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Insecticides from genetically modified corn are present in adjacent streams

September 6, 2022 by Captain Organic Planet

A study by University of Notre Dame ecologist Jennifer Tank and colleagues reveals that streams throughout the Midwest are receiving transgenic materials from corn crop byproducts, even six months after harvest. Transgenic maize (corn) has been genetically engineered to produce its own insecticide, a delta endotoxin from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). Bt endotoxins deter crop pests, […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: Bt, corn, genetically engineered, genetically modifed corn, genetically modified, gmo, streams

STUDY FIRST TO LINK WEED KILLER ROUNDUP® TO CONVULSIONS IN ANIMALS

September 6, 2022 by Captain Organic Planet

A recent report by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found more than 80 percent of urine samples from children and adults in the U.S. contained the herbicide glyphosate. A study by Florida Atlantic University and Nova Southeastern University takes this research one step further and is the first to link the use of the herbicide Roundup®, a widely […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: convulsions, glyphosate, gmo, herbicide, nervous system, Roundup, weed killer

Mandatory labeling on genetically engineered foods may reduce customer purchases

August 24, 2022 by Captain Organic Planet

Labels alerting customers that products contain ingredients from genetically engineered plants may reduce sales, at least in the short term, according to a new study from a research team including an agricultural economist in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences. The study analyzed sales trend data from Vermont after a law went into effect requiring […]

Filed Under: GMO's Tagged With: Food, food labels, genetically engineered, genetically engineered food, genetically modified, genetically modified food, gmo, gmo's, non-gmo

Researchers unravel how stevia controls blood sugar levels

June 10, 2022 by Captain Organic Planet

What makes stevia taste so extremely sweet? And how does the sweetener keep our blood sugar level under control? Researchers at KU Leuven (University of Leuven, Belgium) have discovered that stevia stimulates a protein that is essential for our perception of taste and is involved in the release of insulin after a meal. These results […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: blood, blood sugar, Food, gmo, health

Report: Monsanto forced science journal to RETRACT study of Roundup dangers

July 25, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

Monsanto pressured a scientific journal to retract a study about its flagship herbicide Roundup. This is according to a new report that alleges that the company launched a concerted effort against the author of a study that found that rats exposed to the glyphosate-based herbicide over an extended period of time developed tumors. Animal studies in favor of […]

Filed Under: GMO's Tagged With: gmo, herbicide, monsanto, Roundup, Seralini

Japan Launches World’s First Genome-Edited Tomato

May 3, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

The first direct consumption genome-edited tomato was launched in Japan by Sanatech Seed. The Japanese ministries in-charge have announced their determination that the genome-edited tomato will not be regulated as a genetically modified product. Sanatech Seed’s Sicilian Rouge High GABA tomato was developed using CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology. The tomato contains high levels of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), an amino […]

Filed Under: GMO's Tagged With: CRISPR, genetically modified, genome, gmo, tomato

Don’t Let the Gene Out of the Bottle, Sounding the alarm on genetically engineered microbes

April 25, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

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 […]

Filed Under: GMO's Tagged With: genetically engineered, gmo

The Monsanto Papers – the secret tactics Monsanto used to protect Roundup, its star product

January 17, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

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 […]

Filed Under: Monsanto Tagged With: cancer, farmers, genetically engineered, glyphosate, gmo, monsanto, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Roundup

GM soybean oil causes less obesity and insulin resistance but is harmful to liver function

January 16, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

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 […]

Filed Under: GMO's Tagged With: genetically engineered, genetically modified, genetically modified food, gmo, liver, obesity, soy, soybean, soybean oil

Percy Movie – The “David-and-Goliath” fight against Monsanto

December 24, 2020 by Captain Organic Planet

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. […]

Filed Under: GMO's Tagged With: canola, farmer, genetically engineered, genetically modified, genetically modified organism, gmo, monsanto, movie

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