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How Frankenstein unfairly sways the GMO debate
In 1992, when I was just two years old, a commentator (a professor of English, appropriately enough) writing to the New York Times distilled all the fear of genetic engineering rife at the time with the fear of “playing God” so popularized by Mary Shelley, into a single word: “Frankenfood.” Twenty-five years later…
As armyworm invasion devastates crops, Ugandan scientists bemoan GMO political stalemate
Ugandan scientists are confident that their latest field trials of genetically modified drought-tolerant and insect-resistant maize are yielding promising results, and say the seeds should be ready for farmers within two years — if the political environment improves. The ongoing trial of Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA) hybrids at…
Are the anti-GMO and anti-vaccine movements merging?
The anti-vaccine and anti-GMO movements — driven by similar conspiracist fears about big corporations, ideological preference for "natural" alternatives and opposition to modern science generally — are increasingly overlapping.
Giving farmers the freedom to make choices
It's an injustice for activists from wealthy western countries to deny farmers in the developing world access to modern technology and the freedom to make their own choices.
Uganda likely to pass its Biotech Bill next week
Uganda’s long-awaited national Biotechnology and Biosafety Bill was delayed again yesterday, but is likely to be passed next Tuesday, according to the nation’s Minister of Science Technology and Innovation.
Uganda’s Parliament to reconsider long-stalled “GMO bill”
The future of GMO crops in Uganda lies with a biosafety bill now before Parliament.