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The Slovakian govt and German plant breeders sue the EU over new #GMO rules. Both lawsuits are directed against lax new European rules for a new generation of GMOs. gmwatch.org/en/latest-news/2…
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📢 No Toxic Future: Global action against Syngenta! On 3 October unite to expose the devastating impacts of @Syngenta and the pesticide industry. A mass action will also happen at its production site in Saint-Pierre-la-Garenne, France. Join the action! stop-syngenta3oct.com/poison…
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Study Links Glyphosate to Higher Risk of Preterm Birth. Every threefold increase in #glyphosate residue level meant about 35% higher odds of preterm birth overall; when you home in on spontaneous preterm birth, the odds roughly doubled. beyondpesticides.org/dailyne…
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Researchers at @uoregon found the rollout of #GMO corn—followed by exponential increases in glyphosate-based herbicides—“caused previously undocumented and unequal health costs for rural US communities” including “significantly reduced average birthweight and gestational length.”
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Register now for our webinar – Reprogramming life: Synthetic biology, digitalisation, AI & the new battle for biodiversity – 1 OCT, 1PM (UTC) | 3PM (SAST). Join us for this critical conversation as the struggle against GMOs enters a more dangerous phase: t2m.io/synthbio_reg
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Penalising peasant seed systems threatens global food supply: UN experts. Farmers across Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America face fines and imprisonment (up to 15 yrs) for saving, exchanging & selling seed under laws written for industrial seed markets. ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…
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Under Trump-ally De la Espriella aerial spraying is back in Colombia. To try & dodge criticism they're substituting glufosinate for glyphosate. But glufosinate is banned in the EU due to serious concerns regarding reproductive and developmental toxicity! latinamericareports.com/colo…
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Agribusiness giants: Bayer, Corteva, Syngenta and BASF together account for half of the global seed market, and Bayer alone accounts for 20%. These same four companies also account for 56% of the pesticides market. grain.org/en/article/7406-to…
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Check out our latest Review: Glypho-gate, Law & War—Part 1, where we do a deep dive into Bayer’s desperate quest to be shielded from ongoing litigation over the harms caused by Roundup—including its “filthy” “mind-boggling” deal that’s about to be approved gmwatch.org/en/news/news-rev…
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AI isn't building biological weapons on its own. But could it make it easier for bad actors to build them? @AnnieJacobsen tells @ianbremmer how AI could help develop bioweapons by putting specialized knowledge and expertise within reach of far more people. #gzeroworld
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Syngenta’s secrets—What the company didn’t tell the EPA about its “blockbuster” paraquat pesticide. Troves of recently revealed internal Syngenta records show what was hid so the US remains one of the world’s last large markets for widespread paraquat use. thenewlede.org/2026/09/synge…
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