70% of world’s raw chocolate soon to be genetically modified

70% of world’s raw chocolate soon to be genetically modified

With the intention of flooding 70% of the global cocoa supply with genetically modified (GMO) cocoa tree hybrids, a collaboration involving Mars, USDA and IBM is accelerating this process.With primary funding from US chocolate producer Mars, the partnership includes

Herbicide atrazine spurs reproductive dysfunction in many animals

Herbicide atrazine spurs reproductive dysfunction in many animals

Atrazine is the second-most widely used herbicide in the U.S. More than 75 million pounds of it are applied to corn and other crops, and it is the most commonly detected pesticide contaminant of groundwater, surface water and rain in the U.S. The new review is compiled

BASF tries (again) to push ‘Frankenpotatoes’ on Europe

BASF tries (again) to push ‘Frankenpotatoes’ on Europe

Europeans have made it abundantly clear time and time again that they want nothing to do with genetically-modified organisms (GMOs). But chemical giant BASF refuses to take no for an answer, and is once again pushing for EU approval of a “Frankenpotato” known as

Unexplained Dermopathy (aka Morgellons)

Unexplained Dermopathy (aka Morgellons)

People report the sensation of creatures crawling under their skin, mysterious moving fibers appear, and finally, bugs and worms pop out. The people having them are experiencing Morgellons, the latest and scariest in the series of bizarre diseases appearing in the…

Eco-activists destroy Australia GM wheat crop

Eco-activists destroy Australia GM wheat crop

Environmental activists broke into an Australian government research farm Thursday and destroyed an experimental crop of genetically-modified wheat protesting against what they said were safety issues.Armed with weed trimmers, three Greenpeace activists scaled a fence a