Latest Genetic engineering Stories

LA JOLLA, Calif., April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For more than 25 years, Kashi has cared about making foods with the health of people and planet in mind. From avoiding the use of high fructose corn syrup since the day the company was formed, to today purchasing more than 35 million pounds of organic ingredients annually and being a partner of the Non-GMO Project, Kashi has always been part of progressing positive change. (Photo:...

PHILADELPHIA, April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Homesweet Homegrown: How to Grow, Make and Store Food, No Matter Where You Live, is an essential guide to DIY food for the modern homestead. Written by Grow Indie.com founder Robyn Jasko, and illustrated by Jennifer Biggs, this new book published by Microcosm Press is empowering people everywhere to grow their own organic, non-gmo food, whether they live in a high-rise city apartment or an acre in the suburbs. The authors recently...

U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Chevron Are Runners-Up in Facebook Balloting WASHINGTON, March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Just in time for April Fool's Day, Green America announced the winners of its online contest to determine the biggest "Corporate Fool": Agricultural and chemical giant Monsanto came in first, followed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Chevron. To honor Monsanto as the nation's biggest corporate fool, a donation was made in the name of Monsanto CEO...

WASHINGTON, March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Friday, March 16, 2012, Occupy Monsanto's agents of change with the Genetic Crimes Unit (GCU), a group designed to protect America from genetically modified foods, will wear bio-hazmat suits when they visit Congress. The group will gather at Capitol South Metro station at noon on March 16 to highlight how chemical company Monsanto is contaminating our political process. The GCU opposes Monsanto's bid to increase spraying of food...

The Seed Production industry consists of large corporations that develop and supply genetically modified (GM) seeds to corn, soybean and cotton farmers. During the five years to 2012, the federal government’s energy mandates have spurred demand for ethanol, aiding revenue growth. In 2007, revenue jumped 16.4%, supporting the five-year estimated average increase of 8.7% from 2007 to 2012. Also, global shortages of key commodities like wheat and cotton drove the price of these crops up and...

Scientists are researching ways to help solve health problems by way of Genetically Modified (GM) foods. Blood oranges, for example have been found to help stave off the absorption of fat, helping to reduce the amount of fat absorbed by the body and reducing the severity of obesity. But, blood oranges are not exactly the favorite orange, at least for UK consumers. Scientists are looking at ways to include the beneficial nutrients in blood oranges, called anthocyanins, within GM oranges...

Experts say at least $20 million to $30 million in government research is needed over the next decade to adequately identify and address the possible ecological risks of synthetic biology, an emerging area of research focused on the design and construction of new biological parts and systems, or modification of existing ones, to create new applications in areas ranging from energy to chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Without key research into these risks and appropriate federal oversight,...

Max Planck scientists analysing the release of genetically modified insects into the environment have found that the available scientific information can be misleading While genetically modified plants have already been introduced into the wild on a large scale in some parts of the world, the release of genetically modified animals is still at a relatively early stage. A team of scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology in Plön, Germany has now published a study...

Shareholder's Resolution Would Require Chemical Giant to Study Risks of its Genetically Engineered Crops Protests Outside Monsanto 2012 Annual Meeting Planned ST. LOUIS, Jan. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, January 24 at 1:30 PM, Monsanto officers and shareholders will vote on a shareholder proposal to create a study of "material financial risks or operational impacts" associated with its chemical products and genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The proposal...

BOSTON, Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With more than a half-million consumers already on board, a campaign petitioning the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to label genetically engineered (GE) food today launched the video "Labels Matter" to garner even more consumer awareness and participation. Encouraging consumers to fight to know what is in their food, the video is the result of collaboration between the Just Label It campaign (www.justlabelit.org) and filmmaker...