“Cloning is inevitable. No way can you stop science.” Tech determinism is comically oversimplified. We can affect tech direction—as with human cloning. Anyone regret we haven’t empowered rich egomaniacs to create clones whose organs they can then harvest? davekarpf.substack.com/p/the-myth-of-…

Iowa farmers fighting cancer risk seek accountability as Bayer pushes for lawsuit protection. Weakening liability laws could not just make it harder to get justice but allow potentially dangerous chemicals to remain in widespread use with minimal oversight ehn.org/iowa-farmers-f…

Bayer is considering declaring its subsidiary Monsanto insolvent to stop the lawsuits. "If that's true, it'd be outrageous. It'd leave #glyphosate victims almost empty-handed," said Brigitte Hincha-Weisel of Coordination gegen BAYER-Gefahren (CBG). "The question is whether the courts will go along with it."

#Glyphosate, a pesticide linked to cancer, found in tampons at levels 40 times higher than the legal limit for water. Chemicals absorbed through the vagina directly enter the bloodstream, bypassing the body’s detoxification systems. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Study: Overuse of #GMO Bt corn leads to pest resistance in US corn. The impact of this overuse can be seen in farmers’ profits as more and more of their corn now falls victim to corn rootworm with little ability to prevent it. michiganfarmnews.com/study-overuse-…

Fantastic G.M article on the folly of #GMO poplars for carbon storage, points out the company "is not interested in reducing the use of fossil fuels, since it offers carbon compensation [offsets] to companies that release C02 into the atmosphere." stopgetrees.org/infogm-bioengi…

Never going to happen, and it shouldn't. We've heard this BS before to let GMOs in organics. phys.org/news/2025-05-e… via Phys.org

Look out Australia, the #GMO purple tomato is headed down under! 🇦🇺 fruitnet.com/produce-plus/a… And remember there is no proof of the much-hyped health benefit claims and no evidence of food safety gmwatch.org/en/main-menu/n…

👋 Meet Mike. He’s protecting our food democracy. Are you? We met Mike at our second peaceful supermarket vigil in Orewa today. Mike’s speaking up about the hidden dangers of the Gene Tech Bill, a new law that could let genetically altered foods (GMOs) flood our shelves

All India Farmers Union (AIKS) opposes promotion of gene-edited crop varieties. ‘‘Our bitter experience with Bt cotton should not be forgotten. Farmers must not be turned into passive consumers of corporate-controlled technologies.” #GMO thehindu.com/news/national/…

GMO fish firm AquaBounty's annual shareholder meeting was convened as scheduled on Thursday, but immediately adjourned because not enough people showed up. It has already sold off its Canadian assets and has ended its #GMO fish operations in the US. toledoblade.com/business/devel…

GMO Cotton Industry Must Be Made Accountable For Successive Crop Failures. Tens of thousands of farmers have paid the price for the failed promises of the #GMO industry, and many are still waiting for compensation for the crop losses they have suffered. bizzbuzz.news/opinion/cotton…

Fascinating piece by the developmental and evolutionary biologist Stuart Newman about his long history of opposition to human genetic engineering—not least because of the biological hazards involved, and the steps he and colleagues have taken to flag up the extent of their concerns.