Calyxt gene-edited soybean flops in the US
Delayed product launches and poor farmer take-up contradict company's business model that claims "a speedy development cycle using novel gene-editing technologies"
2021
Green MP pushes for ban on glyphosate herbicides
Private member's bill to ban the use of glyphosate in Canada was tabled last month
Weedkillers are accelerating the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Three herbicides used on GM herbicide-tolerant crops – glyphosate, glufosinate, and dicamba — increase prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes in soil
Reform of EU law on new GM as envisaged by EU Commission would weaken precautionary principle
Report published yesterday overlooks important risks
NGO comments on European Commission study that opens the door to new GMOs
Commission wants to trash precautionary principle
EU Commission backs removing safety checks for new GMOs
New report fails to follow European Court of Justice ruling, in a win for the biotech industry that spells bad news for farming, the environment and the public
German Academy statement on gene editing distorts science, endangers public health and environment
Scientists slam promotion of gene editing as lacking objectivity and balance
Proven: Glyphosate herbicides change gene function and cause DNA damage
Bombshell finding could end EU authorization of glyphosate. Report: Claire Robinson
Paraquat – harvesting a health hazard
US must ban toxic weedkiller, writes Jonathan Sharp, Director of Claims of the Environmental Litigation Group, P.C.