By Brandon Turbeville State and local officials in Florida are now going door to door asking residents for urine samples and other information as a result of the alleged local transmission of the Zika virus. According to CNN, four individuals located in Miami-Dade and Broward counties…
By Brandon Turbeville State and local officials in Florida are now going door to door asking residents for urine samples and other information as a result of the alleged local transmission of the Zika virus. According to CNN, four individuals located in Miami-Dade and Broward…
By Chris “Kikila” Perrin When it comes to science, discovering something new is perhaps one of the fundamental motivators for research. For the most part, the impact these discoveries have are mostly centered within the scientific community, or tend to become a link in a…
Op-Ed by Brian Berletic Mentioning genetically modified organisms (GMO) causes most people to recoil, and reasonably so. Corporations primarily involved in producing and marketing GMOs have used a variety of unscrupulous business practices to target regulators, consumers, the media, and the general public at large…
By Claire Bernish Controversy over genetically-engineered salmon intensified Thursday, as a “broad coalition of environmental, consumer, and commercial and recreational fishing organizations” filed a lawsuit against the FDA over safety and environmental concerns surrounding its approval of the fish. Food & Water Watch, Center for…
By ANH-USA The FDA is about to complete the release of genetically modified mosquitoes in the Florida Keys—unless we respond in force. Action Alert! Earlier this month, the FDA made available a draft environmental assessment predicting that the release of genetically engineered mosquitoes in Key Haven,…
By Melissa Dykes Scientists in China have edited the genes of Beagles in order to suppress a gene that would stop muscle growth, and instead produce dogs that develop abnormally large muscles. Supposedly, the genetic modification is designed to help Parkinson’s research, not to create…
By Heather Callaghan The modern food system relies heavily on monoculture, selective breeding and mass standardization. The lack of polydiversity has created problems with weed and insect resistance. Monoculture has even been implicated in causing historical famines. By focusing on monoculture and GMOs, we’ve actually lost…
Simultaneous demonstrations in Ames and Seattle highlight controversy surrounding Gates Foundation-funded Transgenic Banana Study at Iowa State University Ames, IA and Seattle, WA: On Monday February 15th, Iowa State University graduate students will deliver 57,309 petition signatures to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences…
By Derrick Broze London, England — While many people are focused on the effects of genetically engineered food, concerns over genetically modified human embryos are also growing — and some fear the technology could lead to the creation of “designer babies.” Reuters reports that “Less than a year after…
By Brandon Turbeville As the World Health Organization prepares to convene an emergency committee under international health regulations on Monday February 1, many are now wondering exactly where the Zika virus came from. Seemingly coming out of nowhere, Zika went from its first discovered case…
By Catherine J Frompovich The Flint, Michigan, lead (Pb) water contamination horror story finally should become the tipping point and clarion call [Remember Flint’s lead water] for accountability from those in government, business, industry, research, medicine, Big Pharma, Big Ag, Big Chemical, Big Petroleum plus…
By Claire Bernish United States — The World Health Organization announced it will convene an Emergency Committee under International Health Regulations on Monday, February 1, concerning the Zika virus ‘explosive’ spread throughout the Americas. The virus reportedly has the potential to reach pandemic proportions — possibly around…
By Kip Doyle Biotech firm ArborGen, a leader in the research and development of genetically engineered trees (GE trees), has been fined $53.5 million in compensation and punitive damages after a court ruled that it acted to use “trickery and deceit” to “defraud” employees. Just before the holidays a…
By Heather Callaghan You spoke and Campbell’s food company listened. Previously, Campbell’s unveiled plans to run toward the health-conscious organic and non-GMO market dollar. Now, they have dropped one of the biggest publicity bombs ever by announcing their intention to voluntarily label their GMO ingredients….
By Janet Phelan We knew it was coming to this. The GMO revolution wasn’t going to stop at our dinner table. But did we think it would happen so soon? The first week in December, delegates from the top three gene-editing countries—China, the UK and…
By Amanda Froelich The actor and activist will NOT be eating genetically modified fish, and he’s not alone. This isn’t the first time activist and actor Chuck Norris has shared his thoughts on the topic of Monsanto and Frankenfoods. Earlier this year, Norris, who is…
By Kate Colwell Call for ban on germline genetic engineering of human beings On the eve of the US National Academies of Sciences and Medicine International Summit on Human Gene Editing, the Center for Genetics and Society and Friends of the Earth have released a new…
By Tony Cartalucci Editor’s note: Readers, did you know that science and corporations know how to use advanced gene modification to produce permanent cures? We support real and beneficial scientific advancement. This article is proof positive that corporations in tandem with researchers can in fact…
By Natasha Longo The beloved tomato is the one fruit many still think is a vegetable. Few also realize that tomatoes were one of the first commercially available genetically modified (GM) crops ever. Under the guise of incorporating healthier and concentrated natural compounds, GM tomatoes…
