Firm Behind GMO Apples, Mosquitoes and Salmon Under Investigation for Securities Fraud GMWatch.org - US synbio firm Intrexon, which owns GMO mosquitos, salmon and apples, is being investigated by lawyers for securities fraud. The law firm Pomerantz LLP is...
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Column: Don’t Ignore the Risks and Fallout of GMO American Chestnuts
The potential unintended consequences of spreading genetically engineered American Chestnut trees was the topic of an op-ed column by Marlene A. Condon published in the Crozete Gazette: “Transgenic” organisms (those with the genes of a totally different species within...
International Day of Struggle Against Monoculture Tree Plantations is Sept. 21
International Day of Struggle Against Monoculture Tree Plantations is Sept. 21 https://youtu.be/SWulBYNTTFA?list=PLFiV4ZqarMQil1esbPFTQlO1PlyoaTLON September 21, the International Day Against Monoculture Tree Plantations, is a day for organizations, networks and...
Papaya Genetically Engineered to Resist Infection Fails Against New Virus Lineage
Papaya Genetically Engineered to Resist Viral Infection Fails Against New Virus Lineage Breakdown of virus resistance in GM papaya raises big questions about the sustainability of GM virus resistance more generally, even when initially successful Dr Doug...
Claims of Successful Genetically Engineered Tree Sterility Overblown
Claims of Successful Genetically Engineered Tree Sterility Overblown FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 08/08/2018 Claims of Successful Genetically Engineered Tree Sterility Overblown Long-term risks and threats of GE trees remain unanswered Joint Statement from: Global Justice...
Breaking: European Court Placing Gene Editing Technique Under GMO Law
BREAKING: European Court Places Gene Editing Technique Under GMO Law This ruling could result in the declaration of gene edited trees or seeds imported into Europe as GMOs. - Campaign to STOP GE Trees The European Court of Justice (ECJ) today published...
GMO Chestnuts in Chestnut Ridge Park?
GMO Chestnuts in Chestnut Ridge Park? This Op-Ed, written by GJEP Executive Director Anne Petermann was published in The Public, a local weekly paper in Buffalo, NY in response to articles in the Buffalo News extolling the virtues of using GE American chestnuts as...
Growing Demand for Amazon to Stop Selling Genetically Engineered Apples
Growing Demand for Amazon to Stop Selling Genetically Engineered Apples SIGN THE PETITION HERE VIA ACTIONNETWORK.ORG Despite public opposition, USDA approved Intrexon’s genetically engineered, non-browning “Arctic” apple. The apple is being sold on...
Genetically Engineered ‘Glowing’ Trees Present Practical, Ethical Challenges
Despite failed attempts to genetically engineer trees to "glow", researchers in Denmark continue to work to isolate the genes of glowing microalgae and insert them into trees to create "natural streetlights", according to Fast Company. From the Fast Company piece: If...
WATCH — Genetically Engineered Trees: Not Worth The Risk
How can you make a good decision without having all of the information? Biotech companies are working to release genetically engineered (GE) trees without conducting long term studies on how GE trees will impact forests and the communities around them. Watch and share...