USDA FONSI for Transgenic Poplars Absurd & Dangerous Cavalier risk assessment that ignores existing evidence and takes absence of evidence as evidence of absence Prof. Joe Cummins and Dr. Mae-Wan Ho 7th March 2008 |
Unregulated Release of GM Poplars and Hybrids USDA rubberstamps the largest ever collection of transgenic poplars with uncharacterized and dangerous constructs Prof. Joe Cummins and Dr. Mae-Wan Ho 17th August 2007 |
Moratorium on all GM Trees and Ban on GM Forest Trees Genetically modified (GM) trees have all the hazards of GM crops only worse, GM forest trees, in particular, are the ultimate threat to people and planet Dr. Mae-Wan Ho and Prof. Joe Cummins 18th February 2007 |
UN Convention Recognises GM Tree Threat Why there should be a moratorium on GM trees Sam Burcher 30th May 2006 |
UN Cautions Over GM trees Why there must be a moratorium on commercialisation of GM trees. Sam Burcher 12th October 2005 |
Terminator Trees Sterile GM trees cannot contain transgenes, instead, they raise special safety concerns for health and biodiversity Prof. Joe Cummins and Dr. Mae-Wan Ho 2nd March 2005 |
GM Trees Lost in China's Forests GM poplars released and unregulated are hard to trace, GM trees are a potential ecological disaster and should be banned Sam Burcher 1st March 2005 |
GM Forest Trees - The Ultimate Threat Genetically modified (GM) forest trees do not attract the same immediate health concerns as GM food crops. But in reality, they pose an even greater threat because they impact directly on natural forests that are essential for the survival of our planet Dr. Mae-Wan Ho and Prof. Joe Cummins 28th February 2005 |
No to GM Trees Sam Burcher reports on a global movement to ban GM trees Sam Burcher 2nd August 2004 |
Low Lignin GM Trees and Forage Crops Prof. Joe Cummins explains why genetically modifying trees and forage crops to reduce their lignin content could make them more susceptible to pests. Other issues related to the GM construct, such as genetic instability, the persistence of antibiotic resistance marker genes in the ecosystem and biosafety in general, have also not been sufficiently considered. Prof. Joe Cummins 5th June 2004 |
GM Trees Alert Prof. Joe Cummins gives us timely warnings of mad scientists developing GM trees that send mercury vapor into the air and questions the benefits of GM trees with reduced lignin content. Prof. Joe Cummins 5th July 2002 |