Tag Archive | "Genetically"

USDA Scientist: Monsanto’s Roundup Herbicide Damages Soil

Farmers are using so much Roundup, on so much acreage, that weeds are developing resistance to it, forcing farmers to resort to highly toxic "pesticide cocktails." But what Roundup is doing above-ground may a stroll through the meadow compared to its effect below. [...more]

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Monsanto and Gates Foundation Push GE Crops on Africa

Biosafety activists in South Africa are calling a program funded by the Gates Foundation a "Trojan horse" to open the door for private agribusiness and genetically engineered (GE) seeds, including a drought-resistant corn that Monsanto hopes to have approved in the United States and abroad. [...more]

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Hatchery fish may hurt efforts to sustain wild salmon runs

Steelhead trout that are originally bred in hatcheries are so genetically impaired that, even if they survive and reproduce in the wild, their offspring will also be significantly less successful at reproducing, according to a new study published today by researchers from Oregon State University. [...more]

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