This is an important new study that concludes that the planting of Bt maize in some areas of Europe would cause increased mortality in the larvae of the protected peacock butterfly. (more…)
1500 Mayan Bee Colonies Destroyed by GMO Pesticide Roundup
1,500 colonies of honeybees, from a community in Hopelchen, Campeche, died this February 6 from the fumigation of Monsanto’s GMO’s in a nearby area. (more…)
Dr. Jian Chen: Transgenic DNA from GMOs in all rivers tested in China
A novel method was used in this research, to select and isolate those bacteria from the Chinese river water which contained DNA suspected to derive from GMOs. These were then carefully studied to demonstrate that the DNA could not
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CRIIGEN: GM Maize and Roundup can Cause Tumours, Multiple Organ Damage and Premature Death
In a study published in “Food and Chemical Toxicology” researchers led by Gilles-Eric Seralini from CRIIGEN have found that rats fed on a diet containing NK603 Roundup tolerant GM maize or given water containing Roundup, at levels permitted in
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US Institute of Ecoystems: Bt Corn is Toxic to Water Ecosystems
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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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 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…)