GMO
Why food prices will go through the roof in coming months
Submitted by MichaelVail on Mon, 04/07/2008 - 10:35am.
A deadly fungus, known as Ug99, which kills wheat, has likely spread to Pakistan from Africa, according to reports. If true, that threatens the vital Asian Bread Basket including the Punjab region.
Monsanto's Rich Harvest
Submitted by MichaelVail on Sun, 01/06/2008 - 2:02pm.
Monsanto's profits are growing like kudzu. The St. Louis producer of genetically modified seeds has been a prime beneficiary of the growing demand for food and alternative fuel sources. Farmers around the world, but particularly in the US, Argentina, and Brazil, are planting more of Monsanto's seeds, most of which are genetically engineered to resist herbicides and repel bugs.
Scientist who claimed GM crops could solve Third World hunger admits he got it wrong
Submitted by MichaelVail on Thu, 12/20/2007 - 6:22pm.
A claim that GM technology is helping deliver higher crop yields in Africa was wrong, the Government's chief scientist has been forced to admit.
Professor Sir David King recently caused uproar with his assertion that GM crops could help feed the hungry of the Third World.
Scientists perplexed by collapsing bee colonies
Submitted by MichaelVail on Mon, 04/23/2007 - 11:49pm.
WASHINGTON - Entomologists from across the country are meeting in Maryland on Tuesday to puzzle over a strange phenomenon called Colony Collapse Disorder, where bees in 25 states so far leave their hives and never return.
The GMO Controversy
Submitted by MichaelVail on Tue, 04/10/2007 - 2:09am.
“GMO” stands for “genetically modified organism” (sometimes, these organisms, plant or animal, are referred to as “GE” or “genetically engineered”). Selective modification of genetics has been practiced for thousands of years by humans, who sowed or bred those organisms that had characteristics the humans favored; this applies equally to show dogs or strawberries, livestock or Lima beans.
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