Latest news |
 Viral DNA dangersAlmost
every GM crop ever created has included of a useful little piece of DNA
copied from the Cauliflower Mosaic Virus (CaMV). But can intact,
functional CaMV 35S end up inside our cells and our intestinal flora,
and if it gets there can it cause harm?
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 New
GM contamination rulesStrict
new rules to crack down on those who accidentally pollute the
environment through GM contamination came into force in Scotland on 23
June. They mean Scotland's stance on GM contamination is now much
tougher than in England, where polluters may be able to exempt
themselves from liability.
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 GM
maize in Malawi: visions of a problemIn
2005 Monsanto announced its intention to donate 500 metric tons of
hybrid maize seeds to farmers in Malawi, despite lack of cultivatable
land, water, energy, access to credit, agricultural training, local
markets, and road infrastructures, and ignoring the implications of the
patents and other industry blocks on seed-saving linked to GM, or of
dependence on expensive agrichemicals and outside technologies.
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 Seedless
GM corn syndromeFarmers
in several provinces in South Africa have been hit by crop losses this
year after planting Monsanto's GM maize. Monsanto has trivialised the
problem by claiming that “less than 25%” of their
corn was
affected. However, Grain SA has estimated the failed harvest at between
80,000 and 150,000 tons, affecting 28% of the 1003 farmers who bought
the maize, and some farms have suffered up to 80% crop failure. |
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