In the past decade, the sales pitch of the biotech companies has shifted with the climate of public opinion. Public scepticism has remained high, but politicians seem to have bought enthusiastically into the GM ‘solution’. In many ways this encapsulates where science has gone wrong – by inventing technologies without first deciding what problems need addressing. If GM crops are the answer, what exactly is the problem?
… Break Free Clare Oxborrow Becky Price Peter Riley | 1st November 2008 News Gm … construct built around a daffodil gene into rice to create ‘golden rice’ – rich in beta-carotene, the precursor …
Activists question allowing China to participate in ivory trade, with estimates that as much as 90 per cent of retail items in the country are illegal
… those that occured in 1999 and 2008. Mary Rice, executive director of EIA, opposes these … approved [by CITES] as trading partners', Rice said. 'It's nonsense'. The UK-based … to be clearly identified as CITES certified. Rice, on the other hand, sees a different …
Following allegations of defying India's Biological Diversity Act (BDA), Monsanto faces a lawsuit from the Indian government, reports Rosie Spinks
… helping hand... NEWS Bayer clamps down on GM rice protest in India Campaigners in India are … last month against genetically modified rice being trialled by Bayer BioScience …
Whether we like it or not, the Government says that we must accept the necessity of genetically modified crops to fuel, feed and heal the world. Leading academics, researchers and campaigners in the GM arena address the science and the spin of the GM 'solution', as well as looking at alternatives that are already contributing to a sustainable farming future.
… Are our hands tied? Clare Oxborrow Becky Price Peter Riley | 1st November 2008 News Gm … publicly-funded scientists that GM ‘golden rice’ would put an end to blindness caused by … campaigner with Friends of the Earth; Becky Price is a researcher with GeneWatch UK; Peter …