Genetic Engineering
GMO = Genetically Modified Organism
GMOs are created in a lab, by inserting a gene from one organism into another unrelated organism, producing plants and animals that would never occur in nature. No long-term safety studies have been done on humans, but animal studies link the consumption of GMOs to an increase in allergies, kidney and liver disease, ADHD, cancer, infertility, chronic immune disorders and more.
The primary mechanism of how glyphosate herbicides kill plants is by inhibiting an enzyme called EPSPS, which is part of a biochemical pathway known as the shikimate pathway. The shikimate pathway is responsible for the synthesis of certain aromatic amino acids that are vital for the production of proteins, the building blocks of life.
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Bayer has been making headlines since it acquired Monsanto in 2018 for $63 billion, inheriting lawsuits alleging their (formerly Monsanto's) glyphosate-containing Roundup caused cancer and other health problems. Recent revelations also suggest the corporate giant had clandestine discussions with a media foundation aimed at promoting and protecting the company's interests.
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Unbeknownst to many Americans, a majority of soybean, corn, canola and sunflower seeds planted in the U.S. are precoated with neonicotinoid insecticides, also known as “neonics.” Needless to say, since the chemical is taken up systemically through the plant, it cannot be rinsed off.
A 2015 report by the American Bird Conservancy revealed neonics were found in congressional cafeteria food, demonstrating
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Former Monsanto Chairman and CEO Hugh Grant will have to testify in person at a St. Louis-area trial set for January in litigation brought by a cancer-stricken woman who claims her disease was caused by exposure to the company’s Roundup herbicide and that Monsanto covered up the risks instead of warning consumers.
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Genetically engineered (GE) versions of stevia have received the green light for widespread and unregulated use in food, including Cargill’s “nonartificial stevia,” a GE-derived synthetic biology product designed to mimic components of the real thing. Meanwhile, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has labeled stevia leaf and crude stevia extracts “unsafe food additives."
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On April 25, 2019, the California Assembly unanimously passed AB-619, a bill that would put a temporary moratorium on the use of glyphosate, preventing localities from using any
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In 2019, two bills on glyphosate were introduced in the Hawaii state legislature.
One was killed:
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Four bills to ban or restrict the use of glyphosate (the main ingredient in Monsanto’s
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A bill to ban glyphosate (the main ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller
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Our Millions Against Monsanto campaign to ban glyphosate is gaining steam in statehouses across the country.
Which U.S. state will be the first to ban glyphosate-based weedkillers like
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