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October 28, 2014
There's a massive lobbying effort in Europe, led by the UK, to exempt new "genome editing" techniques from GMO regulations and labelling. Read more
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March 27, 2014
There has been a lot of misinformation and just plain propaganda about Golden Rice (GR) put out recently. It is stunning that so many are talking about this topic without even a basic understanding of the real issues. Bottom line, there are clear... Read more
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January 13, 2014
Golden Rice (GR) is genetically engineered to contain increased levels of beta-carotene, a precursor of vitamin A (also known as provitamin A). The rice is claimed to help cure blindness and other illnesses caused by vitamin A deficiency in the... Read more
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September 25, 2013
Golden rice is being touted by GMO advocates as a miracle cure for blindness and death. It is claimed that golden rice is genetically engineered to produce higher levels of beta carotene which the body converts to vitamin A, preventing blindness... Read more
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September 2, 2013
What happens to the seed affects the web of life. When seed is living, regenerative and diverse, it feeds pollinators, soil organisms and animals-including humans. When seed is non-renewable, bred for chemicals, or genetically engineered with... Read more
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August 23, 2013
There has been a lot of misinformation and just plain propaganda about Golden Rice (GR) put out in the last week or so. It is stunning that so many are talking about this topic with out even a basic understanding of the real issues. Bottom line,... Read more
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September 11, 2012
BEIJING -- China's health authorities will investigate allegations that genetically modified rice was tested on Chinese children as part of a Sino-U.S. research project, state media said Tuesday. Read more
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February 2, 2012
As awareness of genetically modified food and the dangers associated increase, actions are being taken to eliminate the issue entirely. With countries destroying their GMO crops, scientists showing the facts, and individuals voicing their... Read more
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June 21, 2011
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has approved $20 million in new monies toward the development of "golden rice" -- an untested, highly controversial GE (genetically engineered) crop that threatens biodiversity and risks bringing economic and... Read more
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May 12, 2009
NOTE: At the heart of the big GM promotional kicking off at the Vatican later this week is Golden Rice.
The organiser of the event is Ingo Potrykus who, together with Peter Raven, who's also an advisor to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, has for much of the last decade been at the heart of the GM PR campaign based around Golden Rice.
http://www.spinprofiles.org/index.php/Ingo_Potrykus
But as this article makes clear there are already tried-and-tested programmes involving cheap, traditional, and Read more
The organiser of the event is Ingo Potrykus who, together with Peter Raven, who's also an advisor to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, has for much of the last decade been at the heart of the GM PR campaign based around Golden Rice.
http://www.spinprofiles.org/index.php/Ingo_Potrykus
But as this article makes clear there are already tried-and-tested programmes involving cheap, traditional, and Read more
for Golden Rice