Insect Resistance To Bt Toxins Increasing In Insect Resistant GM Crops
Posted by dennis on November 18th, 2011
While biotech companies are trying to extol the many benefits of using GM crops to many farmers, there seems to be a growing concern of its long term effects and for what it may possibly do to the environment at large. For example, scientists have recently conducted an insect resistance review of insects to Bt toxins that are inserted into GM crops like Bt cotton and Bt corn.
While GM companies have promised lesser...
The Politics Over GM Food
Posted by dennis on October 20th, 2011
The debate over GM food still remains unsettled as ever. It has been going on for several years now. Both sides have their own strong points and why they stand firm on that. But while the debate has been going on through various avenues, probably one of the most tightly contested battlegrounds remains to be on the political front. Those for and against GM food have long battling it out in order to influence Washing...
Genetically Modified Mosquitoes To Control Dengue Fever
Posted by dennis on September 14th, 2011
It seems that the wide use for genetic modification may not just be limited to the agriculture industry. Scientists may now be on the way of using genetic modification in trying to control the spread of diseases through its many carriers. An initial experiment that has already been underway has been using genetically modified mosquitoes in order to control dengue fever.
Scientists from a biotech company called Oxit...
Scientists Against Human Trials On GM Wheat
Posted by dennis on June 30th, 2011
Recent news have come out about Australia’s plan to test GM wheat on humans. The CSIRO, or Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Australia’s national science agency, is planning to test GM wheat grown in the ACT (Australian Capital Territory) by feeding it on rats and pigs. But along the way it also plans to feed it on human trials. A group of scientists from around the world has...
Genetically Modified Cows Produce Milk Similar To Human Milk
Posted by dennis on June 17th, 2011
Genetic modification may be a controversial subject to many people, especially those concerning GM food. But the bad press that the technology may have gotten in the last few years have not stopped scientists in the industry to somehow develop new ways to harness its potentials. Just one of the recent advancements that genetic modification may have accomplished involved dairy cows.
Scientists and researchers in Ch...
E. Coli Outbreak Threatens Europe
Posted by dennis on June 3rd, 2011
A recent outbreak of a relatively new strain of the E. coli virus is threatening a number of nations in Europe. The food-borne intestinal virus has currently affected around 8 European countries, the hardest hit so far of which is Germany. The severity and the rate that the E. coli outbreak spread throughout Europe have perplexed many experts.
The E. coli virus is a relatively common organism that can be found in t...
Activists Demand GM Foods Be Labeled
Posted by kristoffer on June 3rd, 2011
A group of activists showed up in front of Chicago grocery store to protest the sale of genetically modified foods. The catch is that the store is Whole Foods Market, one of America’s top organic food retailers. The group, Organic Consumers Association, claims that genetically modified corn, soy, and other crops have become common ingredients in processed foods that Whole Foods has not been able to avoid se...
Why We Don’t Know A Lot About GM Foods
Posted by dennis on June 1st, 2011
Genetically modified foods have already been around since 1996 when it was first introduced and approved for commercial use. It was the time when GM corn and soy were introduced for use in commercial farming. They found their way into consumers by way of the many products that use soy and corn as ingredients.
Not many people in the US may know about it, but 70 percent of corn and 90 percent of soy being planted in ...
Harmful Bt Toxin Found In Human Blood
Posted by dennis on May 12th, 2011
The current problem most of the people have with genetically modification of plants and other organisms seems to be base on the level of safety they offer. It seems that more people are quite doubtful that what biotech companies have already developed in terms of GM plants and organisms remain safe and do not pose a threat to human life. This remains a gray area that biotech companies still need to address, if they...
Most GM Foods Still Not Labeled Properly
Posted by dennis on March 25th, 2011
Genetically modified foods have become a more common staple in US households than most would care to imagine. There are a lot of people who may be unaware of this fact. A big reason for this is that most of the foods that may contain genetically modified plant products in various forms are not being labeled properly to inform the buying public. This, after several decades of GM plants being cultivated, harvested an...