May 17, 2018

Why GM foods are not the solution to world hunger

NEWS World hunger is not caused by an inadequate supply of food, but its uneven distribution. COMMENT As this South China Morning Post article points out, […]
April 12, 2018

Bayer’s takeover of Monsanto reportedly gets clearance in the United States

NEWS The Wall Street Journal reports that the U.S. Department of Justice has decided to approve Bayer’s $66-billion takeover of Monsanto, thus removing the last major […]
March 11, 2018

What the Monsanto Papers tell us about corporate science

NEWS The Monsanto Papers are a treasure trove of internal documents slowly released since March 2017 as part of a US lawsuit by cancer victims against Monsanto over […]
February 27, 2018

U.S. lawmakers threaten WHO agency over glyphosate cancer finding

NEWS WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers are threatening to cut off U.S. funding for the World Health Organization’s cancer research program over its 2015 finding that glyphosate, […]
October 8, 2017

Monsanto banned from European parliament

NEWS MEPs withdraw parliamentary access to Monsanto lobbyists after the firm shunned a hearing into allegations that it unduly influenced studies into the safety of glyphosate […]