Biotechnology Newswire: 06/02/02
neRAGE | 06.02.2002 17:23 | Bio-technology
Right now, there is a tremendous amount of activity happening around biotechnology issues. At the World Social Forum in Brazil, an extremely significant agreement against life patents was signed by organizations from more than 50 countries. There have been several significant stories on the problems with biotechnology as a result of Britian's Royal Society finally acknowledging the health risks associated with genetically modified ingredients. Other British scientists have recently documented the development of "super-weeds" as a result of GE material cross-pollinating with wild species.
You can check out more stories and information, as well as serach, comment, and post your own stories at:
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World Social Forum:
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British Scientists Turn on GE Food
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Rise of "Super Weeds"- Disaster for Wild Life
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|TOWN TO TOWN CAMPAIGN |
29 towns in Vermont will be bringing resolutions against genetically modified crops to their town meetings on March 5th. This has the potential to expand the number of localities in the US with resolutions against GE almost three fold. Even if you don't live in Vermont, you can use this kind of model to use grass-roots political process to work against the biotechnology industry. If you're interested in finding out more about the campaign, or would like help organinzing in your community, please get in touch!
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|KRAFT DAY OF ACTION |
The Kraft Day of Action is today (Feb. 6th) is targeting Kraft to remove genetically modified ingreedients from its foods. You can find out more about the action at:
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Biotechnology Newswire:
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INSTITUTE OF FOREST BIOTECHNOLOGY HIRES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - from Aventis (Modified Trees)
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UK: Government admits GM crop separation distances are inadequate, says Friends of the Earth (News)
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UK: Top supermarkets back call for more organic farming, Tesco fails to join campaign (Food Issues)
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It's the ROUND-UP READY ROUND-ROUND-UP - Song and Cartoon (News)
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FDA Scientists Warned that GE Foods Entail Unique Hazards (Background)
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Bad seeds in court (News)
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US Trade Reps Trying to Pressure South Korea to Accept GMOs (News)
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The Tale of the Mystery Corn in Mexico's Hills (News)
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Glyphosate resistance is showing a worldwide rise -RoundUp may loose out (News)
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Europe Reverses Position to Support Genetic Engineering (News)
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Italy Says It Will Not Tolerate GM Seed Contamination (News)
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Study Finds World Wide Hunger is a Political Problem (Food Issues)
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ELF Takes Action Against Biotechnology Research at the U of MN (Action News)
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UK Activists seek end to patents on genes (Patent Issues)
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NGOs From More than 50 Nations Support Treaty to Establish Gene Pool as Global Commons (Patent Issues)
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Activists at Brazil forum say traditional farming threatened by intellectual property rules (Patent Issues)
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GM foods "still not proved to be safe" (News)
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GE Grass Seed: Critics See Disaster (Biotech Policy)
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Greenpeace activists protest GM soybean shipment from U.S. (News)
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Patenting Life is Wrong, Some Say (Patent Issues)
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SCIENTISTS TO WARN OF GM FOOD DANGERS FOR BABIES (News)
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The impact of StarLink corn on U.S. exports and who really wins with GMOs (News)
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Ag Groups to President Bush: China Biotech Regs will Cost Farmers (Biotech Policy)
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Iowa group pushes for plant to process engineered crops (News)
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Stop Filipino president GMA from dropping a promise to label GMO's. (Action News)
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Royal Society has stated that GM technology could lead to harmful changes to foods. (News)
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U.S. anti-biotech group targets Kraft Foods (Biotech Policy)
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British scientists turn on GM food (News)
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RESEARCH ALERT-UBS lowers Monsanto rating to 'hold' (Industry News)
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