Proposition 37: Californians to Vote whether to Label GM Foods
Posted by kristoffer on October 14th, 2012
Lawmakers in California have a democratic way of creating laws on issues that can be quite touchy: they put it on a public vote.
This November 6th, Californians will vote on Proposition 37, which would require certain plant and animal products be labeled if its genetic material has been modified. Once approved, the law would also bar food companies from labeling genetically modified foods as “natural.”...
Study Links Monsanto Roundup, GM Maize To Cancer In Rats
Posted by dennis on September 20th, 2012
While the debate over the safety of GM crops and other products that use them is still ongoing, there have been recent studies that show results that don’t bode well for the supporters of GM crops. A recent study has shown that one of the most popular of GM crops, GM Maize and its accompanying Roundup herbicide, are known to be causing cancer in mice that were fed with them. The study results are published on t...
Non-Browning GMO Apples Developed
Posted by dennis on July 16th, 2012
One of the challenges that people face with apples is that it easily turns brown when sliced, making them look unsuitable to eat for some people. Well in seems that looks does matter in such instances and having an apple that does not turn brown even when sliced would surely make the day for many people. Fortunately, there’s a company that is developing such an apple that may someday find its way into the nei...
GM Feed May Affect Reproductive System Of Animals
Posted by dennis on June 20th, 2012
There has been a continuing debate regarding the safety of GM plants and their eventual use as a food source. Many consumer groups have been concerned about how lack of extensive safety testing of these genetically modified plants may affect the general population at large. And just recently, Russian scientists have discovered that there may be serious health risks involved when animals are given genetically modifi...
Availability Of Info On Release Of GM Insects In The Wild Highly Restricted
Posted by dennis on March 8th, 2012
The debate that’s still going on with genetic modification with its benefits or possible consequences may not be reaching any conclusion yet in the very near future. The different arguments still remain strong between the two sides. And it seems that this will continue.
But for what may be the complaint for most of those against genetic modification is the lack of proper regulation and safety testing. If the GM p...
Genetic Modification Eyed To Make Inedible Plants Edible
Posted by dennis on February 9th, 2012
Genetic modification has come a long way and it may still have a long way to go. Despite the many advances it has been able to achieve in the field of science, it is still being considered as a common cause of debate in the public arena. The main problem behind this may be in part due to its introduction into the world and the consumer market with many people not fully understanding it as well as its effects to hum...
Facts About GM Food
Posted by dennis on January 31st, 2012
While people today are aware about the presence of genetically modified food, it might sometimes surprise some that the scope that most people may think it covers may actually be bigger than what they are led to believe. True, GM food has pervaded the consumer food chain in more ways than one. And it is not in the way that most people may have previously thought. Here are some of the facts about GM food that people...
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...