Written by Steve Savage Rogue wheat is growing in wheat fields in 127 countries around the world! Should consumers be concerned? Ok, I'm indulging in a poor imitation of the emotive language common in sensational writings about food issues. What…
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Genetic Contamination May Not Mean What You Think It Means
Written by Steve Savage (This post originally appeared on Sustainablog on 8/1/11) In the debate about GMO crops, the "threat of genetic contamination" is often raised as a reason to reject the technology. Is this threat real? Does it justify acts…
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Sugar beet biology
Roundup Ready sugar beets have been back in the news due to the decision by Judge White to revoke approval. As I understand it, the USDA conduced an Environmental Assessment for Roundup Ready sugar beets but did not conduct an Environmental…