Genetic engineering Archive

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    Monsanto is $660 poorer - by frog



    I alluded, in an earlier post, to the legal battle between small Canadian farmer, Percy Schmeiser, who was being sued by Monsanto for having round-up ready canola on his land without having paid for them. It seems that Schmeiser did win a law case after all. It wasn’t the 1998 case for which he became [...] read more
    March 28, 2008 8:37 am - 1 Comment
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    A bad year for food, a good year for GE - by frog



    Celsias reports that the world’s non-genetically engineered food crops are rapidly being contaminated as seeds from GE crops blow around on the wind and snuggle up into plantations where they were never welcome. As a result of genetically contamination of non-GMO crops in Europe, the U.S., Mexico, Australia and South America, the biotech food industry [...] read more
    March 28, 2008 7:41 am - 1 Comment
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    Genetically engineered equine flu vaccine - by frog



    I wrote a couple weeks ago about the potential release of a live GE virus into New Zealand to cure horse flu, thinking there would be more details and discussion occurring on this issue soon thereafter. But things have gone eerily quiet. I know New Zealand’s Anti GE networks will be outraged that a live [...] read more
    March 27, 2008 2:46 pm - No Comments
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    False promise - by frog



    When we first heard about genetic engineering its proponents said it was supposed to do all sorts of wonderful things like end global hunger.  Now it turns out it’s purpose is to enable horses that specialise in running round in large circles quickly to go to Australia.  Is it really worth it? read more
    March 14, 2008 9:08 am - 2 Comments
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    GE brings more weeds, more costs, but no more food - by frog



    Friends of the Earth have just released a significant global report on genetic engineering (GE or GM) showing that GE crops have led to a massive increase in pesticide use and have failed to increase yields or tackle world hunger and poverty. The biotech industry tells Africans that we need GM crops to tackle the [...] read more
    February 14, 2008 11:18 am - 9 Comments
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    GE pine trees attacked! - by frog



    It’s rather unsurprising that a well known GE trial would attract the occasional sabotage attempt. It’s a bit like streakers at the one day cricket or abusive flaming comments at Kiwiblog. You can say as much as you like that you’d really rather it didn’t happen, but it’s occurrence is now all so stereotypical that [...] read more
    January 16, 2008 2:48 pm - 15 Comments
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