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RNA Interference "Complex and Flexible"
A technique hailed as a triumph in ‘precision genetic engineering’ now proven to be nothing like that at all
Dr Mae-Wan Ho, 22nd May 2013

Colours of Water Photoessay
Photographs from each day of the ISIS Colours of Water festival are now up on the ISIS website, with DVDs of the event available for pre-order
ISIS, 20th May 2013

Access to Water a Precarious Human Right
Unsustainable uses and privatisation of water are denying people access to safe water, which is their human right
Keynote speech on World Water Day by Director of Third World Network Chee Yokeling, 16th May 2013

Announcing Science in Society 58
End of Drug Monopolies & Mega-profits? / Freeing the World from GMOs / Physics of organisms & sustainable systems / Technology Watch / Matters Arising / Colours of Water Report / New Age of Water
ISIS, 14th May 2013

GM Crops and Water - A Recipe for Disaster
Genetically modified foods are a threat to our dwindling water supplies; they are less water-efficient and contaminate fresh water
Dr Eva Sirinathsinghji, 6th May 2013

Stop the loss of plant biodiversity and protect the gardeners' right to exhange seeds and grow their heritage plants now!
In November 2012, DG SANCO (the EU Directorate responsible for health and consumer affairs) issued an updated draft proposal for a new Plant Reproductive Material (PRM) Regulation which will replace numerous directives in favour of the large seed houses preventing gardeners and farmers from exchanging seeds and growing heritage varieties
gardenorganic.org.uk, 1st May 2013

New GM Nightmares with RNA
Small double-stranded RNA (dsRNAs) that aim to interfere with specific gene expression are increasingly used to create GM crops; unfortunately they have many off-target effects and can also interfere with gene expression in all animals exposed to the crops
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho, 29th April 2013

Colours of Water - You are Water, I am Water
You are Water, I am Water DVDThe ISISart website now has pictures from this highly original improvisational, based on the theme of water. A DVD of the performance is available for pre-order from the ISIS online store; featuring: Lotte Anker on saxophone and Mark Sanders on drums/percussion
ISIS, 24th April 2013

The Fourth Phase of Water, Gerald Pollack
Professor Pollack takes us on a fantastic voyage through water, showing us a hidden universe teeming with physical activity that provides answers so simple that any curious person can understand. In conversational prose, Pollack lays a simple foundation for understanding how changes in water’s structure underlie most energetic transitions of form and motion on earth
ISIS, 23rd April 2013

"Stunning" Difference of GM from non-GM Corn
A comparison of US Midwest non-GM with GM corn shows shockingly high levels of glyphosate as well as formaldehyde, and severely depleted of mineral nutrients in the GM corn
Dr Mae-Wan Ho, 22nd April 2013

Colours of Water - New Science of Water for Life - pictures and DVD
New Science of Water for Life DVDPictures from the sell-out Colours of Water science day are now posted on the ISISart website. A DVD of the lectures from the conference can be pre-ordered from the ISIS online store; featuring: Gerald Pollack, Martin Chaplin, Djuro Koruga, Emilio Del Giudice, Mae-Wan Ho, Peter Fisher, Elmar Fuchs and Tim Crowe<
ISIS, 17th April 2013

End of Drug Monopolies and Mega-profits?
Recent rulings in India may make it harder for big pharmaceutical companies to maintain their monopolies and very high prices, especially in the Third World
Prof Peter Saunders, 15th April 2013

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