Independent scientists have commented on an open letter from UK researchers whose field trial of genetically modified wheat has been […]
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UK scientists call on anti-GM group to reconsider threats
“Reconsider before it is too late” is the request put forward in an open letter from UK scientists whose field […]
Continue readingGM pine attack ‘misguided’ – editorial
An editorial in the Dominion Post examines the issue of GM in New Zealand following an activist attack on a […]
Continue readingGM Pine attack in the news
The vandalism of a pine plantation containing genetically modified trees has been widely covered in the media, raising the profile […]
Continue readingGM pine tree trials vandalised – experts respond
UPDATED: Genetically-modified radiata pine trees have been destroyed at a facility in Rotorua operated by the Crown research institute Scion […]
Continue readingWild GM Canola in United States
American research has shown that genetically modified canola plants grow outside of defined cultivation areas and that the plant’s modified […]
Continue readingTrains, genes and progress
The Rotarua Daily Post has introduced a monthy column from the CEO of Scion, Dr Warren Parker. In his inaugural […]
Continue readingJon Morgan: GE – 10,000 years in the making
The Dominion Post’s Jon Morgan interviews visiting genetic modification expert Professor Pamela Ronald. An excerpt: (read in full here) “Professor […]
Continue readingRadioLive: Janine Duckworth on the ‘pill’ for possums
RadioLive EnviroNews: Graeme Hill interviews Janine Duckworth, Landcare Research’s pest control specialist, on a new vaccine that might control the […]
Continue readingTVNZ/NZPA: AgResearch to go offshore for GE clover
Some of the research into the development of genetically engineered (GE) clover which could reduce pastoral greenhouse gas emissions will […]
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