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This will make you look at those corn chips in a new way.
Over 80% of corn grown in the U.S. contains genes from the soil bacterium Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis), which produce insecticidal proteins within...
PLU Codes Do Not Indicate Genetically Modified Produce
Let's put a rumor to rest. No, the 5-digit PLU codes on produce do not tell you what is genetically modified or natural. This urban legend has...
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...
Analysis: EPA Ignored Scientific Research Showing Monsanto’s Glyphosate Causes Cancer
Originally published on EWG A new analysis from the peer-reviewed scientific journal Environmental Sciences Europe documents the diametrically...
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...
Sweet corn is non-GMO, right? Read on!
New data from a simple survey of 55 vendors in 14 states indicates farmers are planting more GMO sweet corn for the fresh market (corn on the cob)...
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