microbiologist who studies Midwestern farm soil, has spent two decades analyzing the rich dirt that yields billions o...

Forests Of ArborGen Genetically Modified Trees OK'd For U.S. South

AP | MITCH STACY | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

TAMPA, Fla. — The commercial paper industry's plans to plant forests of genetically altered eucalyptus trees in seven Southern states have gener...

Genetically-Modified Tomato Stays Fresh For SIX WEEKS

Daily Mail | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Tomatoes genetically modified to stay fresh for 30 days longer have been developed by scientists. The breakthrough could apply to other fruit - inclu...

Monsanto Squeezes Out Seed Business Competition, AP Investigation Finds

AP | CHRISTOPHER LEONARD | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

ST. LOUIS — Confidential contracts detailing Monsanto Co.'s business practices reveal how the world's biggest seed developer is squeezing compet...

Free the Seeds!

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Maria Rodale

In laboratories across the globe, seeds are being captured, submitted to intense and painful torture (too graphic to describe here), and held prisoner in a scheme for world food domination.

Is Your Food Genetically Modified (GM)? How To Tell

Dr. M.J. Wegmann | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Dr. M.J. Wegmann

The issue with GM food lies with a problem called Gene Transfer. This happens when genetic material from the crop can be found in the human.

Duped: A Nation of Eaters

Robyn O'Brien | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Robyn O'Brien

As I read about baby formulas and jars of salsa laced with who-knows-what, I was left slack-jawed.

5 Dangerous Green Myths

Treehugger | Matthew McDermott | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Can you tell the difference between eco fact and eco fiction? With the green movement growing in momentum, we frequently come across any number of st...

Genetically Modified Foods Proponent Makes Her Green Case

New York Times, Discovery News | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

There have been a few mentions lately on our feed readers of genetically modified foods making a bit of a PR push. The New York Times sat down with ...