Marketing Masquerading as Scientific Survey
Professor Peter Saunders reviews the unpublished, non-peer-reviewed research report behind a press release from the UK government Economic and Social Research Council claiming "UK farmers upbeat about GM crops"
Professor Peter Saunders 25th March 2008 |
Udder Disregard for Safety. GM Tobacco for Preventing Mastitis in Cows.
The USDA is promoting a potentially disastrous strategy for controlling mastitis in cows that could enhance a host of other diseases and create new disease agents
Prof. Joe Cummins 2nd October 2007 |
Science and Scientist Abused
We are writing on behalf of the Institute of Science in Society* to express our deep concern over your recently published article about Dr Irina Ermakova and her work. The article is grossly unfair to Dr Ermakova and certainly not in the best traditions of scientific publishing.
ISIS 20th September 2007 |
Biotech Canada SLAPP Scandal
How a Canadian Government agent is involved in shoddy research and across-border intimidation of public interest organisations over GM crops
Prof. Joe Cummins 30th August 2007 |
Cloned BSE-Free Cows, Not Safe Nor Proper Science
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho and Prof. Joe Cummins go behind the smokescreen to expose the project which would perpetuate the intensive animal husbandry that created mad cow disease in the first place and is far from safe or ethical in terms of animal welfare
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho & Prof Joe Cummins 31st January 2007 |
Yeasts Targeted for High Ethanol Production
Metabolic engineering of yeasts for high ethanol biofuel production may generate toxic metabolites and pose unique threats to agriculture
Prof. Joe Cummins 12th January 2007 |
GM Grapevines & Toxic Wines
Synthetic genes, toxins and cyanide gas are some of what to expect from wines on your dinner table
Prof. Joe Cummins and Dr. Mae-Wan Ho 10th January 2007 |
'Self-Cloned' Wine Yeasts Not Necessarily Safe
Yeast genetics is more precise, but altering the expression of a single native yeast gene can change the entire metabolic network in an unexpected way
Prof. Joe Cummins 8th January 2007 |
GM Wine Sold Unlabelled in the United States
Prof. Joe Cummins exposes the potential hazards of the GM wine yeast that has been approved as safe by the US Food and Drug Administration and advises against drinking US wines
Prof. Joe Cummins 6th January 2007 |
GM crops for Africa? No Thanks!
Mariam Mayet of the African Centre for Biosafety based in South Africa exposes the machinations of USAID and other agencies to push GM crops under the guise of biosafety capacity building
Mariam Mayet 4th October 2005 |
Organic Cotton Beats Bt Cotton in India
Organic cotton is incomparably superior to genetically modified Bt cotton
Rhea Gala 5th August 2005 |
Italy's Genebank At Risk
Prof. Pietro Perrino tells the story of how Italy's gene bank, among the ten largest in the world, risks being destroyed under an enforced merger with groups preoccupied with genetic modification of crop plants
Prof. Pietro Perrino 3rd August 2005 |
Iraqi Government Urged to Revoke "Cynical and Wicked" Patent Law
Aid agencies and NGOs across the globe have been reacting with horror to the news that new legislation in Iraq was carefully put in place last year by the United States that will effectively bring the whole of the country's agricultural sector under the control of trans-national corporations
Dr. Brian John 8th March 2005 |
Your Genes or Your Health
The UK government launched a DNA BioBank in 2002 to collect DNA samples from 500 000 volunteers aged 45-69 to "capitalise on the knowledge from the Human Genome Project, which made available the genetic book of life". The hope is that by combining genetic, medical and lifestyle information, the study will unravel the origins of important diseases such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer's, and lead to improved diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho 4th March 2005 |
Which Science or Scientists Can You Trust?
Michael Meacher told a public conference on Science, Medicine and the Law in the strongest terms that we need independent science and scientists who take the precautionary principle seriously and sweeping changes are needed in science funding and scientific advice to the government that ensures the protection of independent science
ISIS Report 25th February 2005 |
Death Domains in New Bio-pesticides
Professor Joe Cummins warns of new bio-pesticides the US Food and Drug Administration proposes to deregulate that may cause all animal cells to commit suicide
Prof. Joe Cummins 21st February 2005 |
Corporate Hijack of Sustainable Agriculture Backfired to Moratorium on GMOs
An attempted corporate takeover of the World Conservation Union turned into a moratorium on GMOs
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho 4th February 2005 |
Corporate Hijack of Sustainable Agriculture
Agribusiness is embracing sustainable agriculture in the form of ecoagriculture. Prof. Miguel Altieri explains why it isn't the genuine approach
Prof. Miguel Altieri 16th November 2004 |
Secret Trials in GM-Free Australia Raise New Fears of Contamination
Secret Trials in GM-Free Australia Raise New Fears of Contamination - Dr. Mae-Wan Ho reports
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho 2nd November 2004 |
Drought Resistant GM Rice Toxic?
why one method to genetically engineer drought resistant rice could be perilous for human and animal health
Prof. Joe Cummins 24th September 2004 |
No to GM Trees
Sam Burcher reports on a global movement to ban GM trees
Sam Burcher 2nd August 2004 |
Transgenic Fish Coming
Prof. Joe Cummins exposes the regulatory vacuum behind the rush for commercial release of transgenic fish
Prof. Joe Cummins 14th December 2003 |
'Pharmageddon' / Risks of Edible Transgenic Vaccines
Our fields are being turned into pharmaceutical and industrial factories that poison our food supply and entire life support system. Our governments have been warned and should be held liable for all damages along with the companies involved
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho and Prof. Joe Cummins 2nd December 2002 |
African Consumer Leaders Support Zambia
African consumer leaders came out in support Zambia's rejection of GM food after a stormy 3-day conference in Lusaka.
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho 29th November 2002 |
The "Academic-Industrial-Military Complex" Engineering Life & Mind
The "academic-industrial-military complex" is shaping every aspect of our lives, beginning with the kind of science and scientific research that gets done and gets reported. We are not only losing our right to self-determination and self-sufficiency, but most seriously of all, our right to think differently from the corporate establishment. The suppression of scientific dissent threatens the survival of science and endangers lives.
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho and Jonathan Matthews 30th October 2002 |
Putting Genes in Chloroplast Not "Environmentally Friendly"
Regulatory agencies and the public have traditionally entrusted the scientists developing new technologies to conduct rigorous evaluation and research of their products to ensure safety to human health and the environment. But one biotech CEO bluntly said, "we not in the business of making problems for ourselves", which is why critique by scientists outside industry is sorely needed
Dr. David Quist 21st October 2002 |
Good-Bye GMOs
Forcing GM food aid on famine-stricken southern Africa is a sheer act of desperation. Behind the aggressive stance and rhetoric, the biotech corporate empire is crumbling. It is morally, scientifically and financially bankrupt
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho 10th September 2002 |
Canadian Farmers Against Corporate Serfdom
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho caught up with Canadian farmer Percy Schmeiser at the Earth Summit. He tells her why hes fighting Monsanto and other corporate giants for his right to plant crops of his choice and to protect the future of agriculture
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho 7th September 2002 |
Civil Society Organisations Condemn GM Food Aid
More than 140 African civil society representatives and organisations from 26 countries have voiced their support of the Zambian and Zimbabwean governments for rejecting GM contaminated food
ISIS 2nd September 2002 |
The Brave New World Quartet
A quartet of corporate technologies is poised to take over the world. Dr. Mae-Wan Ho takes a peek at what''s in store.
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho 23rd August 2002 |
GM-free Food Aid!
GM food, rejected across the world because it is unsafe, continues to be dumped as ‘food aid’ (includes 'Famine as Commerce' by Devinda Sharma).
ISIS 7th August 2002 |
Sense & Nonsense in Horizontal Gene Transfer
What do most scientists do when faced with findings that threaten to topple the ruling paradigm? They describe the findings in detail, fail to interpret them correctly, and avoid discussing their practical implications, dismissing incriminating evidence.
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho 7th August 2002 |
Towards a Convention on Knowledge
The advancement of science - the predominant knowledge system of the West - has been linked historically with progress and civilisation, and general improvement of the lives of the masses, at least up to the beginning of the twentieth century
ISIS-SGR-TWN 27th July 2002 |
The National Health Crisis and 'Health Genomics'
Continuing crisis in the National Health Service in Britain has been hitting the headlines almost daily. The nation desperately needs to invest in research that can improve the health of its citizens. But research funds are being swallowed up by 'health genomics'
Sam Burcher and Mae Wan Ho 10th February 2002 |
Genomics for health
Despite heroic efforts to keep up the hype, prospects for genomics – information gathering around genomes, genes and proteins look bleaker than ever before, and for good scientific reasons
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho 20th January 2002 |
Human DNA 'BioBank' Worthless
Health genomics' promises to 'revolutionalise healthcare' in the new millennium. Britain is forging ahead with plans to set up a human DNA 'Biobank' collection Dr. MaeWan Ho and 4 tell us why the Biobank assets are not worth the huge investments required, and call for wideranging open debate.
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho and Nick Papadimitriou 19th January 2002 |
Why Clone At All?
Why would anyone clone a sheep or a cow, let alone a human being? None save the genetic determinists who believe an organism is nothing more than the sum total of its genetic makeup and that it is their right to exploit cloned human embryos for spare body parts
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho 12th March 2001 |
Use and Abuse of the Precautionary Principle
The precautionary principle states that when there is reasonable suspicion of harm, lack of scientific certainty or consensus must not be used to postpone preventative action.
Prof. Peter Saunders 31st July 2000 |
Maurice Wilkins Talks on Social Responsibility in Science
There are various levels in which social responsibility in science can be demonstrated.
Angela Ryan 11th May 1999 |
Why Biotech Patents Are Patently Absurd
Scientific Briefing on TRIPs and Related Issues. TRIPs, or Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights, is an agreement between member states of the WTO that seeks to enforce US style patent laws around the world.
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho |
The Unnecessary Evil of `Therapeutic' Human Cloning
The United Kingdom House of Lords voted last night by an overwhelming majority to allow the creation of human embryos. ISIS press release 23/01/01
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho |
UK Government to Establish Population DNA Database
The UK Government is investing more than £2.5 billion in human genomics research... ISIS press release 22/01/01
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho |
Xenotransplantation - How Bad Science and Big Business Put the World at Risk from Viral Pandemics
a multi-billion dollar business venture built on the anticipated sale of patented techniques and organs, as well as drugs to overcome organ-rejection
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho and Prof. Joe Cummins |
Towards a New Ethic of Science
Genetic engineering biotechnology is raising a whole range of ethical issues, and a new breed of 'bioethicists' have been enlisted to consider not only genetic engineered (GE) crops, but
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho |
Ethical Aspects of Biotechnology and Genetically Modified Organisms
Response to the Government Position Paper
Prof. Peter Saunders |
Why We Should Reject Biotech Patents from TRIPS
This Report examines the TRIPS
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho and Terje Traavik |
