In a victory for public health and the environment, the British biotech firm Oxitec and CSIRO have withdrawn their application to commercially release millions of genetically engineered mosquitoes ...

It is unethical to use loopholes in patent law for the misappropriation of natural resources. Such patents extensively hinder ...

Poll comes as EU institutions are in the final negotiation rounds to determine if new GMO products will be exempt from labelling and traceability requirements ...

Bananas that don’t go brown even when cut and stale are among promised GM products – but most aren’t ready. Report: Claire Robinson According to a GMO-boosterish article in the Telegraph, “Britain’s ...

Covert PR operations involving the secret profiling of over 3,000 people and organisations considered “critics” of the pesticide industry recently made headlines around the world. The secret profiles, ...

There is broad agreement among experts that advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and genetic engineering can result in risks for health and biosecurity. A wide range of users, including ...

A recent review by researchers from Environment Agency-Austria, Austrian Academy of Sciences and the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation identifies critical biosafety and wider governance ...

Bayer has applied for approval in the EU of its new herbicide, icafolin, following applications in Brazil, the US, and Canada. The company states that glyphosate resistant weeds – which have thrived ...

ANSES says there is "no scientific basis" for Commission's proposal to remove regulatory safeguards from new GMOs. Report: Claire Robinson The French government's food safety agency ANSES has ...

EXTRACT: CryAb1 toxin [was] detected in [pregnant women], their fetuses and [non-pregnant women]. This is the first study to reveal the presence of circulating [pesticides associated to genetically ...

Recently NPR ran a story reporting that the GM purple tomato, genetically engineered with genes from snapdragons to contain high levels of the antioxidant anthocyanin, is now on sale to home gardeners ...

Glyphosate-based herbicides contain toxic heavy metals such as arsenic, lead, chromium and nickel, a new study has found. These are not declared and are normally banned due to their toxicity. They are ...