GMWatch

The standard gene-editing tool, CRISPR-Cas9, frequently produces a type of DNA mutation that ordinary genetic analysis misses

Things go wrong "more often than you would think" – scientist commenting on unwanted duplications of genetic insertions

We must be able to trust the integrity of scientific research as we work to protect our families and our planet

"If the results did not meet expectations, I was asked to improve them" – testing lab employee

Regulatory authorities appear to have relied on industry's – not their own – analyses to conclude glyphosate not carcinogenic

Edited cattle containing antibiotic resistance genes are FDA's "Exhibit No. 1" in arguing for strict rules. Report: Claire Robinson

New study finds that most families at risk for vitamin A deficiency can’t grow golden rice themselves, and most commercial farmers won’t grow it either

Critics argue that Bt cotton has negatively impacted livelihoods and fuelled agrarian distress and farmer suicides

Out of 94 organisations invited, more than 70% represent industrial food and farming interests, contrasting with fewer than 12% of NGOs

While BASF was telling farmers there would be no yield impacts from dicamba drift, the company was privately telling pesticide applicators that any drift they caused could cause yield loss

Two new peer-reviewed papers added on unexpected outcomes from gene editing

Bader Farms claim Monsanto induces farmers to buy dicamba-tolerant seeds as means to prevent crop damage

Vandana Shiva, a pioneer of organic farming in India, is incensed by the 2019 draft law to compulsorily register all seeds used by farmers

"This is a huge development" – children's health researcher

Gene editing "could lead to unexpected toxins or allergens" in food

The US National Toxicology Program’s findings contradict the conclusions of the cancer agency IARC. But there are problems with their argument

Contrary to the claims of GMO proponents, India's cotton productivity using GM Bt seed is low compared with other countries and resource-poor farmers have been hurt

In Chile, the largest seed exporter in the southern hemisphere, Bayer is expanding the GM seed production factories of its subsidiary Monsanto

Minister says Ghanaian scientists can use traditional breeding to produce high yielding varieties and disease-resistant plants

Pat Thomas responds to George Monbiot's vision of a farm-free, hi-tech food future

GMO cheerleaders use “disinformation layer cake” to promote corporate front group. Report: Jonathan Matthews

Assessed crops are sprayed with far lower levels of herbicides than are used in real-farm conditions, so risks are underestimated

Non-healthcare businesses will be sold

Runs contrary to biotech industry claim that GM seeds produce greater yields than non-GMO varieties