Food of the Future: The Promises and Controversies of Biotech Foods
Foods derived from biotechnology, such as genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and synthetic plant proteins, are the subject of heated debate. ...
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Dengue: Brazil releases GMO mosquitoes to stop the epidemic
Genetically modified mosquitoes have been introduced into the wild to prevent the transmission of viruses that cause diseases like dengue ...
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Shortage of sunflower oil: Foodwatch demands transparency in case of recipe changes
The Foodwatch consumer association is alarmed by the shortage of sunflower oil caused by the war in Ukraine. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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GMO foods would be safe in the short term
© FotoliaDo foods containing GMOs pose a risk to the consumer? According to a report from theAmerican Academy of Sciences, ...
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Zika virus attacking GMO mosquito in Florida
© istockMosquitoes to counter mosquitoes. The Zika epidemic is progressing, especially in Colombia, with 51,000 people infected with the virus, ...
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Zika: the GMO mosquito will be well authorized in Florida
© ThinkstockGMO mosquitoes will soon be flying over Florida skies. The idea emerged last March: genetically modified mosquitoes could neutralize ...
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Vines: camels possible remedy for the short-knotted virus
Alsatian researchers may have found a solution against a virus that affects two thirds of French vineyards.Does the court-knotted virus ...
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Netherlands Antilles: 15 million GMO mosquitoes will be released
The Netherlands have given the green light for this year-long experiment on the island of Saba, which is home to ...
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Bioterrorism: why synthetic biology worries
Terrorist organizations have always focused on the construction of biological weapons. A threat that is growing with the rise of ...
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GMOs: research polluted by conflicts of interest
An INRA meta-analysis on a GMO shows that 40% of the studies present conflicts of interest of a financial nature.Some ...
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Researchers reprogram mouse cells to make them younger
By genetically reprogramming the cells of their bodies, researchers have succeeded in rejuvenating a group of mice. Has science unraveled ...
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Zika: Florida could use transgenic mosquitoes
US federal health authorities believe that GMO mosquitoes have no impact on the environment. Florida could therefore soon organize a ...
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GMOs: no short-term health risk
The American Academy of Sciences presented a favorable report on GMOs. They would be dangerous neither for health, nor for ...
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Zika: a GMO mosquito soon released in Florida
The American health authorities have given an agreement in principle to release GMO mosquitoes in order to fight against the ...
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GMOs: United States authorizes genetically modified salmon
Genetically modified salmon is authorized in the United States. It is the first animal product to obtain this sesame.Americans will ...
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GMOs: marketing tests distorted by lab rat food
The food of laboratory rats could distort the results of certain experiments carried out on them. This is the case ...
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The European Commission authorizes the import of 19 GMOs
19 GMOs can be imported within the borders of the European Union. The European Commission authorized it on April 24. ...
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Soon GMO pigs as organ donors?
© ThinkstockIt's no secret that France faces an organ shortage that gets worse every year. Thus, in 2008, 222 people ...
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Dengue fever: Brazil opens transgenic mosquito plant
In Brazil, the fight against dengue is making great strides: a factory that will produce transgenic mosquitoes has been inaugurated. ...
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The GMO banana doped with vitamin A, it is (maybe) for tomorrow
© iStockVitamin A, she pampers our complexion, maintains our sight, boosts our immune system, has anti-aging properties and is even ...
Read moreGMO foods: WHO remains cautious
June 27, 2005 - Authors of a preliminary report1 recently published by the World Health Organization (WHO) believe that genetically ...
Read moreGMOs: Professor Séralini accuses
Professor Gilles-Eric Séralini yesterday accused the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) at the University of Caen of serious professional misconduct. ...
Read moreToxicity of GMOs, the European agency invalidates the French study on rats
"Insufficient scientific quality" ... It is in these terms that the European Food Safety Authority (Efsa) rejected the study by ...
Read moreGMOs, war is declared
"The very serious American journal Food and Chemical Toxicology is launching a real bomb on September 19," the Nouvel Observarteur ...
Read moreGMOs without risk for animals
The suspicion towards GMOs is very strong, but a study risks to twist the neck to the received ideas. Animals ...
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