Tag: GMO

Gene editing or gene modification in agriculture? What’s better – or worse?

Genetically modified (GM - or GMO) crops are unpopular. Despite their vast potential to help improve global food security...

Genetically engineered plants to replace airport security checkpoints?

Imagine if passing through airport security could be as pleasant as a stroll through a park. Scientist June Medford is...

GMOs explained through an historical lens

Are grandma's heirloom tomatoes Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)? What about Lebanese cucumbers or the maize that Native Americans transformed...

Chipotle Takes on Big Food in Haunting Commercial, The Scarecrow

Eerie and beautiful, The Scarecrow is a powerful anti-factory-farming message served up in a new commercial that barely refers...

Egypt’s Battle With GM Crops (and Food Poverty)

Greenpeace raises the alarm about the presence of GM crops in Egypt despite an announcement by the Egyptian government...

Middle East Shoppers: Give These O’s a No?

Social media flexes its muscles in a recent grassroots backlash against General Mills, one of the world’s leading food conglomerates whose brand portfolio includes more than 100 leading U.S. brands and product leaders around the world.

Morflora’s Plant “Vaccine” Boosts Food Production Without Using GMOs

A new seed treatment could stop the use and need for GMOs. Even though organic agriculture and sustainable farming practices...

Egypt Resists Monsanto’s Genetically-Modified Maize

When an insect feeds on Monsanto's genetically-modified MON810 maize plant, it is in for a nasty surprise. Encoded within the...

Seed Banks Contain Memory, But Not Enough Against GMOs in Lebanon

Lebanon goes green with seed bank, but can this memory keeper for nature fight GMOs? Lebanon harbors over 2600 plant...

Genetically Modified Food in Israel, Lots of It

Most Israelis complacently think that there are no GMO foods in Israeli food. But there are, especially in soy...

Can GM Foods Be ‘Halal’? Or Kosher?

Investigating the profit-motivated push to make genetically modified food 'halal' Back in December 2010, a conference held in Penang, Malaysia...

Egypt To Grow A New Generation Of Wheat, But Where?

Egypt is planning ahead for climate change with a new generation of wheat. This declaration raises some questions about...