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> Washington reportedly wants India to open its market to GM crops and allow duty-free access for U.S. farm and dairy goods. Modi’s govt refuses, citing the welfare of hundreds of millions of farmers. GM imports remain off-limits.
Real milk proteins, no cows: Engineered bacteria pave the way for vegan cheese and yogurt
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-real-proteins-cows-bacteria-pave.html
#EU law requires #GMO labeling when levels exceed 0.9% at the ingredient level.
Our study shows that duplex #sequencing can reliably detect #NGT genome-edited DNA down to 0.1%, suggesting a potential alternative detection approach when #PCR assay design is not feasible. 
'Food colonialism': Nigeria divided over GMO crops http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TM6Qyr #FoodColonialism #GMO #Nigeria #Agriculture #FoodSecurity
New 'gene gun' design boosts efficiency of plant genetic modification
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-gene-gun-boosts-efficiency-genetic.html
Just one week left! Protect our forests: Help stop the first mass release of a fertile #GMO plant into the wild. USDA poised to approve (defective!) GMO American chestnut trees based on botched research. TAKE ACTION! https://gmwatch.org/en/106-news/latest-news/20571
Bitter harvest
30 years after the first #GMO crops hit the fields, their promises — like feeding the world and cutting chemicals — mostly failed. This new website exposes the broken biotech promises that were going to solve our food and farming problems. Time for a fairer food system
https://gmopromises.org
Ancient maize v agribusiness: why Colombia’s ‘seed guardians’ are fighting the use of #GMO crops. Indigenous, peasant and environmental organisations back legislation that would ban GMO seeds due to the threat to traditions, livelihoods and food sovereignty. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/jun/26/ancient-corn-v-agribusiness-why-colombias-seed-guardians-are-fighting-the-use-of-gm-crops
"Maddie Hall, who worked on special projects at OpenAI, founded Living Carbon. This public benefit company aims to combat climate change by genetically enhancing trees to capture and store more CO2. Living Carbon has raised $36 million from Felicis."
https://www.everythingstartups.com/article/the-11-tech-mafias-ruling-silicon-valley
Or you could, you know, just put all that money into getting more trees planted. Setting up local nurseries for eco-sourced varieties, acquiring marginal land for reserves, etc.
#GMO crops fuel rise in pesticide use despite early promises, study shows https://gmwatch.org/en/106-news/latest-news/20553-gm-crops-fuel-rise-in-pesticide-use-despite-early-promises-study-shows
Dast I say #democrats 
glycophosphate/glyphosphate b/c #RFKJr doesn't? (Dast! Dast!)
RFK Jr.'s next target: A common weedkiller (roundup. A #gmo crop necessity, and known neurotoxin/potential carcinogen.)
Ps. "But some warn that clamping down on pesticides could cause major disruption of the food supply, with repercussions for agriculture interests and consumers."
#Agriculture #Economics interests outweigh #health, per uncited #axios sources.
https://www.axios.com/2025/05/19/rfk-roundup-weedkiller-chronic-disease-glyphosate
GMO no-till agriculture is not “regenerative” or climate-friendly — new report. And it’s hugely pesticide promoting. One-third of the US’s total annual pesticide use can be attributed to no- and minimum-till #GMO corn and soy. https://gmwatch.org/en/106-news/latest-news/20544
Will patented GMOs soon be in our fields—and on our plates? A new generation of GMOs could be imposed in Europe with no labelling, no controls and no transparency, warns a French petition already signed by over 25,000 people. Join them in saying NON MERCI to #GMO deregulation! https://www.leslignesbougent.org/petitions/bientot-des-ogm-brevetes-en-europe-la-pologne-ouvre-la-voie-au-danger-20860/
Engineered yeast boosts D-lactic acid production, advancing eco-friendly biomanufacturing
https://phys.org/news/2025-03-yeast-boosts-d-lactic-acid.html
Gene-edited cane toad that never grows up created to eat its siblings
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-04-08/cane-toad-created-that-never-grows-up-and-eats-its-siblings/105100286
#ycombinator #Can_you_stop_cane_toads #Cane_toads #GMO #Gene_deletion #How_to_stop_cane_toads #Cannibal_cane_toads #Cane_toad_control #Peter_Pan #Peter_Pan_cane_toads #Peter_pane_cane_toad #toadpols #invasive_species
India’s Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi: Today, the majority of India’s cotton is #GMO Bt cotton—controlled by foreign firms like #Monsanto. Our indigenous cotton varieties are disappearing, our water usage (needed for Bt cotton) is unsustainable, and our farmers remain underpaid. We need to invest in indigenous cotton... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZm4C1tiQlM
#MustWatch video from The Guardian, in which Neelam Tailor exposes how billionaires like Bill Gates are destroying Africa's agriculture. #gmo #pesticides #seeds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KO3-xkVACgE
Monarch populations have begun dropping significantly due to loss of their primary host plant, the milkweed. This loss is caused by a widespread use of herbicides in agriculture, specifically #glyphosate on #GMO crops. https://ungvanguard.org/41298/news/monarch-butterfly-populations-drop-linked-to-habitat-loss-and-pesticides/
In a flash of nationalism, Mexico bans the planting of genetically modified corn
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-03-13/mexico-bans-planting-of-gmo-american-corn
Rat feeding study with 100 animals found no significant differences in #foodsafety between #GMO and nonGM soybeans: doi.org/10.1016/j.fc... #soybeans #rats #ethics #animalwelfare >> At what point does it become unethical to kill ever more animals to re-confirm the safety of #GMOs over and again?
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