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Food Processing April 2013 Rory Gillespie	Fear and Loathing Haunt GMOs It's difficult to balance the lack of negative scientific evidence against consumers' right to know what's in their food.
AskMen.com Sebastien Stefanov	Are Modified Foods Dangerous? What foods are potentially dangerous, what are the risks and how can consumers protect themselves against this new industry?
Wired May 2004 Richard Manning	Super Organics Forget Frankenfruit - the new-and-improved flavor of gene science is Earth-friendly and all-natural. Welcome to the golden age of smart breeding.
BusinessWeek July 14, 2003 Arlene Weintraub	The Outcry over "Terminator" Genes in Food Critics fear such safeguards present fresh genetic perils
Nutrition Action Healthletter June 2000 Michael F. Jacobson	News From CSPI Critics and advocates of crops that are engineered to carry genes from other species are waging a battle royal. The public will hotly debate biotechnology for years to come. Our goal should be to throw out any dirty bathwater, but not the baby.
Science News June 21, 2003 Janet Raloff	Treaty is Imminent for Genetically Engineered Foods The new treaty, when it goes into force next September, will require that documentation accompany all shipments of GMOs to and through nations that ratified the treaty, which so far doesn't include the United States.
Salon.com October 19, 2001 Katharine Mieszkowski	The genetically engineered pause that refreshes Corn chips and sodas are just two examples of today's "Frankenfoods," says the author of "Dinner at the New Gene Cafe"...
Registered Rep. April 1, 2006 Bob Hirschfeld	Good Breeding Ag-biotech is entering a period of vibrant growth as farmers, not only in the U.S., but Brazil, India and China increase usage of the highly productive seeds. Is Wall Street valuing shares of ag-biotech companies correctly?
BusinessWeek April 14, 2011 Jon Birger	The Battle Royale for Supercorn Corn that doesn't need so much nitrogen could cut America's $8-billion-a-year fertilizer bill, send less pollution into the water and less carbon into the air. Meet the scientists trying to build a better kernel
Science News August 30, 2003 Janet Raloff	Spying Genetically Engineered Crops Environmental Protection Agency scientists are exploring the use of satellites to monitor genetically engineered crops.
AskMen.com Dustin Driver	Genetically Modified Foods Before you make any snap judgments, take the time to learn what Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are.
Wired April 2003 Charles C. Mann	New and Improved! A user's guide to your genetically modified future.
Wired April 2006 David Wolman	Turf Warrior Jim Hagedorn wants to sell you the pest-proof, no-mow, genetically engineered lawn of the future. But first he has to head off a grassroots rebellion.
Chemistry World January 18, 2012 Rebecca Trager	BASF pulls out of Europe over GM hostility German chemical giant BASF has announced that it will halt the development or commercialization of genetically modified crops in Europe, and move its biotech R&D operations to the US.
Reason December 2007 Ronald Bailey	X Crops Anti-biotech activists continue to fret about the possible dangers of such foods. Yet they ignore the less controlled reshuffling of genes that occurs through the more widespread and longstanding practice of mutation breeding.
BusinessWeek April 29, 2010 Kaskey & Ligi	The Seed Makers Who Don't Pray for Rain Agricultural companies tweak crops to flourish with less.
The Motley Fool March 23, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Is Monsanto Going to Seed? Several recent news headlines referring to its genetically modified products should give investors some reason to contemplate the risks that face this biotech giant.
BusinessWeek August 1, 2005 Arlene Weintraub	What's So Scary About Rice? Biotech crops can make drugs, but they must be kept out of the food chain.
Mother Jones May/Jun 2001 Bill McKibben	An Alternative to Progress Bangladesh, despite all its problems, holds the promise of a kind of self-sufficiency not imagined at the World Bank...
BusinessWeek January 21, 2010 Jack Kaskey	Monsanto Will Let Bio-Crop Patents Expire Genetically engineered soybeans will go generic, but woe to anyone that crosses the seed giant on new products.
Chemistry World February 4, 2009 Ned Stafford	BASF seeks GM alternative German chemical giant BASF has applied directed mutagenesis to develop crop plants that are tolerant to specific pesticides.
Chemistry World July 22, 2013 Phillip Broadwith	Monsanto abandons GM crops in Europe The company will focus on conventional breeding to develop new crop varieties in the EU, and develop biotech crops in regions where they are more accepted, such as North America.
Reason April 2001	Dr. Strangelunch Reader response to a story about genetically modified foods...
Fast Company October 2008 Elizabeth Svoboda	The Future of Farming is in Nitrogen Efficiency A California biotech firm claims a gene that makes plants use nitrogen more efficiently can transform agriculture, make lots of money -- and slash greenhouse-gas emissions.
Reason February 2007 Ronald Bailey	Snap, Crackle, Poison? G.M. rice scare -- The rice flap isn't deadly, but it does demonstrate a need for reform in the inefficient way genetically enhanced crop varieties are approved internationally.
The Motley Fool April 24, 2006 Alyce Lomax	The Genetically Modified Conundrum What's in your food? Some companies don't want you to know. GM foods are bolstering the profits of companies like Monsanto, and there are some logical reasons why anti-GM advocates suspect a level of foul play.
Reason Aug/Sep 2009 Ronald Bailey	Briefly Noted: Future Biotech Farmers of America: Tomorrow's Table, by Pamela C. Ronald (a crop biotechnologist at the University of California, Davis) and Raoul W. Adamchak (a farmer who runs the university's student organic farm), tries to bring the two sides together.
IndustryWeek April 1, 2007 John Teresko	DuPont Does The DNA Dance Biotechnology is reshaping the world through our medicine, food, agriculture, materials and fuel. DuPont sees biotech as the ideal tool to improve productivity, quality and sustainability.
The Motley Fool February 27, 2009 Brian Orelli	Hooray for Stalemates! Government deadlock will likely bring more genetically engineered seeds to the EU, and good news for Syngenta, DuPont, and Dow Chemical.
Food Processing April 2013 Dave Fusaro	Editor's Plate: The Dangers of the Dangers of GMOs It looks like marketing and profiteering are trumping science.
Chemistry World February 27, 2015 Maria Burke	Traits not technology should govern EU GM laws, MPs say A UK government committee is calling for changes to EU rules on genetically modified crops.
The Motley Fool April 15, 2009 Brian Orelli	No Bumper Crop, but Bans Aplenty for Monsanto Germany's move to ban planting of Monsanto's genetically modified corn seeds won't be a major hit to sales, but it's the thought that counts.
Chemistry World April 7, 2015 Ned Stafford	Future of GM in Germany hangs in the balance The German government is considering a new law to ban genetic modified organism after the European parliament passed a law allowing EU states to restrict or ban the cultivation of EU-approved GM crops.
AskMen.com Jen Janzen	Organic Food Primer These days, you can buy almost everything in organic form, from the cotton in your T-shirts to the spinach in your fridge. Read our organic food primer to learn about the benefits of going organic and how easy it can be to incorporate it into your life.
Chemistry World March 26, 2008 Hepeng Jia	Big Funding for GM Research China is to launch a huge research program on genetically modified (GM) crops by the end of the year, according to top agricultural biotechnology advisors.
Wired November 2004 Joshua Davis	The Mystery of the Coca Plant That Wouldn't Die The war on Colombia's drug lords is losing ground to an herbicide-resistant supershrub. Is it a freak of nature - or a genetically modified secret weapon?
BusinessWeek July 21, 2003 Kerry Capell	A Food Fight the U.S. Is Sure to Lose Once again, Europe and the U.S. are at loggerheads. This time, they're fighting over food, not foreign policy. On July 2, the European Parliament passed legislation calling for detailed labeling of genetically modified (GM) food products.
The Motley Fool March 2, 2005 Brian Gorman	Monsanto's Brazil Benefit Brazil is on the cusp of legalizing genetically modified seed sales, a potential boon for Monsanto.
The Motley Fool May 26, 2006 Brian Gorman	Delta and Pine's Cotton-Pickin' Challenge Delta and Pine disclosed this week that it has purchased Syngenta's global cotton seed business. India promises to be a huge market, but there's more work ahead.
Food Processing April 2006 David Joy	Regulatory Issues: WTO Sides With U.S. on GM Crops What the World Trade Organization decided on biotech foods in the European Union, and what it means to American producers.
Science News September 14, 2002 Janet Raloff	Afghanistan's Seed Banks Destroyed On Sept. 10, scientists in Kabul reported the loss of Afghanistan's principal agricultural insurance policy: two stores of carefully collected seeds, materials selected to represent the genetic diversity of native crops.
The Motley Fool December 5, 2006 Brian Gorman	Monsanto Needs to Charm The company has to confront concerns over genetically modified foods soon if it hopes to keep growing. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek August 1, 2005	The Side Effects of Drugged Crops The Union of Concerned Scientists' Margaret Mellon explains the group's concerns about the dangers genetically altered food poses.
Chemistry World October 22, 2014 Rebecca Trager	EPA takes steps to prevent herbicide resistance in weeds The US Environmental Protection Agency has approved a combination herbicide designed to be used with genetically modified resistant crops.
The Motley Fool May 11, 2004 Brian Gorman	Monsanto's Fallow Wheat Field Monsanto halts development of its controversial genetically modified spring wheat.
Nutrition Action Healthletter May 2001 Michael F. Jacobson	News From CSPI There are new reasons to eat lower on the food chain, contends a new book co-edited by David Pimentel, a Cornell University professor of ecology and agricultural science...
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The Motley Fool July 15, 2009 Brian Orelli	Monsanto Goes Brown to Make Green The agricultural giant is buying WestBred, a privately held wheat breeding company for $45 million.
Chemistry World September 22, 2014 Rebecca Trager	US drops restrictions on more GM seeds The US Department of Agriculture has approved Dow's 'Enlist' engineered corn and soybean seeds for commercial cultivation without special authorization.