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A potentially cancer-causing chemical is sprayed on much of America’s produce. How high is exposure near you?
This article originally published on NBCNews.com by Danica Jefferies Weedkillers containing glyphosate are sprayed on nearly half of all corn and...
Scientists Tricked Mosquitoes into Delivering Vaccines to Humans
Originally posted by MSN on October 2nd, 2022 Scientists have managed to turn one of the deadliest insects into a vaccine delivery system. According...
Time to end GM herbicide-tolerant crops, says new report
Originally posted by GM Watch on September 28th, 2022 Growing failure of Roundup Ready crops provides opportunity to phase them out and adopt new...
NIH Advisers Urge Tighter Oversight of Experiments on Deadly Viruses
Originally posted by The Washington Post on September 21st, 2022:...
Jeffrey’s Take: Consumers Worldwide Say GMOs are Unhealthy
[disk_player id="3223"] The following are important links that Jeffrey talks about in the video above: 48 percent of people worldwide think GM foods...
Jeffrey Take: GMO Cotton Proliferates & New “Sedative” Tomato
[disk_player id="2437"] The following are important links Jeffrey talks about in the video above: Genetically modified genes can distort wild...
Jeffrey’s Take: Brand New Evidence of Roundup Harm; New Existential Danger from GMOs 2.0
The following are important links Jeffrey talks about in the video above: New glyphosate papers point to “urgency” for more research on chemical...
Bayer versus the planet: CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY
Bayer has been in the news recently (rightfully so) for - you guessed it - poisoning the planet. We have stood against Bayer/Monsanto for twenty...
Virus Regulation is Not Optional: The US Government and (PPP)
At a hearing centering on the US government's oversight for research involving PPPs, White House COVID-19 testing advisor Tom Inglesby recommended...
UNINTENDED MUTATIONS
Mutations can affect the functioning of many genes, with unknown consequences for biochemical composition and function. In the case of plants, this...
Russia Rejects GMOs, Will Grow Organic Food Instead
Russia will not import GMO products, the country’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said, adding that the nation has enough space and resources to...
Need for Regulations
New GM plants do not have a history of safe use and should not be exempted from biosafety assessments. Eckerstorfer MF et al (2021). Biosafety of...
Insertion of foreign and contaminating DNA into genome at editing sites
Following creation of a double-strand DNA break by the CRISPR gene-editing tool, the repair can unexpectedly include the insertion and rejoining of...
Creation of new gene sequences leads to new RNA and protein products
Alteration of the genetic code of the targeted gene can produce mutant forms of the protein it encodes for, new RNA, and new protein products. These...
Unlike naturally occurring genetic changes, gene editing makes the whole genome accessible for changes
Kawall K (2019). Frontiers in Plant Science 10:525. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2019.00525/full