In just 16 minutes, Don’t Let the Gene Out of the Bottle sounds the alarm on the planet-critical threat of gene-edited microbes and how we can come together, make our voices heard, and demand proper regulation and containment of this nature-bending technology. Don’t Let the Gene Out of the Bottle powerfully conveys the threat to the human and […]
Animal Pharm: Food For Thought
Mother Nature can no longer claim total dominion over the future of evolution. Some of the planet’s most commonly consumed animals are undergoing extensive genetic manipulation in laboratory settings across the globe. Scientists can create new breeds of cows, chickens and fish that grow faster, leaner and more muscular than ever before. Even fruits and […]
The Monsanto Papers – the secret tactics Monsanto used to protect Roundup, its star product
Glyphosate, more commonly known as Roundup®, is the most widely used herbicide on the planet. It’s also the central cash cow for the agrochemical giant Monsanto. Undeniably effective in controlling the growth of crop-destroying weeds, the chemical is also the main culprit in a series of suspected risks to humans, animals and the environment in […]
GM soybean oil causes less obesity and insulin resistance but is harmful to liver function
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have tested a genetically-modified (GM) soybean oil used in restaurants and found that while it induces less obesity and insulin resistance than conventional soybean oil, its effects on diabetes and fatty liver are similar to those of conventional soybean oil. Soybean oil is the major vegetable cooking oil […]
Percy Movie – The “David-and-Goliath” fight against Monsanto
Follow the story of small-town farmer Percy through his battle with Monsanto, when the company’s GMO canola was discovered in the then farmer’s crops. Based on events from a 1998 lawsuit, PERCY follows Saskatchewan farmer Percy Schmeiser, who challenges a major conglomerate when the company’s genetically modified canola is discovered in the 70-year-old farmer’s crops. […]
FDA announces genetically modified cotton set to be used for human consumption
The FDA has approved a new protein-packed source of food for human consumption that tastes like chickpeas, but that doesn’t mean you should be lining up to buy it. The new food is genetically modified cottonseed, and proponents are claiming it could solve world hunger – a pretty typical empty promise that has been made about […]
America’s most widely consumed oil causes genetic changes in the brain
New UC Riverside research shows soybean oil not only leads to obesity and diabetes, but could also affect neurological conditions like autism, Alzheimer’s disease, anxiety, and depression. Used for fast food frying, added to packaged foods, and fed to livestock, soybean oil is by far the most widely produced and consumed edible oil in the […]
No clear path for golden rice to reach consumers
Heralded as a genetically modified crop with the potential to save millions of lives, Golden Rice has just been approved as safe for human and animal consumption by regulators in the Philippines. The rice is a beta carotene-enriched crop that is intended to reduce Vitamin A deficiency (VAD), a health problem in very poor areas. […]
FDA Releases ‘Feed Your Mind’ initiative on genetically engineered foods
In an effort to educate consumers on genetically engineered, aka genetically modified (GMO), foods, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has compiled a packet of messages on what GMOs are and where you can find them. “GMOs are a common part of today’s food supply,” the FDA says on its website. “Most GMO crops are […]
Summary of the Tryptophan Toxicity Incident
Food supplements, such as amino acids, are often manufactured by fermentative processes, in which large quantities of bacteria are grown in vats, and the food supplement is extracted from the bacteria and purified. One amino acid, tryptophan has been produced in this way for many years. In the late 1980’s the company Showa Denko K.K. […]