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Avenue Vine (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), especially foodstuffs, evoke strong public responses, yet there is huge ignorance about the issues at hand. Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and wine was the subject of a recent event in Cape Town where scientists and media gathered. Kim Maxwell chats to Helen Malherbe and Sarita Groenewald to find out more .
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Thaindian News (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Bill Smith Beijing, July 17 (DPA) China’s leaders decided in early July to go all out to develop genetically modified organisms (GMOs), prompted by rising prices and concerns that the nation of 1.3 billion people may become more reliant on expensive exports. Premier Wen Jiabao led a meeting of the cabinet which said the development of [...]
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Gene Expression (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
I was looking at poll results for Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO). Internationally the results are all over the place, but within nations the data suggest a pretty strong notional resistance to "playing God," with a rank order of aversion spanning plants (least averse) to humans (most averse). There is some mild positive correlation between education and trust/acceptance of GMOs, and also some...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
Paris - EU environment ministers meeting in Paris have agreed to establish an ad hoc committee to evaluate the research on genetically modified organisms (GMO), French Environment Minister Jean-Louis Borloo said Friday in Paris. The objective of the ...
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The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
THE GOVERNMENT'S anti-GMO (genetically modified organisms) policy is "misguided, unsustainable, and counterproductive", bio-technology company Monsanto has told the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee.
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Radio Netherlands English (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
Rising food prices and climate change have re-ignited the debate over the use of genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) in Europe.
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http://maps.grida.no/go/feedrandom (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
The Cartagena protocol on biosafety, a supplement to the convention on biological diversity, has strong support in Africa, with a majority of the countries as signatories. In addition, several countries have, in the past, rejected aid (especially unmilled grains) in food imports with concerns for national biosafety. South Africa is so far the only country that is seeing wide-spread use of genetically...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
UGANDA should not adopt genetically modified organisms without adequate technologies and regulatory means for their safe use, activists have said. They warned that the country could lose revenue from exporting natural (organic) agricultural products to the international market.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
Government is making biosafety a priority not only in terms of genetically-modified organisms in food but also in terms of food products entering the country's borders.
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Hindu (Free subscription) | 06/22/2008
Universities should not promote them, feel experts
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YubaNet.com (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
Ecologists have developed a new "tool" that could in future help prevent costly and acrimonious environmental conflicts such as campaigns against culling problem populations of charismatic animals and arguments over genetically modified organisms. The tool, published online this week in the British Ecological Society's Journal of Applied Ecology, involves a novel use of computer-aided content analysis...
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Climate of Our Future (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
Scidev.net convener of the Delhi-based nongovernmental organisation Gene Campaign, has attacked statements made by the government that it has established an efficient domestic regulatory framework for genetically modified organisms. Sahai’s claims followed remarks made by Indian representatives at an international meeting on the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, held in Bonn, Germany, from May 12–16....
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Anorak News (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
SIGNS that Australian MP Jason Wood has been reading John Prescott’s works and reviewing his past speeches. (Picture: Beau Bo D’Or) On the matter of genetically modified organisms, Woods offered “genetically modified orgasms”. “I support the member for McMillan’s call for the government to conduct an independent broad-ranging scientific investigation into the genetic modification of food and biotechnology...
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Nothing To Do With Arbroath (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
A liberal backbencher had multiple orgasms on the floor of parliament yesterday. Victorian MP Jason Wood was supposed to be talking about genetically modified organisms when he ran into trouble. And just in case anyone missed him talking about "genetically modified orgasms" the first time, he repeated it. "I support the member for McMillan's call for the government to conduct an independent broad-ranging...
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There Aint no Sanity Clause (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
A Liberal backbencher had multiple orgasms on the floor of Federal Parliament tonight. Victorian MP Jason Wood was supposed to be talking about genetically modified organisms when he ran into trouble. And just in case anyone missed him talking about “genetically modified orgasms” the first time, he repeated it. “I support the member for McMillan’s call for the government to conduct an independent broad-ranging...
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legionofmarduk | 02/18/2008
Ligurian regional assessor for Agriculture Giancarlo Cassini did announce last week that soon a regional law to protect Ligurian soil from the introduction of Genetically-modified-organisms will be passed; the announcement took place during the local genoese summit of the "Ogm-free Italy and Europe" which was held in Palazzo Ducale...
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rupali | 12/12/2007
Organic/biodynamic production is a system that rests upon a broad range of philosophical and practical action strategies, which directly contribute to a healthy biosphere and people. It does not use synthetic chemicals, artificial high input fertilizers, or genetically modified organisms. In fact, it promotes enhanced biological activity through integrated management in its pathway to sustainability....
