GMO Research
Text: In the mass media in recent months the debate about genetically modified (GM) foods has increased, and scientific journals have not been an exception. Science and other prestigious journals such as British Medical Journal, Lancet, and Nature have contributed to this broad debate, which was vigorous in 1999, particularly as a result of the …
Abstract: We summarize the major points of international debate on health risk studies for the main commercialized edible GMOs. These GMOs are soy, maize and oilseed rape designed to contain new pesticide residues since they have been modified to be herbicide-tolerant (mostly to Roundup) or to produce mutated Bt toxins. The debated alimentary chronic risks …
To the editor: In your account (January 2000) of our prepublication manuscript1, you quote the criticisms but ignore completely our full rebuttal, which was posted on the web last November2. Our manuscript3 reviews and synthesizes the scientific literature on the 35S promoter of the cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV), used to give constitutive overexpression of transgenes …
Introduction: Glyphosate is a broad-spectrum herbicide widely used to kill unwanted plants both in agriculture and in nonagricultural landscapes. Estimated use in the U.S. is between 19 and 26 million pounds per year. Most glyphosate-containing products are either made or used with a surfactant, chemicals that help glyphosate to penetrate plant cells. Glyphosate-containing products are …
Explore the science of GMOs and related pesticides, and their impact on health, agriculture and the environment The GMO Research database contains studies and journal publications that document risks or potential and actual harmful effects from GMOs (“genetically modified,” “genetically engineered,” or “bioengineered” organisms) and the related pesticides and agrichemicals. The database is meant to …
