We approach our 10th anniversary, a good time to reflect on our mission, work, and values. Independence and transparency are at the top of that list.
Tag: Monsanto
Glyphosate, breast milk, science and conflict
Last year while driving across the country, I made a slight detour northward to visit the city of Moscow, Idaho. I met up with Professor Shelley McGuire at Washington State University and two other members of her team, Kimberly Lackey…
Monsanto, Monsanto, blah blah breast milk, Monsanto
Written by Bill Price Last spring, I was invited to contribute to a project involving several talented researchers regarding the detection of the herbicide glyphosate in human breast milk. While such a request would normally be in the scope and…
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GMOs and Patents: Part 3 – Lawsuits for inadvertent contamination
This post examine whether there have been cases of lawsuits brought against farmers for unknowingly using GE seeds or inadvertent contamination.
GMOs and Patents: Part 2 – Lawsuits against Farmers
A look at high-profile lawsuits against farmers for replanting GE seeds.
GMOs and Patents: Part 1 – Terminator Genes
This is the first of three posts examining the topic of GMOs and patents. As the first post in the series, I'll provide an overview on the topic of patents and will describe the concept of "terminator genes"; the second…
What is a Conflict of Interest?
Over the course of the past few months, several GMO researchers and/or advocates had their emails seized under Freedom of Information Acts (FOIA). The requests to view the emails came from US Right to Know (USRTK), an organization who is…
Political Ideologies and the Anti-GMO Movement
Written by Robert Sacerich The Anti-GMO movement has been around since before GM technology first walked across the world stage. The mere hint of it initiated the creation of activist groups against it, and the ideology of anti-GMO began before…
“We Have a Right to Save Seeds. Right?”
So says a video produced by Open Solutions Project. I can appreciate that people want to be able save seeds. I grow a few herbs on my patio and it would be nice to be able to save the seeds... assuming…
High Court rules that farmers “make” seeds
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued their ruling on the Bowman v Monsanto case, siding unanimously in favor of Monsanto. The court rejected Bowman's arguments that Monsanto's patent "exhausted" when he purchased seeds from a grain elevator…