GalleryLow levels of glyphosate based herbicide induced significant negative effects on the aquatic invertebrate Daphnia magna. Glyphosate herbicides such as brands of Roundup, are known to be toxic to daphnids. However, published findings on acute toxicity show significant discrepancies and variation
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Dr Traavik: Low Levels of Roundup Toxic to Aquatic Invertebrate Daphnia Magna
Dr. Hans-Wolfgang Hoppe: Glyphosate Found in Human Urine Across Europe
People in 18 countries across Europe have been found to have traces of the weed killer glyphosate in their urine, show the results of tests commissioned by Friends of the Earth Europe. (more…)
Dr Hilbeck: Farmers Have Seed Choices Restricted by GM Crops
This study finds that there is “no evidence that restrictions and regulations of GM crops in Europe have decreased seed choices for farmers in the non-adopting countries Austria, Germany and Switzerland. In contrast, we observed that in Spain, which
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GalleryDr Krista B. Oke: GM Salmon Can Breed with Wild Trout
Genetically modified salmon can breed with wild trout to produce a new fast growing fish that can harm natural species, scientists have warned. (more…)
Dr. Krüger: Roundup Suppresses Growth of Beneficial Gut Bacteria
Glyphosate-based herbicides such as Roundup were shown in this study to suppress the growth of beneficial gut bacteria, leading to the overgrowth of extremely pathogenic bacteria. (more…)
Feeding the World: Genetically Modified Crops v Agricultural Biodiversity
The growing demand for food poses major challenges to humankind. We have to safeguard both biodiversity and arable land for future agricultural food production, and we need to protect genetic diversity to safeguard ecosystem resilience. We must produce more
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GalleryGM Bt Cotton Contains Poison that Benefits Aphid Boom
Genetically modified Bt cotton plants contain a poison that protects them from their most significant enemies. As a result, these plants rely less on their own defence system. This benefits other pests, such as aphids. These insights stem from
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Roundup Is More Toxic than Declared – Prof. Gilles-Eric Seralini
In a new research paper published in the high ranked scientific journal Toxicology, Robin Mesnage, Benoît Bernay and Professor Gilles-Eric Séralini, from the University of Caen, France, have proven (from a study of nine Roundup-like herbicides) that the most toxic compound
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Dr Niels Holst: GM Maize Damages Protected Peacock Butterfly Larvae
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…)
EFSA: Hidden Viral Gene VI Discovered in GM Crops
A hidden viral gene, Gene VI, from cauliflower mosaic virus, has been discovered by EFSA (the European Food Safety Authority) and Patrick du Jardin of Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech at the University of Liege, in GMO crops. (more…)