Undeterred by a series of terrifying accidents, the Bush administration is pushing ahead with its potentially apocalyptic biological weapons programme.
One of our germs is missing Heather Wokusch | 1st June 2005 News Germs Health Policy Pharmaceuticals Health Pollution Science And Technology Society Undeterred by a series of terrifying accidents, …
Members of the food movement share an infectious vision, writes Jonathan Latham - one which is constructive, convivial, classless, raceless, international, and embraces the whole world. Unled yet inspirational, it rests on a novel, harmonious philosophy that combines science, recognition of planetary boundaries, and the universal need for wholesome sustenance.
… them with an understanding based on pure biology , the food movement is therefore in a … vision is wrong in that it trivialises biology. Food philosophy replaces this view … look past the standard mechanistic view of biology offered by celebrated scientists like …
Following allegations of defying India's Biological Diversity Act (BDA), Monsanto faces a lawsuit from the Indian government, reports Rosie Spinks
How India squared up to Monsanto’s 'biopiracy' Rosie Spinks | 12th October 2011 News News Focus Food And Farming Monsanto GMOs Biopiracy India bt_brinjal_monsanto.jpg Following allegations of defying …
The message from Cruelty Free International to Musk is simple: ditch the animal tests and embrace non-animal methods if you want the Neuralink device to help human patients.
… animal tests and embrace non-animal methods. Biology Increasing evidence points towards … are still fundamental differences between the biology of humans and other animals that erode … already used widely to understand human brain biology and disease and test the effectiveness …
The health of our soils is more important now than ever, says the Soil Association’s Helen Browning - especially with the challenges that climate change will bring ...
… and physics of soils than we were about the biology, and given scientists have recently … chemicals and fertilisers affect soil biology. All farmers need to know whether and …
Household sewage waste rather than farm slurry should be the target of tough pollution measures to reduce phosphorus levels in English rivers, says study
… growing periods. 'The critical time for biology is during the growing period when … but this is not the critical period for biology and in many cases the phosphorus in … the complex relationships between hydrology, biology, chemistry and habitat, as well as our …
Three in one: EFSA set to re-licence glyphosate based on secret industry studies; Monsanto moves against IARC verdict that glyphosate is a 'probable carcinogen'; and new science shows that FDA principle of GMO 'substantial equivalence' is bunk.
… Disrupt Molecular Systems Equilibria? Systems Biology May Provide Answers ', authors V A … Prabhakar Deonikar report on their 'systems biology' approach to the question, and find … targeted GM is not plant breeding." "Systems biology" , they propose, "which aims to …
With the UK's Digital Economy Bill set to be finalised today, new 5G microwave spectra are about to be released across the planet without adequate safety testing, writes Lynne Wycherley. Global neglect of the Precautionary Principle is opening the way to corporate profit but placing humans and ecosystems at risk, and delaying a paradigm shift towards safer connectivity.
… by 29 precautionary scientists, effects on biology feature in several thousand, … effect', research by University of Washington biology professor Henry Lai, and others, … insects, rodents and livestock , offer clues. Biology professor Lukas Margaritis, at Athens …
A six-month investigation finds that the revolving door between government and the chemical industry has led the EPA to rely on easily manipulated toxicology research carried out entirely on computers - and this 'in silico' science often trumps both biology and epidemiology when it comes to regulatory action, or lack of it. The result? Toxic substances remain in everyday products.
… this 'in silico' science often trumps both biology and epidemiology when it comes to … policy Leo Trasande. "However, when you have biology telling you there are basic flaws in … of Massachusetts, Amherst professor of biology R. Thomas Zoeller. In other words, the …
Deep in rural Sussex at Wakehurst Place, in a large nature reserve of 500 acres of National Trust woodlands and lakes, stands the Kew Gardens Biological Research Centre. Sixty feet beneath is a nuclear bunker. This is the British National Doomsday vault, home to the UK’s Millennium Seed Bank (MSB). If apocalyptic disaster strikes, this bunker will hold key bio-scientists and all remaining plant life.
Banking on food Dan Marcus | 1st November 2007 News Food Bank UK The Millenium Seed Bank Conservationism Conservation Diversity Food Security Conservation Food And Farming Society investigates.jpg …
The European Commission has just cleared Monsanto's GM maize for use in the EU. Yet, as Jeffrey M Smith reveals, proper analysis of tests done to gain that approval suggest it should never have been given
Cause For Concern Jeffrey M Smith | 17th February 2009 Comment Gm Maize GM Testing Gm Products EU Food And Farming Health Archive_183.jpg The European Commission has just cleared Monsanto's GM maize …
In a matter of months, an Irish mobile network will launch 'Firefly' - the mobile phone for kids. With even official Government advice against such a move, Yanar Alkayat takes a timely look at what we know for certain about mobile phones and health
Mobile phones and health: what do we know? Yanar Alkayat | 21st July 2009 News Health Science And Technology Mobile Phones Wifi Electromagnetic Radiation mobilephonegirl2.jpg In a matter of months, …
Just as climate change deniers leap from scientific uncertainty over the precise impacts of greenhouse gas emissions to certainty of little or no impact at all, so 'pro-nuclear environmentalists' conflate uncertainty of the mortality arising from Chernobyl and other nuclear disasters to certainty of few if any deaths, writes Jim Green. Their position is equally indefensible.
Radiation harm deniers? Pro-nuclear environmentalists and the Chernobyl death toll Dr Jim Green | 7th April 2016 News Nuclear Health Science Radiation WMD Ukraine Belarus doll.jpg Just as climate …
Will food regulations be thrown on the Brexit bonfire?
Genetically modified crops Natalie Bennett | 4th February 2020 News GMOs Food And Farming Brexit Thought Leaders farming-climate-change-3449647_1280.jpg Will food regulations be thrown on the Brexit …
An invisible cloud of man-made chemical toxins is sweeping the globe, writes Tony McMichael - disrupting ecosystems, damaging human health and shortening our lives. Our response so far has been utterly inadequate, as Julian Cribb reveals in his new book. But there are solutions - and it's up to us to get them implemented.
… exposures? We know that foetal and perinatal biology renders tiny humans vulnerable to … could well have long-lasting effects on human biology, health and longevity, and we owe it …
Campaigners against GM foods have long reviled 'terminator technology' - GM plants whose seeds are engineered never to grow. But are fears of the so-called 'suicide seeds' misplaced?
Terminator technology - what's the fuss about? Mark Lynas Lúcia de Souza | 27th November 2013 Comment Gm Gm Food GMOs Food Farming Health terminator-technology.png Campaigners against GM foods have …
We were sitting chatting outside our home when two small planes flew over very low. We went down to our fields to see what was happening. My husband said, “Look, they’re dropping poison on our land.”
Colombia's killing fields - The first bio-war of the 21st century Sue Branford Hugh O’Shaughnessy | 1st March 2006 News Colombia Bio-war Pesticides US Crops Roundup Coco Peasants Pests And Pesticides …
The IUCN has mysteriously placed Homo sapiens outside its systems of thinking when defining the criteria for Critically Endangered, Endangered and Vulnerable Species, writes Willemijn Heideman: our collective inability to tackle our existential crises makes our survival on this planet a highly uncertain prospect.
… You probably remember the experiments from biology class, where you would grow cultures …
Weeds are destroying crops globally - but the real problem is Big Agriculture.
You reap what you sow Natalie Bennett | 14th April 2021 | Comment Food And Farming Editor’s Picks Soybean farming, Mato Grosso Weeds are destroying crops globally - but the real problem is Big …
The very term 'genetic engineering' implies high precision in the alterations made to genes and deep understanding of their consequences, writes Jonathan Latham. In fact, we have never had either. And even with the arrival of CRISPR and other 'gene editing' systems, that remains the case: technologists are thrashing about in a perilous sea of unfathomable complexities and unknowable outcomes.
… genetic modifications: a new era in molecular biology and crop improvement . Planta 239: …
Competition for land, water and energy are increasing, exacerbated by climate change and a growing population. But why does the Food and Agriculture Organisation now believe indigenous people could provide a solution? Peter Giovannini investigates
Do indigenous peoples hold the key to tackling global hunger? Peter Giovannini | 22nd February 2011 News Indigenous People Tribal People Food And Farming Food Security Biodiversity Investigations …
Can food crops really be engineered to thrive - and to yield more - under drought conditions? After 25 years we're still waiting for the flood of evidence, says Prof Jack Heinemann
… of crop plants in different environments. The biology of drought-tolerance Plants respond to … is a professor of genetics and molecular biology at the University of Canterbury, New …