The article below is reprinted from the British magazine Private Eye, No. 1194, 28 September-11 October 2007. The ‘heavy-handed’ libel threats referred to below temporarily closed the GM Watch website this summer. Heavy-handed libel threats …
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GMO Safety and LL601 Rice
Jonathan Latham and Allison Wilson LL601, the genetically engineered rice variety that has contaminated the US rice supply, is safe. The USDA says so. The UK Food Standards Agency says so. The US Food and …
Continue readingUS Beef may cause Infertility in Males: A Hormone Link?
Jonathan Latham and Allison Wilson Pregnant women who eat beef from cattle treated with growth-promoting hormones may be damaging the future fertility of their unborn sons. New findings suggest that hormones widely given to American …
Continue readingStudy Questions Application of Animal Experiments to Humans
Jonathan Latham and Allison Wilson Much of science, including healthcare research and important fields of risk assessment, depend, in part or in whole, on the presumption that animal models can usefully predict human responses to …
Continue readingFOE Report Criticises EU Biotechnology Strategy as ill-focussed and not evidence-based
Jonathan Latham and Allison Wilson A major stated goal of the European Union is to integrate and support ecological sustainability, job creation and competitiveness as stated in the form of the Lisbon objectives. These goals …
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