This US Institute of Ecosystem Studies communicated paper shows that Bt corn byproducts, such as pollen and detritus, enters headwater streams and are subject to storage, consumption, and transport to downstream water bodies. Laboratory feeding trials showed that consumption of Bt
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US Institute of Ecoystems: Bt Corn is Toxic to Water Ecosystems
Bavarian Agriculture Institute: Bt Maize Harms Swallowtail Butterflies
In this European study uptake of Bt maize pollen by European common swallowtail butterflies led to a reduced plant consumption, to a lower body weight, and to a longer development time of larvae. Effects on pupal weight and duration of the
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Prof John E Losey: Bt Corn Harms Monarch Butterfly Larvae
This Cornell University study showed that monarch larvae were badly affected by Bt corn. Larvae of the monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus, reared on milkweed leaves dusted with pollen from Bt corn, ate less, grew more slowly and suffered higher mortality than larvae
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The Royal Society: Winter GM Canola Damages Bee, Butterfly Populations
Butterfly numbers were cut by up to two-thirds and bee populations by half in fields of transgenic winter oilseed rape (canola), according to the final results of a three-year study commissioned by the UK government. Researchers behind the £6-million (US$11-million)
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Dr Steve Taylor: Nut Allergies to GM Soy Modified with Nut Gene
In this Nebraska University study subjects who were allergic to Brazil nuts had allergic reactions to soya beans modified with a Brazil nut gene. (more…)
Dr Trudy Netherwood: GM DNA is Detectable in Human Digestive Tract
In this Newcastle University study human volunteers fed a single GM soya bean meal showed that GM DNA can survive processing and is detectable in the digestive tract. There was also evidence of horizontal gene transfer to gut bacteria.
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Dr Massimo Trabalza-Marinucci : Digestive System Disturbance in Sheep from GM Maize
This Università degli Studi di Perugia study in Italy showed disturbances in the functioning of the digestive system of ewes and in the liver and pancreas of their lambs after feeding them GM Maize. (more…)
Dr Arpad Pusztai: GM Potatoes Damage Gastrointestinal Tract in Rats
This study revealed that diets containing genetically modified (GM) potatoes expressing the lectin Galanthus nivalis agglutinin (GNA) had variable effects on different parts of the rat gastrointestinal tract. (more…)
Dr Vanessa Prescott: GM Peas Cause Allergic Reactions in Mice
This Division of Molecular Bioscience of the John Curtin School of Medical Research in Australia found that mice were allergic to the GM Pea in their 2005 study. (more…)
Dr Manuela Malatesta: GM Soy Influences Hepatocyte Nuclear Features
This Italian University of Urbino study showed significant modifications of some nuclear features in mice fed on GM Soy. (more…)