GalleryGenetically modified salmon can breed with wild trout to produce a new fast growing fish that can harm natural species, scientists have warned. (more…)
Dr Mezzomo: Bt Toxins Toxic to Blood of Mice
This study explores the toxicity of Bt proteins in mammals. The study shows that the Bt toxins Cry1Aa, Cry1Ab, Cry1Ac or Cry2A have toxic effects in the blood of mice. (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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GalleryDr Pleasants: Roundup Ready GM Crops Cause Monarch Butterfly Decline
Genetically engineered corn and soybeans make it easy for farmers to eradicate weeds, including the long-lived and unruly milkweed. But they might be putting the monarch butterfly in peril. (more…)
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…)
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…)
Report Shows 30 Years of Growing GM Crops Damages US Agriculture
A new report was recently published presenting a critical assessment of the consequences of the commercial cultivation of genetically engineered plants in the US. The first genetically engineered plants were created 30 years ago in Europe and the US.
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