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Cornell Alliance for Science - Broadening the GMO Debate

Published - September 15, 2015

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Latin American GMO Powerhouse Brazil Expands Portfolio of Crops With Intro of New Herbicide Resistant Soy

Published - September 13, 2015

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Genetic Engineering Turns a Common Plant Into a Cancer Fighter

Published - September 11, 2015

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Deputy President William Ruto Says Ban on GMOs to Be Lifted in Two Months

Published - September 9, 2015

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Icar Emphasizes Importance of Field Trials of Gm Crops

Published - September 9, 2015

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Agriculture Committee Opposes National Bans on Imports of GM Food and Feed

Published - September 9, 2015

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More Than 240 Organizations and Scientific Institutions Support the Safety of GM Crops

Published - September 8, 2015

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Adopting Golden Rice in Bangladesh

Published - September 2, 2015

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Sustainable Potato That Resists Blight Given Green Light by USDA, but Anti-GMO Activists Remain Opposed

Published - August 31, 2015

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A Warning About Government Warnings

Published - August 26, 2015

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Vietnam - Growing GM Corn Should Rest With Farmers

Published - August 26, 2015

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Food in a Future of 10 Billion

Published - August 26, 2015

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EU Regulation on GM Organisms Not 'Fit for Purpose'

Published - August 23, 2015

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MIT Technology Review: The Next Great GMO Debate Deep Inside Its Labs, Monsanto Is Learning How to Modify Crops by Spraying Them With RNA Rather Than Tinkering With Their Genes.

Published - August 21, 2015

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A Surprise Source of Life’s Code Emerging data suggests the seemingly impossible — that mysterious new genes arise from “junk” DNA.

Published - August 19, 2015

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Stanford Researchers Genetically Engineer Yeast to Produce Opioids

Published - August 19, 2015

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Why People Oppose GMOs Even Though Science Says They Are Safe

Published - August 18, 2015

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Scientists Warn Over Plans to Ban Growing GM Crops in Scotland

Published - August 18, 2015

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NC: A Life Science Leader Poised for More Growth in 6 ‘SuperScieNCe’ Sectors

Published - August 15, 2015

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Atomic-Level Defense Secrets Revealed

Published - August 12, 2015

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Interview with Professor M S Swaminathan “Processing can improve scope for value-added agri”

Published - August 12, 2015

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Want a Bird Flu-Free World? Consider Breeding Resistant Birds

Published - August 5, 2015

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Targeted Increase of a Naturally Occurring Sugar Improves the Yield of Drought Affected Corn

Published - August 5, 2015

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Diamondback Moth Project at Cornell University in 2015

Published - August 4, 2015

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Ongoing NAS Study Examines Current Understanding of GE Crops

Published - August 4, 2015

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Bioscience Will Accelerate East-West Convergence in the Century Ahead

Published - August 3, 2015

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GM Crops Are Safe, Commercialise Bt Brinjal: Scientist

Published - August 2, 2015

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As Patents Expire, Farmers Plant Generic GMOs

Published - July 31, 2015

"ALARMING! NEW SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SHOWS FORMALDEHYDE IN GMOs" with two tomatoes labeled non-GMO vs GMO
GMOs Have Formaldehyde? Bizarre Claim Challenged by Experts

Published - July 30, 2015

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The Lowdown on GMOs

Published - July 30, 2015

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As disease threatens Uganda’s banana crop, ActionAid and anti-GMO groups fan fears

Published - July 29, 2015

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Unlocking the Rice Immune System

Published - July 29, 2015

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New GMO Rice for Higher Yield, Less Global Warming

Published - July 29, 2015

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House Passes Safe and Affordable Food Labeling Act

Published - July 25, 2015

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Genetically Modified Moth Passes Greenhouse Testing With Flying Colors

Published - July 16, 2015

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Stress-Tolerant Soybeans to Be Advanced Through New Collaboration by Bioceres, Arcadia Biosciences, and TMG

Published - July 15, 2015

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Nature: CRISPR, the Disruptor

Published - July 13, 2015

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Research Shows That Genomics Can Match Plant Variety to Climate Stresses

Published - July 11, 2015

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Florida: Citrus Greening Research Gets $1 Million in State Budget Funding

Published - July 10, 2015

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New GM Cereal Crop Produces Fish Oil in Its Seeds

Published - July 8, 2015

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