Latest Genetic engineering Stories

TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- In support of Non-GMO month, the Health Ranger has released a new rap song with a music video called "Just Say No to GMO." Written and performed by the Health Ranger, this new song takes aim at the biotech industry by exposing the dangers of genetically modified foods while promoting the Non-GMO Project Verified logo that helps consumers identify foods that are safe to eat. The music video can be viewed on the NaturalNews.TV video site at:...

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- On Sunday, Oct. 10, Whole Foods Market and retailers across the country will celebrate Non-GMO Day to raise consumer awareness about the presence of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the food supply. Driven by the nonprofit Non-GMO Project, this Sunday's events are designed to send a wakeup call to consumers across the country. "Most Americans aren't familiar with GMOs or aware of the extent of their use in food," explains Joe Dickson, Whole...

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers have a right to know what is in their food! That's Whole Foods Market's message as it partners with the nonprofit Non-GMO Project to raise awareness about the presence of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the food supply. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090707/DA42720) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090707/DA42720) "Shoppers want more information about what's happening to their food," said Michael Besancon,...

A research and development effort by the University of Notre Dame, the University of Wyoming, and Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. has succeeded in producing transgenic silkworms capable of spinning artificial spider silks."This research represents a significant breakthrough in the development of superior silk fibers for both medical and non-medical applications," said Malcolm J. Fraser Jr., a Notre Dame professor of biological sciences. "The generation of silk fibers having...

A report presented today by Health and Consumer Policy Commissioner John Dalli to the Agriculture Council concludes that specific measures relating to storing and the application of isolation distances can help limit or avoid the co-mingling of genetically modified (GM) maize with conventional and organic maize. In particular, the Best Practice Document, prepared by the European Coexistence Bureau (ECoB) and published by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC), notes that...

A group of experts is urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to hold off on approving genetically modified salmon fit for consumption.David Senior, the chairman of a committee of independent experts consulting the FDA and a professor of veterinary medicine at Louisiana State University, told reporter Jean-Louis Santini that he and his 14 colleagues were "sending a message for further studies."Santini notes that the committee members, who had been meeting at a hotel in...

The world's largest chemical company, BASF, was criticized recently after it told Brussels investigators that a "human error" was made after seeds from a new strain of genetically modified potato were found in a Swedish field. The German company, which is authorized to grow a strain of GM potato called Amflora but not the experimental Amadea variety, told the European Commission that the wrong seed was accidentally fed into the wrong tube, according to commission spokesman Frederic...

Biopharmaceutical firms and other life science organizations are taking definitive steps toward creating greener working environments and developing more sustainable operations, reports Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN). This promising trend was made clear through a series of presentations and panel discussions that took place at GEN's (www.genengnews.com/gen-articles/biopharma-s-going-green/3381), "GreenBioPharma" conference, which was recently held in...

U.S. health officials are expected to determine whether genetically engineered fish are safe to eat in a decision that could deliver the first altered animal food to consumers' dinner plates. The fish in question is manipulated to grow twice as fast as traditional Atlantic salmon, something its creator Aqua Bounty Technologies Inc. says could help boost the nation's fish sector and reduce pressure on the environment. However, consumer advocates and food safety experts say that splicing and...

Scientists are turning to a decades-old technique to better understand the physical effects of compression on macromolecules and how it might impact their research in proteomics, mass spectrometry, protein extraction, and tissue investigations, reports Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN). These studies are built upon the early ultrahigh pressure discoveries of the late Nobel Prize winner in Physics, Percy Bridgman, Ph.D., who was a professor at Harvard from 1908 to 1954,...