Greetings!

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:  http://www.neRAGE.org


World Social Forum:
 http://www.neRAGE.org/phpweblog/stories.php?story=02/02/01/0866840

British Scientists Turn on GE Food
 http://www.neRAGE.org/phpweblog/stories.php?story=02/02/06/7990851

Rise of "Super Weeds"- Disaster for Wild Life
 http://www.neRAGE.org/phpweblog/stories.php?story=02/02/05/5409336

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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!
 http://www.neRAGE.org/phpweblog/pages.php?node=01/11/08/4511624

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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:
 http://www.neRAGE.org/phpweblog/stories.php?story=02/01/11/7801085


Biotechnology Newswire:
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INSTITUTE OF FOREST BIOTECHNOLOGY HIRES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - from Aventis (Modified Trees)
 http://nerage.org/phpweblog/stories.php?story=02/01/21/6344243

UK: Government admits GM crop separation distances are inadequate, says Friends of the Earth (News)
 http://nerage.org/phpweblog/stories.php?story=02/01/23/7103129

UK: Top supermarkets back call for more organic farming, Tesco fails to join campaign (Food Issues)
 http://nerage.org/phpweblog/stories.php?story=02/01/23/7178648

It's the ROUND-UP READY ROUND-ROUND-UP - Song and Cartoon (News)
 http://nerage.org/phpweblog/stories.php?story=02/01/23/0990974

FDA Scientists Warned that GE Foods Entail Unique Hazards (Background)
 http://nerage.org/phpweblog/stories.php?story=02/01/23/7596852

Bad seeds in court (News)
 http://nerage.org/phpweblog/stories.php?story=02/01/24/8569613

US Trade Reps Trying to Pressure South Korea to Accept GMOs (News)
 http://nerage.org/phpweblog/stories.php?story=02/01/24/8789365

The Tale of the Mystery Corn in Mexico's Hills (News)
 http://nerage.org/phpweblog/stories.php?story=02/01/25/0427965

Glyphosate resistance is showing a worldwide rise -RoundUp may loose out (News)
 http://nerage.org/phpweblog/stories.php?story=02/01/26/9663833

Europe Reverses Position to Support Genetic Engineering (News)
 http://nerage.org/phpweblog/stories.php?story=02/01/25/2490773

Italy Says It Will Not Tolerate GM Seed Contamination (News)
 http://nerage.org/phpweblog/stories.php?story=02/01/25/2580642

Study Finds World Wide Hunger is a Political Problem (Food Issues)
 http://www.neRAGE.org/phpweblog/stories.php?story=02/01/31/6518845

ELF Takes Action Against Biotechnology Research at the U of MN (Action News)
 http://www.neRAGE.org/phpweblog/stories.php?story=02/01/31/1668411

UK Activists seek end to patents on genes (Patent Issues)
 http://www.neRAGE.org/phpweblog/stories.php?story=02/02/01/1575119

NGOs From More than 50 Nations Support Treaty to Establish Gene Pool as Global Commons (Patent Issues)
 http://www.neRAGE.org/phpweblog/stories.php?story=02/02/01/0866840

Activists at Brazil forum say traditional farming threatened by intellectual property rules (Patent Issues)
 http://www.neRAGE.org/phpweblog/stories.php?story=02/02/03/1104949

GM foods "still not proved to be safe" (News)
 http://www.neRAGE.org/phpweblog/stories.php?story=02/02/03/2194778

GE Grass Seed: Critics See Disaster (Biotech Policy)
 http://www.neRAGE.org/phpweblog/stories.php?story=02/02/03/3100331

Greenpeace activists protest GM soybean shipment from U.S. (News)
 http://www.neRAGE.org/phpweblog/stories.php?story=02/02/03/3941251

Patenting Life is Wrong, Some Say (Patent Issues)
 http://www.neRAGE.org/phpweblog/stories.php?story=02/02/04/8072003

SCIENTISTS TO WARN OF GM FOOD DANGERS FOR BABIES (News)
 http://www.neRAGE.org/phpweblog/stories.php?story=02/02/04/1136406

The impact of StarLink corn on U.S. exports and who really wins with GMOs (News)
 http://www.neRAGE.org/phpweblog/stories.php?story=02/02/04/7741112

Ag Groups to President Bush: China Biotech Regs will Cost Farmers (Biotech Policy)
 http://www.neRAGE.org/phpweblog/stories.php?story=02/02/04/3519675

Iowa group pushes for plant to process engineered crops (News)
 http://www.neRAGE.org/phpweblog/stories.php?story=02/02/04/4330102

Stop Filipino president GMA from dropping a promise to label GMO's. (Action News)
 http://www.neRAGE.org/phpweblog/stories.php?story=02/02/05/7923626

Royal Society has stated that GM technology could lead to harmful changes to foods. (News)
 http://www.neRAGE.org/phpweblog/stories.php?story=02/02/05/8222912

U.S. anti-biotech group targets Kraft Foods (Biotech Policy)
 http://www.neRAGE.org/phpweblog/stories.php?story=02/02/06/7648796

British scientists turn on GM food (News)
 http://www.neRAGE.org/phpweblog/stories.php?story=02/02/06/7990851

RESEARCH ALERT-UBS lowers Monsanto rating to 'hold' (Industry News)
 http://www.neRAGE.org/phpweblog/stories.php?story=02/02/06/8566765