Items related to GMO

On World Food Day, UN praises local initiatives' attempts to fight food insecurity
Raghda Mohamed 16 Oct 2012
As World Food Day is marked on 16 October, concerns as to how to tackle national food insecurity continue to escalate....
Seed bombs: Political gardeners reclaim their environment
Louise Sarant 09 Oct 2012
In an attempt to draw attention to the importance of preserving biodiversity and native Egyptian seeds, while...
In the first ever to examine the long-term effects of Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide and the NK603 Roundup-resistant GM maize also developed by Monsanto, the CRIIGEN scientists found that rats exposed to even the smallest amounts, developed mammary tumors and severe liver and kidney damage as early as four months in males, and seven months for females, compared with 23 and 14 months respectively for a control group.
Groundbreaking study links Monsanto genetically modified corn to organ failure
Louise Sarant 19 Sep 2012
In a study published today in “Food and Chemical Toxicology,” a team of scientists say that rats fed...
Egypt’s legal battle to regulate Monsanto’s GMOs
Louise Sarant 21 Jul 2012
In 2008, Egypt reached an agreement with the US-based Monsanto Corporation to import, grow and sell the company's...