Genetically Modified Crops
Information about genetically modified crops, genetic engineering within the food industry, and community debates over the environmental and health concerns associated with genetic modification in agriculture.
Soybeans are one of the world's most genetically modified crops. Photo credit: Clearly Ambiguous via Flickr
Food security is becoming a bigger and bigger part of the global food discussion, and for good reason -- it's a big challenge that's only going to continue to grow, and there's even a dedicated conference for it next week.
As the understanding of the problem grows, attitudes toward genetically modifie...Read the full story on...
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- Are you eating unlabelled Genetically Modified foods? (gordonmoyes.com)
- COA chief vows no imports of genetically modified rice (chinapost.com.tw)
- "Monsanto asks Supreme Court to review alfalfa ban" (howappealing.law.com)
Ireland has taken the bold step of banning the cultivation of all GM crops. Photo by ellievanhoutte via Flickr.
Prince Charles has called it the "biggest environmental disaster of all time," while Monsanto and others maintain it's saf...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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- GMOs Threaten Bulgaria Organic Farmers, Decrease Yields (novinite.com)
- Ireland Bans Genetically Modified Crops (enn.com)
- Ireland to Ban Genetically Modified Crops (sott.net)
Ranchi, Nov 2(ANI): Chhattisgarh Agriculture Minister Chandrashekhar Sahu on Monday said that the State Government opposed the cultivation of genetically modified Bt brinjal in the State, as the genetically modified crop is not safe for consumption.
Sahu’s comment comes after the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee approved of commercialization of Bt brinjal.
“Brinjals are consumed by the [...]
From thaindian.com
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- Biotech regulator approves commercial release of Bt brinjal (thaindian.com)
- Activists oppose commercial farming of Bt brinjal (news.indiaid.com)
- No decision on Bt Brinjal without consultation: Minister (thaindian.com)
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One advantage of genetic engineering, as illustrated in the next section, is that genes can be introduced that do not occur in the germplasm of the target species and its closely related wild relatives.
One advantage of genetic engineering, as illustrated in the next section, is that genes can be...
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- Genetically Modified Food (associatedcontent.com)
Bhubaneswar, Oct 15 (IANS) Orissa Thursday said it won’t allow genetically modified crop, including Bt Brinjal, in the state.
“The Orissa government does not favour genetically modified crop in the state. As a matter of policy, we have not accepted the proposal,” said Damodar Rout, agriculture minister.
“The interest of our farmers is more important than the [...]
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- Orissa won't allow genetically modified crop: minister (prokerala.com)
(CNN) -- Mexico saw the first public protests this weekend over the government's decision to allow cultivation of the first genetically modified corn, which environmentalists and others say could ruin the nation's native crop. A Greenpeace banner ...
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- Greenpeace Protests Genetically Modified Corn In Mexico (search.msn.com)
- Renegade Genetically Modified Flax Seed is Crippling Canadian Market (treehugger.com)
When wild boar and deer, traditional menu items in the fall, eat genetically modified corn, do transgenic residues accumulate in their meat? Do they spread GM corn via their feces? The answer in each case is no, according to scientists.
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