A cloned Turkish Angola kitten gives off a red fluorescence glow while an ordinary one appears to be green in this picture taken under ultraviolet light at a laboratory of Gyeongsang National University in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, Wednesday. The cloned cat’s genes were modified with a fluorescent protein.
Read more »South African farmers suffered million of dollars in lost income when 82,000 hectares of GMO maize failed to produce hardly any seeds. “Monsanto says they just made a mistake in the laboratory ; but we are saying that is (a general) biotechnology failure. You cannot make a mistake with three different varieties of corn”, those were the words of Mariam Mayet.
Read more »Nanoparticles are completely unregulated! Which chocolates, beers and infant foods contain them? You’ll be surprised. Friends of the Earth let’s you know. Learn a little more or download the 66-page report.
Read more »There is interest among our partners about Monsanto, especially in India where there has been enthusiastic resistance against their efforts to grow transgenic crops. Chetna is one such group, which is part of Joining Hands. Enjoy the film…
Read more »One bad reason to go GMO. Four good reasons not to…
Read more »The Lesotho (know where it is? let us know in a comment) and Los Ranchos Presbytery Joining Hands partnership is looking into the role of GMOs, or genetic engineering, in their food system. Monsanto, the prime mover in GMO research…
Read more »Ten and ten are a lot! I’m combining the last few so we can hear from other authors about the growing food crisis – what some have called “peak food,” because of some parallels to Peak Oil. On that note,…
Read more »One conclusion from Anitra’s reflections below is that food sovereignty, including greater self-reliance on one’s own region and country for food security, is critical. Poor rice yields in places like Vietnam and China force those countries to limit exports. This…
Read more »Water and climate are already huge challenges and they will likely be the central issues for this century. Organic farming can reduce water use tremendously, which also lessens the need for fuel for irrigation. Read on to learn about other…
Read more »…and I hope you all are enjoying the cute British spelling – like tonne and demonise… YES Organic #3. Greenhouse gas emissions and climate change Despite organic farming’s low-energy methods, it is not in reducing demand for power that the…
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