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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Effects of GMO Pollen in Waterways
Toxins in transgenic crop byproducts may affect headwater stream ecosystems E. J. Rosi-Marshall, J. L. Tank, T. V. Royer, M. R. Whiles, M. Evans-White, C. Chambers, N. A. Griffiths, J. Pokelsek, and M. L. Stephen …
Continue readingGoodbye Dolly….Hello Synthia
Below is a press release of the ETC (Ethics, Technology and Concentration) Group J. Craig Venter Institute Seeks Monopoly Patents on the World’s First-Ever Human-Made Life Form ETC Group Will Challenge Patents on “Synthia” – …
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 …
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