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Anti-GMO salvo: Activists target transgenic trees that could protect endangered forests

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Scientists believe that genetically modified trees could bring huge sustainability benefits as the increased development needs of a growing global ...
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Video: Hofstra GMO debate highlights science v precautionary fears

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Scientists and other professionals debate whether regulations on GMOs should be tighter or less restrictive ...
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Friends of Earth, Arctic Apples spar over whether McDonald’s might sell GM apples

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Friends of the Earth claimed that food companies 'rejected' GM apples, but what's the real story? ...
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Center for Food Safety urges FDA to exclude GMOs from definition of ‘natural’

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Anti-GMO activists are using any means they can to influence labeling laws, including slamming food manufacturers with class action lawsuits ...
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Sale of progressive climate change data darling to ‘Monsatan’ stirs enviro fears

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The Climate Corporation, a small, farmer-centered company has been acquired by seed and agriculture giant Monsanto. David Friedberg, CEO of ...
Opponents of GM crops like Golden Rice are 'wicked', says UK Environment Secretary, setting off tempest

Opponents of GM crops like Golden Rice are ‘wicked’, says UK Environment Secretary, setting off tempest

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UK Environmental Secretary's harsh words against anti-GMO activists starts a firestorm of discussion, renewing the debate over Golden Rice ...
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With 2000+ global studies affirming safety, GM foods among most analyzed subjects in science

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Anti-GMO activists can no longer claim that there is no independent research of GMOs. There are now more than 2,000 ...
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Hawaii County council keeps anti-GMO bill alive

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Hawaii County Council met on Monday in an eight-hour discussion regarding two anti-GMO bills, hearing from scientists and other professionals ...
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Innovations in neuroscience trigger shifting views in the treatment of mental illness

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Innovations in neuroscience are changing the way scientists see the brain, which could lead to more effective treatment of mental ...
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Activists failing in efforts to challenge ‘natural’ labels on natural products made with GMOs

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The hottest new trend in GMO-labeling efforts is to sue food manufacturers over 'natural' labels when products contain GMOs. However, ...
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Scientists, journalists and farmers join lively GMO forum

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The current Boston Review hosts a discussion forum about GMOs, where professionals in agriculture, journalism and academia respond ...
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Epigenetics sheds new light on altruism

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Recent research in neuroscience and epigenetics is revealing more and more about the fundamental social nature of humans ...
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GMOs and the “reverse halo effect”: Trust is key to dispelling consumer fear

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The “reverse halo effect”: once something is labeled GM, it will be perceived as unnatural, therefore bad ...
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Petition to condemn Golden Rice vandalism gains support from scientific community

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An online petition to condemn the activists who destroyed a Golden Rice field trial has gained 1500 signatures in just ...
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