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The Cost Of Precaution
The graph above shows the relative production of these major US row crops comparing the years 1993-1995 (just prior to the introduction of biotechnology enhanced crops) and 2008-10 (the most recent...
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Way Too Much Angst About GMO Crops
From what I read on various blogs and comment streams, there is way too much angst out there about GMO crops. Too much angst because every significant panel of scientists that has reviewed this...
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Greenpeace goes after Australian Wheat
Update: See post a week later– Greenpeace destroys Australian wheat trials Last week, blogs and twitter feeds were lit up by news that a group of scientists had written a letter to CSIRO, in Australia,...
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Genetic Contamination May Not Mean What You Think It Means
(This post originally appeared on Sustainablog on 8/1/11) In the debate about GMO crops, the “threat of genetic contamination” is often raised as a reason to reject the technology. Is this threat...
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I have just heard from a colleague in the UK who works at a government research facility, who gave me some disturbing news. Last night, at least two activists broke into the facility with hazmat suits...
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Verdict on Greenpeace’s CSIRO Vandalism
Greenpeace activists Jessica Latona and Heather McCabe leaving the ACT Supreme Court at an earlier hearing. Photo by Rohan Thomson, Canberra Times. Two convictions and a hefty fine bring a close to a...
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Counting The Cost of the Anti-GMO Movement
Mark Lynas’s speech has had over a quarter of a million downloads Last week, environmentalist Mark Lynas presented an articulate and painfully honest apology for his significant role in starting the...
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110 Nobel Laureates to Greenpeace: Change Your Stance on GMOs
Sir Richard Roberts, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine (1993), opened the press conference asking Greenpeace to reverse its stance on genetically engineered crops. Credit: Jenny Splitter More...
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