2018

Proposed release not expected to bring any benefits for malaria control

The boiler room crew gathers to discuss all the latest nonsense and gobbledygook news, politics and cinema verite – every Thursday night!

Success for coalition against patents on seeds

Major factor: 95% of corn and soybeans grown in the US are genetically engineered to tolerate glyphosate, which kills milkweed, the monarch larvae's only food plant

Under a US military programme, GM insects are being engineered to deliver GM viruses to plants in the field

60% of the samples contained at least one pesticide

JP Sottile joined me in the first hour for our 2018 Midterm Election Special. JP talked about the massive amounts of data coming in regarding this highly contested midterm. We talked about the role of women voters, MeToo, and the side shows like the “Migrant Caravan.” Later JP and I discussed several interesting Senate races including Missouri. JP also talked about Trump’s use of neo-fascist imagery and rhetoric to energize his base.

Marion Nestle's new book lays out the disturbing reality of industry influence on food studies

Concerns have arisen that the country's farming industry is moving in an unsustainable direction

GMO advocates are promoting the idea that GM, and in particular new genome editing techniques like CRISPR and gene drives, could have a role in organic agriculture