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Nutrition Action Healthletter November 2001 David Schardt	Genetically Engineered Foods: Are They Safe? Using biotechnology to produce food has enormous potential: safer pesticides and less harm to wildlife, more nutritious foods, and greater yields to help feed the world's hungry nations. It's the risks of dicing and splicing Mother Nature that are harder to get a handle on...
Reason January 2001 Ronald Bailey	Dr. Strangelunch Or: Why we should learn to stop worrying and love genetically modified food...
AskMen.com Dustin Driver	Genetically Modified Foods Before you make any snap judgments, take the time to learn what Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are.
AskMen.com Sebastien Stefanov	Are Modified Foods Dangerous? What foods are potentially dangerous, what are the risks and how can consumers protect themselves against this new industry?
BusinessWeek July 14, 2003 Arlene Weintraub	The Outcry over "Terminator" Genes in Food Critics fear such safeguards present fresh genetic perils
Salon.com October 19, 2001 Katharine Mieszkowski	The genetically engineered pause that refreshes Corn chips and sodas are just two examples of today's "Frankenfoods," says the author of "Dinner at the New Gene Cafe"...
Food Processing April 2013 Rory Gillespie	Fear and Loathing Haunt GMOs It's difficult to balance the lack of negative scientific evidence against consumers' right to know what's in their food.
Wired May 2004 Richard Manning	Super Organics Forget Frankenfruit - the new-and-improved flavor of gene science is Earth-friendly and all-natural. Welcome to the golden age of smart breeding.
Science News August 30, 2003 Janet Raloff	Spying Genetically Engineered Crops Environmental Protection Agency scientists are exploring the use of satellites to monitor genetically engineered crops.
Nutrition Action Healthletter June 2000 Michael F. Jacobson	News From CSPI Critics and advocates of crops that are engineered to carry genes from other species are waging a battle royal. The public will hotly debate biotechnology for years to come. Our goal should be to throw out any dirty bathwater, but not the baby.
Science News March 6, 2004 Alexandra Goho	Fishy Alpha Males Lab experiments suggest that fish genetically modified to grow big fast could outcompete and thus threaten native fish in the wild.
The Motley Fool March 23, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Is Monsanto Going to Seed? Several recent news headlines referring to its genetically modified products should give investors some reason to contemplate the risks that face this biotech giant.
HHMI Bulletin Aug 2010 Sarah C.P. Williams	Switching Plants' Reproductive Methods The shipments of seeds that farms rely on at the beginning of each growing season could soon be a relic of the past. Scientists have discovered how to coax plants to clone themselves by altering their reproductive methods.
Chemistry World January 18, 2012 Rebecca Trager	BASF pulls out of Europe over GM hostility German chemical giant BASF has announced that it will halt the development or commercialization of genetically modified crops in Europe, and move its biotech R&D operations to the US.
Food Processing April 2013 Dave Fusaro	Editor's Plate: The Dangers of the Dangers of GMOs It looks like marketing and profiteering are trumping science.
BusinessWeek August 1, 2005	The Side Effects of Drugged Crops The Union of Concerned Scientists' Margaret Mellon explains the group's concerns about the dangers genetically altered food poses.
BusinessWeek January 21, 2010 Jack Kaskey	Monsanto Will Let Bio-Crop Patents Expire Genetically engineered soybeans will go generic, but woe to anyone that crosses the seed giant on new products.
The Motley Fool December 5, 2006 Brian Gorman	Monsanto Needs to Charm The company has to confront concerns over genetically modified foods soon if it hopes to keep growing. Investors, take note.
Chemistry World February 27, 2015 Maria Burke	Traits not technology should govern EU GM laws, MPs say A UK government committee is calling for changes to EU rules on genetically modified crops.
Chemistry World April 7, 2015 Ned Stafford	Future of GM in Germany hangs in the balance The German government is considering a new law to ban genetic modified organism after the European parliament passed a law allowing EU states to restrict or ban the cultivation of EU-approved GM crops.
Nutrition Action Healthletter May 2001 Michael F. Jacobson	News From CSPI There are new reasons to eat lower on the food chain, contends a new book co-edited by David Pimentel, a Cornell University professor of ecology and agricultural science...
Wired April 2003 Charles C. Mann	New and Improved! A user's guide to your genetically modified future.
Food Processing October 2012 Dave Fusaro	A More Important Vote in California Proposition 37 looks likely to ignite the GMO debate nationally. California voters will consider a proposal to require the labeling of foods with genetically modified organisms.
The Motley Fool May 19, 2004 Brian Gorman	U.N. Plants Seed for Agribusiness Its endorsement of biotech foods could clear the way for agribusiness in the developing world.
BusinessWeek April 29, 2010 Kaskey & Ligi	The Seed Makers Who Don't Pray for Rain Agricultural companies tweak crops to flourish with less.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2007 Brian Orelli	Monsanto Counts Beans Agricultural giant Monsanto is one step closer to launching its new soybean. In field-testing the new seeds have demonstrated a 7%-11% increase in yield.
Science News September 14, 2002 Janet Raloff	Afghanistan's Seed Banks Destroyed On Sept. 10, scientists in Kabul reported the loss of Afghanistan's principal agricultural insurance policy: two stores of carefully collected seeds, materials selected to represent the genetic diversity of native crops.
The Motley Fool February 27, 2009 Brian Orelli	Hooray for Stalemates! Government deadlock will likely bring more genetically engineered seeds to the EU, and good news for Syngenta, DuPont, and Dow Chemical.
The Motley Fool March 29, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Monsanto Sows the Seeds of Growth The agricultural specialist hikes earnings guidance on the back of strong sales. The present valuation may look rich, but investors shouldn't underestimate this growing titan.
Chemistry World November 10, 2014 Rebecca Trager	US states reject GM labeling laws Voters in Oregon and Colorado have rejected ballot measures that would have required foods containing genetically modified organisms to be labeled as such in those states.
The Motley Fool April 15, 2009 Brian Orelli	No Bumper Crop, but Bans Aplenty for Monsanto Germany's move to ban planting of Monsanto's genetically modified corn seeds won't be a major hit to sales, but it's the thought that counts.
Chemistry World July 22, 2013 Phillip Broadwith	Monsanto abandons GM crops in Europe The company will focus on conventional breeding to develop new crop varieties in the EU, and develop biotech crops in regions where they are more accepted, such as North America.
Reason April 2004 Brian Doherty	Patent Sense Patents are running out on some genetically modified crop seeds.
HHMI Bulletin May 2010 Amber Dance	Peering Back in Time Joseph P. Noel wants to use paleontology to learn how plants endured history's harsh climates and how to ready crops to face severe conditions in the future.
Chemistry World January 15, 2015 Ned Stafford	New EU law set to open door to GM crops After nearly five years of debate the European parliament has finally approved a new law that will allow EU nations to restrict or ban the cultivation of GM crops within their borders.
Chemistry World October 30, 2015 Emma Stoye	GM tomato is a factory for healthy nutrients A tomato that has been genetically engineered to produce large quantities of potentially health-boosting compounds -- including flavanols and anthocyanins -- has been developed.
The Motley Fool April 5, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	This GM Actually Works Monsanto's path may be strewn with weeds, but rewards could still lurk within. This is a good company, and looks to be undervalued by a mid-teens percentage. Investors, take note.
Chemistry World October 24, 2013 Ned Stafford	Global treaty on mercury emissions signed A global treaty designed to cut emissions of the toxic heavy metal mercury into the environment, took another major step forward with formal adoption earlier this month.
National Gardening	Maintaining a Vegetable Garden Healthy, vigorous vegetable plants produce the most flavorful and bountiful harvests. Give your garden plants the moisture and nutrients they need, and keep them weeded and harvested for tasty and nutritious crops.
National Gardening	Corn: Planting Variations If you like experimenting, there are some variations on the basic planting methods you may want to try.
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi	Second Harvest July is the perfect month to start thinking about the fall garden. Many of the vegetables you've enjoyed from the garden this spring and early summer can be grown and harvested this fall as well.
Geotimes February 2005 Naomi Lubick	Kyoto Ratified After a decade of negotiations, the Kyoto global climate change treaty is set to go into effect Feb. 16, but may remain relatively ineffectual on a global scale.
Chemistry World June 25, 2012	US GM Labelling Rule Quashed A US proposal that would have given individual states a mandate to set whether food manufacturers should have to communicate information about genetically modified organisms directly to consumers has been quashed by the Senate.
Chemistry World January 21, 2013 Maria Burke	Global convention to limit mercury agreed Governments from around the world agreed to a global, legally-binding treaty on Saturday to limit mercury use. This is the first new major environmental treaty in over a decade.
Chemistry World August 12, 2015 Ned Stafford	Scotland moves to ban GM crops under EU law The Scottish government has announced that it intends to ban the cultivation of GM crops approved by EU regulatory authorities within its borders.
Food Processing May 2012 Dave Fusaro	Editor's Plate: The Food Industry Responds to Fighting Back Readers respond to our May cover story, The Food Industry Fights Back by commenting on high fructose corn syrup, genetically modified foods, and more.
National Defense December 2007 Grace Jean	United States and Britain at Odds Over Weapons Sales Regulations The United States and the United Kingdom, remain at odds over an international arms trade treaty favored by the United Nations.
Chemistry World October 30, 2009 Sean Milmo	GM traces cause chemical feedstock shortage The European Commission is speeding up approval of the import and processing of two genetically modified maize varieties in the European Union to prevent disruption of the oleochemical supply chain.
Salon.com November 17, 2000 Dawn MacKeen	U.S. clash on global warming A new Department of Energy report undermines the position of U.S. negotiators at a U.N. conference on reducing greenhouse gases...
Popular Mechanics June 13, 2008 Erin McCarthy	5 Reasons Why Researchers Say The Happening Is Junk Science In these days of melting ice caps and wild weather, M. Night Shyamalan's new movie poses an interesting question: What happens if the environment, spurred by centuries of pollution and disregard, turns against us?