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A Shopper’s Guide to Synthetic Biology
Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) have been in our food for 20 years, but they have recently been changing. Corporations are now tampering with nature in new and riskier ways.
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Concerned Americans say new GMO regs would make oversight worse, not better
While USDA today has more authority to strengthen oversight, its proposed new rules would weaken it.
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GMOs 2.0: Synthetic Biology Guide
GMOs 2.0 describes the next generation of genetically engineered ingredients made with a set of new genetic tools and techniques.
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First outdoor GMO algae trial threatens environment
This study confirmed that genetically engineered microalgae grown in open ponds will escape and spread into the environment. Once this genie is out of the bottle there is no way to put it back.
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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.