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C. Biosafety and agriculture

• The case for a GM-free sustainable world [PDF file]
  This final report by the newly formed Independent Science Panel makes a strong case for a worldwide ban on GM crops to make way for a comprehensive shift to agroecology, sustainable agriculture and organic farming.
• Watchdog refutes claims of rapid global growth in GE crops (K.Raja)
• A-maize-ing Chardon LL fiaso (Lim Li Ching)
• Suppressed EC study shows GE crops will be costly for all (K.Raja) 17 May 2002
• Africa: Killer weed becomes focus of biotech debate (D.Knight) 18 Sept 2001
• Mexico: Greenpeace, government collide over transgenics (D.Cevallos) 30 Aug 2001
• Asian civil society groups condemn 'hybrid rice' 29 Aug 2001
• US panel upholds ban on biotech corn (A.Aslam) 27 July 2001
• Europe: Rules on GMOs lack safeguards, say environmentalists (B.Kenety) 26 July 2001
• Brazil: NGOs challenge production of transgenic soya (M.Osava) 26 July 2001
• Bid to approve modified corn assailed (D.Knight) 17 July 2001
• UNDP's stance on transgenics ignites debate (D.Cevallos) 12 July 2001
• UN: Cautions Africa on genetically modified crops (T.Deen) 9 July 2001
• India: GM crops have takers in cotton-producing state (M.M.Paniyil) 4 July 2001
• India: Activists thwart GM crop approval (R.Devraj) 22 June 2001
• India: Activists for rooting out GM crops (T.V.Padma) 30 May 2001
• Worldwide initiatives against GMOs
• Seedy justice (R.S.Hawa)
• GM crops may all be unstable (ISIS report)
• Farmer liable for growing biotech crops
  20 Apr 2001
• Transgenics lose ground, but refuse to give up (D.Cevallos) 20 Feb 2001
• US: Dangerously high antibiotic use in farms (D.Knight) 8 Jan 2001
• The killing fields: Terminator crops at large (M.W.Ho et al)
• The 'Golden Rice': An exercise in how not to do science (M.W.Ho)
• UK GM field trials contain 'terminator' crops (ISIS)
• Terminator recombinase does scramble genomes (ISIS)
• Best practice in the design of GM crops (ISIS)
• ISIS News No. 6 [PDF, 180kb]
• NGOs launch campaign against basmati patents (C.Raghavan) 21 Nov 2000
• Unapproved biotech corn found in UK and Denmark (D.Knight) 7 Nov 2000
• Call for ban on import of US GM corn (C.Raghavan) 7 Nov 2000
• Asia: Farmers grow cynical with corporate push on genetic engineering (K. Raja) 31 Oct 2000
• GE-ed corn sparks regulatory concerns (D.Knight) 24 Oct 2000
• Pakistan: GE-ed cotton alarms farmers, NGOs (M.Rizvi) 24 Oct 2000
• Indonesia: Deal on transgenic cotton seeds delayed (C.Raghavan/SUNS) (13 Sept 00)
• Thailand: Long march against GMOs (S.Singh)
  
• Angry Thai farmers say ban GM rice (M.W.Ho)
  
• New study fuels biotech debate (D.Knight)
  (31 Aug 00)
• Asia: GE rice research won't help resource-poor producers (C.Raghavan/SUNS)
  (9 Aug 00)
• India: Flak for nod to TNC genetic cotton trial (R.Devraj) (26 Jul 00)
• Can biotechnology help fight world hunger? (M.W.Ho) 29 June 2000
• Swallowing the tale of the swallowtails (M.W.Ho)
  
• To Bt or not to Bt: The sound science that brought down Bt crops
  
• Horizontal gene transfer happens (M.W.Ho)
  
• 'Golden rice' has no shine, say critics (K. Ng)
  
• GE-rice good for PR, not for the poor (Masipag)
  
• Biotech firms really keen to take on rice (S.Singh)
  
• Corporate claims to end terminator seeds belied (S.Singh) (16 May 00)
• ISIS News No. 4 (March 2000) [PDF]
  
• Hazards of transgenic plants containing the cauliflower mosaic viral promoter (M.W.Ho et al)
• Bt corn safety claims challenged (MASIPAG) (13 Apr 00)
• The risks of virus resistant transgenic crops (M.W.Ho et al)
  
• Who's liable for damages from GM crops? (D.Knight) (25 Feb 00)
• Biotechnology panel highlights growing scepticism (D. Knight) (17 Feb 00)
• "Cauliflower mosaic virus recombination, when and where?" (Prof  J. Cummins)
  
• Transgenic DNA in animal feed (M.W.Ho, A.Ryan)
  
• Battle royal of the 21st century (K.Dawkins)
  
• Biotechnology pilot project of the Trans-atlantic economic partnership action plan (M.W.Ho)
  
• Austria urged to take initiatives to protect the public against cancer and other risks of Monsanto's genetically modified rBST dairy products (S. Epstein)
  
• Turning the tide on a brave new world (M.W.Ho)
  
• ISIS News Update No.3
  
• Authors' reply to critiques on "Cauliflower Mosaic Viral Promoter - A Recipe for Disaster?" (M.W. Ho, A. Ryan, J. Cummins)
  
• Commentary on Nature article titled "Transgenic plants: Insecticidal toxin in root exudates from Bt corn" (Charles Benbrook)
  
• Analysis of USDA data on benefits of GE crops (Jane Rissler)
  
• Brazil's transgenic-free zone (Janet Bell/GRAIN)
  
• Turning the paddy gold: Corn in Southeast Asia (GRAIN et al)
  
• Fields of dreams: Genetech goes South (GRAIN)
  
• Too early maybe too late:Ecological risks associated with the use of naked DNA as a biological tool for research, production and therapy (A.Ryan/ISIS)
  
• Dormant viruses can be reactivated with genetically modified organisms - new research
  
• Consortium calls for suspension of release of all genetically engineered organisms
  
• Monsanto surrenders 'suicide seeds' but continues work on other Traitor technologies (RAFI)
  
• Ten reasons why GMO's won't feed the world (The Corner House)
  
• Open letter from World Scientists to all governments
  
• 10 reasons why biotechnology will not ensure food security, protect the environment and reduce poverty in the developing world (Miguel Altieri)
  
• Biotech, help or harm to developing countries? (Danielle Knight)
  
• US farmers rethink future of biotech crops (Danielle Knight)
  
• Cheers for Monsanto's reversal on 'terminator' (Danielle Knight)
  
• No to GMO: Civil Society vs. Corporate Empire  (M.W.Ho) Sept. 11, 1999.
• Head to Head Feature, Sovereign Magazine
  
• Plant losses threaten food security (Danielle Knight)
  
• US thwarts moratorium on terminator technology (G.S.Nijar/TWN)
  
• Brazil holds up RR soya planting (TWN)
  
• Brazil: Debate rages on genetically-altered seeds (Mario Osava)
  
• Andean meet sounds alert on transgenics (Kintto Lucas)
  
• Costs and benefits of biotechnology (Danielle Knight)
  
• World Scientists' Statement: Calling for a Moratorium on GM Crops and Ban on Patents
  
• World Scientists' Statement: Supplementary Information on the Hazards of Genetic Engineering Biotechnology
  
• Brazil: South seeks to block transgenic soya  (Mario Osava)
  
• Monsanto's genetic engineering trials in India are dangerous and anti-democratic. (Vandana Shiva)
  
• Destructive consequences of "Controlling Plant Gene Expression" or "TERMINATOR" Technology for Food Security and Biodiversity (Farhad Mazhar/UBINIG)
  
• From "Terminator" to "Traitor" technologies (C.Raghavan/SUNS)
  
• Monsanto project in Thailand assailed (TWN)
  
• Special Safety Concerns of Transgenic Agriculture and Related Issues - Briefing Paper for Minister of State for the Environment, The Rt Hon Michael Meacher (by ISIS)
  
• The Impact of Genetic Modification on Agriculture, Food and Health - An Interim Statement (by British Medical Association)