Featured Articles on GMO issues
Farmer suicides in rainfed areas of India correlate with Bt cotton adoption
New study deconstructs hype around GM Bt cotton; shows widespread problems with the technology
Laboratory rat feeds contaminated with pesticides and GMOs
New study throws doubt on findings of safety in pesticide and GMO studies. Claire Robinson reports
100,000 German beekeepers call for GMO cultivation ban
Beekeepers on collision course with GMO cultivation opt-out law
Pope Francis slams GMOs and pesticides for environmental and social damage
Pope Francis slams both GMOs and pesticides in a draft of his major environmental document that was leaked Monday. He has also called for independent and interdisciplinary research to study GMOs
What BBC’s Panorama got wrong on GMOs
The BBC’s lack of journalistic and scientific rigour hits new depths. Claire Robinson reports
Nature’s GM sweet potato and the rock from space
Biotech entrepreneur Jonathan Jones wants to dismantle safety testing and assessment for GM foods, based on the argument that nature herself genetically engineered the sweet potato. Claire Robinson explains why his logic doesn’t stand up
GM beta-carotene corn: Who benefits?
A new GM corn is claimed to solve nutrient deficiency in poultry diets – but a non-GMO solution is already available, says Claire Robinson