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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Feeding the World: Genetically Modified Crops v Agricultural Biodiversity
CRIIGEN: Congenital Malformations in Children from Pesticides?
In January 2009, a farming couple contacted CRIIGEN because two of their three children were born with congenital malformations. One had a somatotropic deficiency, an imperforate anus and a small atrial septal defect at birth. Due to the absence of
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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 Antonella Agodi: GM DNA Found in Milk on Italian Market
University of Catania results from the screening of 60 samples of 12 different milk brands in Italy demonstrated the presence of GM maize sequences in 15 (25%) and of GM soybean sequences in 7 samples (11.7%). (more…)
Spanish Government Institute: Glyphosate is Capable of Reaching Groundwater
This Spanish Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research study is one of the few works related to the analysis of glyphosate in real groundwater samples and the presented data confirm that, although it has low mobility in soils, glyphosate
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Gilles-Eric Seralini: BT Toxins are Toxic to Human Cells
Insecticidal Bt toxins such as those produced in genetically engineered plants can be detrimental to human cells. This is a result of recent research led by researchers at the University of Caen (France). Their experiments showed that toxins produced
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GMO Genocide – A Farmer Suicide Every 30 Minutes
An important 2015 paper by respected researchers deconstructs the false hype around Bt (GM) insecticidal cotton in India. The paper shows that Annual suicide rates in rainfed areas are inversely related to farm size and yield, and directly related to
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Canada – GM Toxin in Human Blood
Scientists from the University of Sherbrooke, Canada, have detected the insecticidal protein, Cry1Ab, circulating in the blood of pregnant as well as non-pregnant women. They have also detected the toxin in fetal blood, implying it could pass on to the
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India – Allergic Reactions from GM Cotton
Indian investigators found that farmers who had a direct contact with genetically modified Bt cotton suffered allergic reactions in various body parts which included hands, feet, face, eyes and nose, with some having fallen seriously ill. (more…)