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In Light of Big Mistakes Made by Developers of “Poster Child” GMO Products like Hornless Cattle and Golden Rice, FDA is Justified in Requiring Regulation

Posted on February 17, 2020 by Belinda

Earlier this month, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published its analysis of what has been touted as the “Poster Child” of gene-edited animals: cattle genetically engineered (GE) to prevent them from developing horns. As mentioned in an … Continue reading →

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Golden Rice: Of Good Intentions, Insertional Mutants, Human Error, and the Need for Better Regulation of GMOs

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Belinda

After learning that the genetically engineered (GE) Golden Rice “event” being bred into varieties of rice favored by Indian farmers turned out to have a mutation—a mutation created as a result of the genetic engineering process itself (you can check … Continue reading →

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Golden Rice Showcases Both the Potential Benefits and Potential Risks of Crop Genetic Engineering

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Belinda

It’s been nearly two years since a group of Nobel laureates published a letter supporting “Precision Agriculture (GMOs)” and, more specifically, Golden Rice, the genetic engineering project first embarked upon in the mid-1990’s to “reduce or eliminate much of the … Continue reading →

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