CRISPR-based gene-editing tools are being developed to correct specific defective sections of the genome to cure inherited genetic diseases, with some applications already in clinical trials. However, ...

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Former chair Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP). Former Trustee of Sense About Science. Sat on Food Standards Agency's General Advisory Committee on Science.

Does mention of allergen-free peanuts, striga-resistant cowpeas, salt-resistant wheat, beta-carotene rich sweet potatoes, and virus-resistant cassavas make you think of GM? If so, you've missed the ...

After years of being detected at alarming levels, the pesticide glyphosate is being found at lower levels, on average, in cereal and other oat-based products that children and adults enjoy, according ...

Honorary research fellow at the Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI) and part of pro-GM lobby group CropGen.

How a chemical and pharmaceutical giant with an appalling record of corporate crimes became a key player in the development, commercialization and sale of GM crops Bayer AG is a chemical and ...

Covert PR operations involving the secret profiling of over 3,000 people and organisations considered “critics” of the pesticide industry recently made headlines around the world. The secret profiles, ...

White House Writers Group (WHWG) and v-Fluence strategised to lower UK environmental standards to match those of the US. Report: Claire Robinson Now it has emerged that the White House Writers Group ...

Claims to represent corn farmers' interests but funders include Syngenta and Monsanto.