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A key reason gene editing shouldn't be deregulated is all the hype about its precision & accuracy is BS. Even Harvard's George Church calls #CRISPR "a blunt axe". He says, "it's called editing, I think it's really genome vandalism." Yet the Govt thinks it needs no safety checks!
"#CRISPR can persist in cells for weeks, bouncing around the chromosomes, producing damage to DNA over and over again every time it finds a near match to the intended target"—@eben_kirksey on how the 'gene editing' metaphor hides the messy cellular reality us.macmillan.com/books/97812…
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Human rights organization accuses Israel of pursuing a "scorched earth policy" with "chemical substances" (now known to be #glyphosate) and white phosphorus. Says the spraying of farmland in Lebanon and Syria amounts to war crime, targets civilian survival euromedmonitor.org/en/articl…
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Israel's poison war: "Slaughtering the Arabs with 'modern' weapons." The use of #glyphosate and white phosphorus by the Israeli army is in the tradition of colonial warfare. And glyphosate and white phosphorus are products of a German corporation—@Bayer jungewelt.de/artikel/523176.…
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Glyphosate has been used in both Colombia & Brazil against Indigenous communities to drive them from their land in the interests of big ag corporations. Sprayed from the air, those affected report dizziness, headaches, stomach aches, nausea & diarrhea; doctors speak of poisoning.
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Bayer Shares Hinge On Two Court Decisions After $60 Billion Rout. The next few weeks are make or break for the German company and its ill-fated purchase of #Monsanto, which has led to a 60% slump in its shares. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Investors are awaiting a US Supreme Court ruling on Bayer’s bid to stop tens of thousands of lawsuits. Around the same time, a fairness hearing over a separate $7.25 billion class-action settlement to resolve current and future cancer lawsuits over Roundup is also scheduled.
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Even if both cases go Bayer’s way, the company has other legal battles to face. Bayer already agreed to pay ~$2 billion in PCB settlements, and potentially faces billions more. “The lesson of the last decade I’d draw is: there’s always someone in the US who wants to sue Monsanto”
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The Roundup Controversy Just Reached Point Reyes. Locals Are Furious About #Glyphosate Spraying in a State Park. activenorcal.com/?p=49323
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17 June 🇪🇺Parliament will decide on deregulation of new GMO techniques. Protest the threat of a slew of patents on seeds, contamination of organics, and the removal of safety checks, transparency & traceability.
WHEN? 16 June 8am-12pm
WHERE? In front of 🇪🇺Parliament in Strasbourg
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The Ecuadorian govt is considering authorizing the planting of genetically modified bananas, even though the Constitution prohibits it. Currently, 99% of exported bananas are of the Cavendish variety and this narrow genetic base makes them disease prone. accionecologica.org/banano-t…
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The High Court found the government did not investigate fully the consequences of its decision to deregulate gene-edited organisms before removing safeguards. "The government's 'precision breeding' dreams have been sent into a tailspin..."
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The High Court finds UK government did not investigate fully the consequences of its decision to deregulate GMO before removing safeguards
thegrocer.co.uk/news/gene-ed…
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GMWatch retweeted
Jun 13
TFW when you look at an Onion headline and think to yourself "that's actually kind of within the realm of possibility right now" 😬
My first thought was maybe Bayer developed GMO corn that can withstand high temps?
The quest is on to monetize fire!
theonion.com/epa-approves-us…
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GMWatch retweeted
Jun 13
🚨 Farmers don't decide what food sells. Consumers do.
"Without consumers buying our products, whether here in New Zealand or overseas, farmers don't have a business."
Global consumer demand is clearly moving towards non-GMO, organic, natural, and less tampered with food.
So why would New Zealand risk one of the strongest food brands in the world?
🎙️ Clip from the GE Honesty Podcast w/ @Farmingwithwalt
🧬 KEEP GE IN THE LAB, NOT OUR FOOD.
✋ STOP THE GENE TECH BILL & HSNO AMENDMENT BILL.
#NewZealand #NZPol #Farming #Organic #FoodSecurity #GMO
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GMWatch retweeted
Jun 10
What can you do to support our efforts to fix the UK’s Genetic Technology Regulations? You can use our free web tool to write to your MP about the High Court’s ruling and tell them it's time to uphold transparency, traceability and consumer choice. See more details here: beyond-gm.org/its-time-to-fi… #FixTheRegulations
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GMWatch retweeted
Jun 12
Thank you so very much @GMWatch for sharing our crowdfunder link. We are immensely grateful to everyone who is supporting us now and who has been by our side from the beginning always believing in us and our vision. The trust and kindness that we have encountered in every way is inconceivable. First-time filmmaking is extra challenging, as you have nothing to show yet and the obstacles just keep on coming. The amazing response we have received so far in our plea to help with our final hurdle has been truly heartwarming. Thank you for this immense support! With special thanks to Claire Robinson and Prof. Michael Antoniou!💛
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EU Ministers are meeting in just a few days to vote on deregulating geneticially-engineered AI-designed microbes. Tell them to keep genetically-engineered bacteria and viruses out of Europe! actions.eko.org/a/eu-keep-ge…
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GM microorganism engineered to outcompete natural mouth bacteria on sale in US. The GMO continuously produces ethanol—known carcinogen—in place of the lactic acid it naturally produces. Spreading of the GM bacteria between people—incl infants—highly likely saveourseeds.org/briefings/i…
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European Commission plans to accelerate the release of GM microorganisms by substantially lowering safety standards. GM bacteria could soon be introduced into digestive tracts of animals, added to food, sprayed in the environment. Use in humans coming too! testbiotech.org/en/news/euro…
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A new #GMO rice claimed to be high in iron & zinc has been approved in the Philippines. Farmers group @MASIPAGFarmers strongly challenges the approval and cautions against the continued framing of malnutrition as a problem that can be solved by GMO crops. masipag.org/press-release-ma…
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Abundant natural sources of iron & zinc exist. Primary drivers of malnutrition are economic & structural—not the absence of engineered traits in rice. Techno-fixes such as GMOs fail to address these underlying conditions and risk diverting attention from urgent systemic reforms.
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Urgent Take Action: 📲 Phone your Parliamentarians!
Less than a week till the European Parliament votes to deregulate GMOs and abolish new #GMO labelling.
Our last chance to save food transparency—every single call counts! Easy to do guide—start here: blacked-out-ingredients.eu/e…
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