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Is “Food-Tech” the Future of Food?
What do we want the future of our food system to look like, and shouldn’t we all have a say in that?
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USDA proposal for biotech regulations falls short
It’s good to see that the USDA is considering regulating certain plants that are genetically engineered, via gene editing, to act like pests. However, the proposal is riddled with loopholes that cou…
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Victory! GE mosquitoes will not be let loose on Florida community
Citizens/environment will not be impacted by novel experiment releasing millions of GE mosquitoes WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Food and Drug Administration confirmed that Oxitec will not move forward with…
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Genetic extinction technology and digital DNA challenged at UN Convention
Civil society defends rights of indigenous peoples and small-scale farmers against big-pharma and biotech CANCUN, MEXICO —This week, international conservation and environmental leaders will meet to…
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Organic standards will exclude next generation of GMOs
It’s critical that organic standards treat new types of genetic engineering that are rapidly entering our food and consumer products as rigorously as the first generation of GMOs.
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Feds approval of GE mosquito release doesnt account for risk
FDA’s assessment and testing was inadequate. How will GE mosquitoes thrive in the wild and what will the inevitable unintended consequences be? These questions have not been responsibly answered.
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Permanently changing a species: What could go wrong?
We must ensure that corporations and governments (particularly militaries) are not developing gene drives and cannot misuse this technology in ways that could have profound ecological, health or socio…
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Pledge for GE-Free Seafood
Genetically engineered salmon is poised to enter the U.S. marketplace without adequate assessment of possible risks to human health, the environment, fish populations, animal welfare, fishing communit…
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Venter Institute designs new synthetic biology bacterial cell: Synthia 3.0
Biology is not a predictable engineering discipline; living organisms like bacteria are not machines to be rewired.