MON810 Genome Rearranged Again
Stability of All Transgenic Lines in Doubt
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho 11th March 2008 |
Bt Crops Threaten Aquatic Ecosystems
Scientists find wastes from transgenic Bt corn impair growth of common aquatic insect and call on future risk assessment to include aquatic ecosystems previously overlooked.
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho 30th October 2007 |
GM Maize MON 863 Toxic
French scientists find signs of toxicity to liver and kidney in Monsanto’s study on its controversial GM maize
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho 3rd May 2007 |
GM Maize 59122 Not Safe
Dismissing differences detected between GM and non-GM feed in safety tests appears to be common practice, and is condoned by regulatory authorities.
Prof. Joe Cummins and Dr. Mae-Wan Ho 19th April 2007 |
Transgenic Maize with Monoclonal Antibodies Grown in France
This amounts to an illegal massive clinical trial of monoclonal antibodies known to cause severe side effects including death
Prof. Joe Cummins, Dr. Mae-Wan Ho and Prof. Peter Saunders 27th July 2006 |
Why Not Transgenic High Lysine Maize
Monsanto Corporation has created a transgenic maize line that produces high levels of the essential amino-acid lysine and is seeking non-regulated status for it in the United States
Prof. Joe Cummins 23rd November 2005 |
Scientists Confirm Failures of Bt-Crops
Ineffective against insect pests, harmful to health and biodiversity, yield drag, pest resistance
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho 26th September 2005 |
Hybrid Seed
Hybrid seed was the first step whereby agribusiness corporations wrested control of seed away from farmers
Prof. Joe Cummins and Dr. Mae-Wan Ho 2nd September 2005 |
MON88017 Another MON863?
Prof. Joe Cummins and Dr. Mae-Wan Ho catch Monsanto trying to get a different version of an already controversial GM maize variety deregulated
Prof. Joe Cummins and Dr. Mae-Wan Ho 25th August 2005 |
Bt10 Detection Method Unacceptable
The detection method for Syngenta's illegal GM maize is flawed; there must now be a full disclosure of information and access to reference material for retrospective risk assessment and risk management
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho and Prof. Joe Cummins 18th May 2005 |
Syngenta's GM Maize Scandals
A trail of unstable GM maize varieties, dead cows, cross-contamination and misinformation
Prof. Joe Cummins and Dr. Mae-Wan Ho 30th March 2005 |
Europe Still Resisting GMOs
The authorisation of Bt 11 sweet maize for food use in May this year marked the end of Europe's de facto moratorium on GM approvals. However, there is by no means consensus on GMOs in Europe.
Lim Li Ching 1st November 2004 |
Approval of Bt11 Maize Endangers Humans and Livestock
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho explains why the European Commissions decision to approve Syngentas GM maize is illegal and criminal based on existing scientific evidence.
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho 24th May 2004 |
Comment on Assessment ReportC/GB/02/M3/03 (herbicide tolerant and insect resistant hybrid maize, NK603xMon810)
No credible evidence that NK603xMon810 is safe for animal and human health
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho & Prof. Joe Cummins 9th April 2004 |
Exposed: More Shoddy Science in GM Maize Approval
The Food Standards Agency appears to be selectively promoting and suppressing research results in projects it funds
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho 13th March 2004 |
Bogus Comparison in GM Maize Trial
The research paper claiming that GM maize is better for the environment than non-GM even if atrazine is not used is highly misleading
Prof. Peter Saunders and Dr. Mae-Wan Ho 12th March 2004 |
Independent Science Panel Challenges Approval of GM Maize
Dr. Brian John of GM-Free Cymru and Dr. Mae-Wan Ho, Director of the Institute of Science in Society, both members of the Independent Science Panel on GM launched 10 May 2003, have written a strongly worded letter to Margaret Beckett to challenge the approval of Chardon LL GM maize for Britain
Dr. Brian John and Mae-Wan Ho 6th March 2004 |
Syngenta's Spanish GM Trojan Horse
Spanish-grown Bt maize ends up in animal feed and Syngenta is arguing for co-existence of GM and non-GM crops
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho 18th January 2004 |
Cows Ate GM Maize & Died
This latest incident in a German farm raises tough questions for our government's scientific advisors who have persisted in ignoring scientific evidence that GM food is far from safe.
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho and Sam Burcher 13th January 2004 |
"Cynical & Dishonest Science" in GM Maize Trials
The maize trials in the UK's farm scale evaluations (FSEs) have come under fire for being "misleading", "worthless" and "a complete waste of time". Robert Vint and Lim Li Ching investigate.
Robert Vint and Lim Li Ching 10th November 2003 |
'Worst ever' Contamination of Mexican Landraces
Senior Mexican Government official adds fuel to maize war by announcing results of investigations by its own scientists. but denial and obfuscation continue.
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho 29th April 2002 |
GM Maize Approved on Bad Science
A four-hour public hearing on Aventis’ T25 GM maize left no doubt that its market approval was a scientific sham from beginning to end
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho 25th February 2002 |
Mice Prefer Non GM
A Dutch farmer left two piles of maize in a barn infested with mice, one pile GM, the other non GM. The GM pile was untouched, while the non GM pile was completely eaten up. Young undergraduate Hinze Hogendoorn devised his own laboratory tests and confirmed the finding
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho 24th December 2001 |
Transgenic Pollution by Horizontal Gene Transfer?
Landraces of indigenous maize growing in remote regions in Mexico have been found contaminated with transgenic DNA. Molecular analysis suggests horizontal gene transfer mediated by CaMV 35S promoter. Dr. MaeWan Ho reports
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho 4th December 2001 |
Open Letter to Scientific Steering Committee on Farmscale Field Trials
We are writing to express our concern that the UK farmscale field trials of Aventis Chardon LL GM maize and other GM crops should not continue. Any new technology must be tested, but there are important scientific issues that must be addressed
I-SIS 15th May 2001 |
Chardon LL Public Hearing Ocober 26 2000 on behalf of Burnham Group
I am giving evidence on behalf of the Burham Group, to object to the proposed decision to add Chardon LL Aventis –T25 Maize to the National List
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho 26th October 2000 |
Re- The proposed decision to add Chardon LL Aventis -T25 Maize to the National List
Written representations pursuant to and expressive of a desire to be heard for the purpose of Regulation 21 of the Seeds (National List of Varieties), Regulations 1982
I-SIS 20th April 2000 |
