Staff / TruthdigJul 19, 2014
A new laboratory technique enables biologists to "edit" the genetic makeup of entire species for purposes ranging from the benevolent to the nefarious, with the "potential to cause ecological mayhem," Antonio Regalado reports in MIT Technology Review. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Ellen Brown, Web of DebtNov 28, 2013
Global food control has nearly been achieved at grave cost to our health, and if the Trans-Pacific Partnership passes, control over not just our food but our health, our environment and our financial system will be in the hands of transnational corporations. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 23, 2013
The City of Angels may prohibit the sale and distribution of genetically modified organisms to become the biggest GMO-free zone in America. But it's not just about ridding Los Angeles of them. As one of the councilmen who proposed the measure puts it, "so goes the West, so goes the rest of the country." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJul 28, 2013
Chipotle Mexican Grill was the first U.S. restaurant chain to label which of its menu items contained genetically engineered ingredients. Now the company is taking its “food with integrity” approach one step further. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 5, 2013
Agricultural Goliath Monsanto says it doesn't know how an herbicide-resistant strain of wheat it supposedly stopped researching in 2004 made its way onto an Oregon field. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Monte Wolverton, Cagle CartoonsMay 27, 2013Dig deeper
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