In a major turn-around, the US company AquaBounty says it will stop producing its controversial genetically modified Atlantic salmon in Prince Edward Island (PEI), Canada. “This is a huge victory for everyone in PEI and across Canada who protested against this dangerous technology,” said Sharon Labchuk of the coalition GMO Free PEI. “Genetically modified fish are unnecessary […]

New research by top US government scientists has found that people exposed to the widely used weed killing chemical glyphosate have biomarkers in their urine linked to the development of cancer and other diseases, The New Lede reported. Source: The New Lede, By Carey Gillam The study, published last week in the Journal of the National Cancer […]

Bees are likely to be at high risk from exposure to glyphosate, the most widely used weedkiller in the world, via contaminated wildflower nectar and pollen after pre-harvest spraying (desiccation), according to new research from Trinity College Dublin and Dublin City University scientists in Ireland. Glyphosate is the most frequently used weedkiller within the European […]

The biotech company Future Fields has notified the Canadian authorities of its intention to commercialize EntoEngine, a genetically modified fly. The flies are engineered to produce foreign proteins – in this case, growth factors, which are cell signaling molecules that play important roles in cell proliferation and development, for use in what Future Fields calls “cellular […] The post Company Genetically Engineers Fruit Flies To Be “Biofactories” For Fake Meat …