Jamie Morton
Viewpoint: Part 2 — ‘Superstitious and medieval’ GMO beliefs inform New Zealand gene editing regulations, keeping country’s ‘predator-free’ goal out of reach
Amid fears of unintended consequences, the idea of unleashing gene tech on pests ravaging our native wildlife has unsurprisingly found ...
Viewpoint: Part 1 — ‘We’re moving away from a binary choice, GM-free or not’: New Zealand debates CRISPR gene edited crops and medicines 20 years after GMO scandal
Twenty years after the Corngate scandal when illegal GMO corn crops may have been accidentally released turned genetic modification into ...
Australia, New Zealand weigh whether foods created with New Breeding Techniques (NBTs) to be regulated as GMOs
New Zealand's food standards watchdog is reviewing how rules might apply to a new generation of products that can be ...
New Zealand farmers group drops lawsuit, paving way for local GMO bans
Federated Farmers has dropped a legal battle against rulings allowing regional councils to decide whether genetically modified organisms (GMOs) can ...
‘Super milk’: Offspring of GE cows retain hypoallergenic modifications
In 2012, Daisy the genetically engineered dairy calf made headlines around the world after researchers at AgResearch used a genetic ...
Causes of cancer may lurk in the unsequenced gaps of the human genome
The DNA sequence of the human genome is an iconic breakthrough in biology. Originally released more than 10 years ago, ...
GM government panel warns New Zealand that it could miss the GM bus
New Zealand has been issued an ultimatum by GM heavyweights - change our tune on genetically modified food or watch ...
