Feedzilla.com: Top 20 news stories about science / gmosFeedzilla.com: Top 20 news stories about science / gmos. Add free content to your site and blog with Feedzilla.com's free widgets.BIODIVERSITY: Privatisation Making Seeds Themselves Infertile- September 17, 2008 BONN, May 22 (IPS) - Seeds were once for ever. After harvest, a few from the crop would be planted for the following year, and so it went on. RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.comhttp://www.feedzilla.com/tools/redirect.asp?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipsnews.net%2Fnews.asp%3F... EUROPE: Transgenic Crops' Days May Be Numbered- September 17, 2008 LISBON, Sep 16 (IPS) - Pressure from the president of the European Commission has not succeeded in advancing the cause of transgenic crops. In spite of the power wielded by the executive organ of the European Union, the bloc's member countries are gradually discontinuing the use of genetically modified seeds. News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.comhttp://www.feedzilla.com/tools/redirect.asp?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipsnews.net%2Fnews.asp%3F... ENVIRONMENT-GERMANY: Fleeing Famine, Bees Seek Asylum in Cities- September 17, 2008 BERLIN, Aug 14 (IPS) - For German bees, the countryside is no longer what it used to be. They are fleeing insecticides and genetically modified crops to take refuge in cities. News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.comhttp://www.feedzilla.com/tools/redirect.asp?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipsnews.net%2Fnews.asp%3F... Q&A: 'Need For a New Social Alliance'- September 17, 2008 FLORENCE, Jun 3 (IPS) - A global alliance of human rights activists, environmentalists and ethically run small enterprises is needed to save the planet from self-destruction, says Susan George, chair of the Planning Board of the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam. The institute works ''to contribute to social justice.'' RSS feeds and News widgets on Feedzilla.comhttp://www.feedzilla.com/tools/redirect.asp?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipsnews.net%2Fnews.asp%3F... AGRICULTURE-SOUTH AFRICA: Small Farmers Pushed to Plant GM Seed- September 17, 2008 DURBAN, Jul 21 (IPS) - Baphethile Mntambo has been farming organically for the past five years because she knows that avoiding chemicals will in the long-term benefit her yield. She decided not to plant genetically modified seeds because she has heard that they cannot be saved for the next season and will eventually deplete her soil. But she is not entirely sure how and why. RSS feeds and News widgets on Feedzilla.comhttp://www.feedzilla.com/tools/redirect.asp?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipsnews.net%2Fnews.asp%3F... ENVIRONMENT: GM Foods the Problem, Not the Solution- September 17, 2008 BONN, May 23 (IPS) - The food crisis has prompted some looks towards genetically modified food production as a solution. That in turn has led to stronger warnings over the consequences of such food for health and the environment. RSS feeds and News widgets on Feedzilla.comhttp://www.feedzilla.com/tools/redirect.asp?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipsnews.net%2Fnews.asp%3F... BIODIVERSITY: GE Tree Dispute Exposes Biosafety Inequities- September 17, 2008 BONN, May 29 (IPS) - An intense North-South debate over genetically engineered trees has sidetracked delegates at a U.N. conference on biodiversity here: African nations want a global moratorium, while a few rich countries led by Canada say it should be up to individual countries to regulate. News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.comhttp://www.feedzilla.com/tools/redirect.asp?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipsnews.net%2Fnews.asp%3F... |