Tag Archive | "GMO"
Drought Resistant Plants Could Fight Global Warming and World Hunger
Genetically modified plants are extremely unpopular in certain circles. Peanut plants dying during a drought. Image from APS There are a variety of reasons for this, from fear of potential negative health effects to anger at the Monsanto corporation’s business policies with the patented seeds. But there are other [...]
Continue reading...Scientists Worry over GM Drug Crops
Monday, February 18, 2008
A group of scientists has expressed their fears for the environment as the next generation of genetically modified crops, altered to produce pharmaceutical products and chemicals, go to trial. Villagers in Africa check out an insect resistant maize crop. Image by Dave Hoissington The scientists fear that the consequences [...]
Continue reading...GM Onion Means No More Tears
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Anti-GMO activists may soon be tearing up after a New Zealand company announced the development of a genetically modified tear free onion. Image by Osvaldo Gago The tears created by a regular onion are actually a defense mechanism. When an onion is cut, smashed, or
Continue reading...Illegal Genetically Modified Rice Found in Chinese Market
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Greenpeace recently announced that they have found unauthorized genetically modified rice from the United States for sale in a Beijing supermarket. A rice field in the southern United States Greenpeace found the GMO rice by collecting ten samples of US food from two
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Thursday, February 28, 2008
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