China's state propaganda now running pro-GMO propaganda campaign to brainwash the population
http://goo.gl/pRhE4X
State media tries to persuade Chinese public GMO food is safe
11/14/2013
http://goo.gl/5Y27pf
Stephen Colbert’s Hilarious Takedown of GMO’s
http://q.gs/55K3R
Bill Gates GMO Zombie Eggs
11/21/2013
http://goo.gl/gcCAjg
Human genes engineered into experimental GMO rice being grown in Kansas
http://goo.gl/Ed4xq7
Rootworms defy Monsanto and eat away at GMO Corn in U.S. Midwest
http://goo.gl/stHtsw
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Chinese general stokes debate on genetically modified food
Chinese general stokes debate on genetically modified food
Peng Guangqian claims 'Western conspiracy' in GM food imports
Wednesday, 09 October, 2013 SCMP
Patrick Boehler
Genetically-modified rice growing in a farm in Wuhan, central China's Hubei province. Photo: AFP
A Chinese general has added fuel to the already heated debate over the increasing amount of genetically modified (GM) food on dinner tables by blasting government efforts to make modified crops more widely available.
Adopting the cultivation of GM food would do China more harm than good, Peng Guangqian wrote in a Xinhua commentary on Wednesday. Peng holds a non-command rank equivalent of major-general of the People’s Liberation Army and is a frequent television talking head.
“What they call ‘solving the food problem for 1.3 billion people’ by relying on genetic engineering is a complete lie,” he wrote. “We can’t afford to move on a trial-and-error basis.”
Peng’s outspoken criticism reflects how the controversial issue has managed to overcome the usual bipartisan debate between liberals questioning government policy and conservatives staunchly supporting them.
The general blamed “Western multinational companies” for dumping GM crops in China and thus destroying the country’s traditional agriculture. Heilongjiang, the province bordering North Korea and Siberia, has turned from being a major producer of soybeans to being largely reliant on imports, he wrote.
http://easss.com/health/gmo
Peng warned that these Western companies could assume a monopoly over crops planted in China. Quoting President Xi Jinping, Peng said that China should be self-sufficient in terms of food supply.
This is not the first time the general has spoken out against the import of GM food to China. In August, he caused a stir with his commentary in the Global Times, theorising a Western conspiracy to undermine Chinese food security.
The general’s commentary is a response to an interview of leading agricultural scientist Wu Kongming by China Radio International on Saturday.
The vice president of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences said China could not afford to stick to traditional farming. The country’s only way out of an impending food shortage was to “use modern technology to support the development of our agriculture,” he said.
Wu has joined a growing number of experts speaking out in favour of ending the ban on genetic modification for staple grains such as rice and wheat. His interview was part of a three-part series by China Radio International praising the benefits of GM food.
Wu and Peng are among the many public personalities who have joined the debate on food security in China over the last months as the country grapples with regular reports of food tampering, desertification in the north and rampant pollution in industrial hubs.
Fang Zhouzi, a well-known campaigner against academic fraud, has spoken out in favour of GM food, arguing China should embrace the benefits of modern food engineering. On Tuesday, he sparred publicly with well-known national television host Cui Yongyuan, who categorically opposes GM food, on his Tencent microblog.
“You have no understanding of [genetic engineering], what is your right to question it?” wrote Fang. “You can choose to eat it, I can choose not to eat it,” Cui replied.
In September, 12 activist lawyers filed a formal information request to the Ministry of Environmental Protection demanding it to release a complete list of food items which contain GM ingredients.
China is already heavily reliant on the import of GM soy beans. Last year, 81 per cent of soy beans consumed in China were imported, according to customs data. The imported beans mostly originate from the US and Brazil, where GM crops are common. In June, China allowed the import of three new kinds of GM soybeans.
In August, a first large shipment of GM corn - 60,000 tonnes used as livestock feed - arrived in China.
The country has yet to allow commercial plantation of GM staple crops. So far, only the plantation of GM papaya and cotton has been allowed.
Peng Guangqian claims 'Western conspiracy' in GM food imports
Wednesday, 09 October, 2013 SCMP
Patrick Boehler
Genetically-modified rice growing in a farm in Wuhan, central China's Hubei province. Photo: AFP
A Chinese general has added fuel to the already heated debate over the increasing amount of genetically modified (GM) food on dinner tables by blasting government efforts to make modified crops more widely available.
Adopting the cultivation of GM food would do China more harm than good, Peng Guangqian wrote in a Xinhua commentary on Wednesday. Peng holds a non-command rank equivalent of major-general of the People’s Liberation Army and is a frequent television talking head.
“What they call ‘solving the food problem for 1.3 billion people’ by relying on genetic engineering is a complete lie,” he wrote. “We can’t afford to move on a trial-and-error basis.”
Peng’s outspoken criticism reflects how the controversial issue has managed to overcome the usual bipartisan debate between liberals questioning government policy and conservatives staunchly supporting them.
The general blamed “Western multinational companies” for dumping GM crops in China and thus destroying the country’s traditional agriculture. Heilongjiang, the province bordering North Korea and Siberia, has turned from being a major producer of soybeans to being largely reliant on imports, he wrote.
http://easss.com/health/gmo
Peng warned that these Western companies could assume a monopoly over crops planted in China. Quoting President Xi Jinping, Peng said that China should be self-sufficient in terms of food supply.
This is not the first time the general has spoken out against the import of GM food to China. In August, he caused a stir with his commentary in the Global Times, theorising a Western conspiracy to undermine Chinese food security.
The general’s commentary is a response to an interview of leading agricultural scientist Wu Kongming by China Radio International on Saturday.
The vice president of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences said China could not afford to stick to traditional farming. The country’s only way out of an impending food shortage was to “use modern technology to support the development of our agriculture,” he said.
Wu has joined a growing number of experts speaking out in favour of ending the ban on genetic modification for staple grains such as rice and wheat. His interview was part of a three-part series by China Radio International praising the benefits of GM food.
Wu and Peng are among the many public personalities who have joined the debate on food security in China over the last months as the country grapples with regular reports of food tampering, desertification in the north and rampant pollution in industrial hubs.
Fang Zhouzi, a well-known campaigner against academic fraud, has spoken out in favour of GM food, arguing China should embrace the benefits of modern food engineering. On Tuesday, he sparred publicly with well-known national television host Cui Yongyuan, who categorically opposes GM food, on his Tencent microblog.
“You have no understanding of [genetic engineering], what is your right to question it?” wrote Fang. “You can choose to eat it, I can choose not to eat it,” Cui replied.
In September, 12 activist lawyers filed a formal information request to the Ministry of Environmental Protection demanding it to release a complete list of food items which contain GM ingredients.
China is already heavily reliant on the import of GM soy beans. Last year, 81 per cent of soy beans consumed in China were imported, according to customs data. The imported beans mostly originate from the US and Brazil, where GM crops are common. In June, China allowed the import of three new kinds of GM soybeans.
In August, a first large shipment of GM corn - 60,000 tonnes used as livestock feed - arrived in China.
The country has yet to allow commercial plantation of GM staple crops. So far, only the plantation of GM papaya and cotton has been allowed.
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Monsanto now overriding natural law by attempting to patent multiple common vegetables, fruits
Monsanto now overriding natural law by attempting to patent multiple common vegetables, fruits
http://q.gs/4gB3m
Genetically modified babies? - New science lets parents select child's genetic sequence, rearrange DNA
http://q.gs/4gB2H
http://q.gs/4gB3m
Genetically modified babies? - New science lets parents select child's genetic sequence, rearrange DNA
http://q.gs/4gB2H
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Soy-based lunch kills 22 children in India: Have GMOs and pesticides become instant killers?
GMOs not needed: Brazil scientists developing lifesaving superfoods through traditional plant breeding methods
7/22/2013
http://q.gs/4b0Tv
New technology capable of better detecting GMOs in food, animal feed and seeds
7/21/2013
http://q.gs/4a520
Droplet Digital PCR, or ddPCR, works to improve GMO screening efforts in the more than 60 countries around the world that now require GMO labeling.
And ddPCR appears to be not only more accurate than existing technologies, but also more cost effective.
Soy-based lunch kills 22 children in India: Have GMOs and pesticides become instant killers?
7/20/2013
http://q.gs/4ZhdS
At least 22 children in India have died as a result of eating soy-based school lunches served to them in the country's Bihar state, according to new reports. The tainted lunches, which were loaded with genetically-modified (GM) soybeans and pesticide chemical residues, were given to the student victims as part of a U.K.-based government meal program similar to the one currently being implemented in the U.S. by Michelle Obama for American public schoolchildren.
7/22/2013
http://q.gs/4b0Tv
New technology capable of better detecting GMOs in food, animal feed and seeds
7/21/2013
http://q.gs/4a520
Droplet Digital PCR, or ddPCR, works to improve GMO screening efforts in the more than 60 countries around the world that now require GMO labeling.
And ddPCR appears to be not only more accurate than existing technologies, but also more cost effective.
7/20/2013
http://q.gs/4ZhdS
At least 22 children in India have died as a result of eating soy-based school lunches served to them in the country's Bihar state, according to new reports. The tainted lunches, which were loaded with genetically-modified (GM) soybeans and pesticide chemical residues, were given to the student victims as part of a U.K.-based government meal program similar to the one currently being implemented in the U.S. by Michelle Obama for American public schoolchildren.
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Beware of Monsanto's GM sweet corn with built-in pesticides
US Military, Monsanto Targeting GMO Activists and Independent Scientists, New Investigation Alleges
7/14/2013
http://q.gs/4Ynxb
Research - Roundup toxicity much worse than what Monsanto, government claims
July 11, 2013
http://q.gs/4WTn3
Summertime reminder: Beware of Monsanto's GM sweet corn with built-in pesticides
7/10/2013
http://q.gs/4WGOA
Pesticides containing genetically-modified scorpion poison to become recombinant DNA in GM crops
7/10/2013
http://q.gs/4WGVt
The era of stratospheric geoengineering: Chemtrails, greenhouse-grown organic food, and the future of planet earth
7/10/2013
http://q.gs/4WGYc
7/14/2013
http://q.gs/4Ynxb
Research - Roundup toxicity much worse than what Monsanto, government claims
July 11, 2013
http://q.gs/4WTn3
Summertime reminder: Beware of Monsanto's GM sweet corn with built-in pesticides
7/10/2013
http://q.gs/4WGOA
Pesticides containing genetically-modified scorpion poison to become recombinant DNA in GM crops
7/10/2013
http://q.gs/4WGVt
The era of stratospheric geoengineering: Chemtrails, greenhouse-grown organic food, and the future of planet earth
7/10/2013
http://q.gs/4WGYc
Sunday, July 7, 2013
Unapproved genetically-modified rice trials in U.S. have contaminated the world's rice supply
Anti-GMO online rally goes global: Join the cause by uploading your video on July 24
July 07, 2013
http://q.gs/4VhUs
Unapproved genetically-modified rice trials in U.S. have contaminated the world's rice supply
July 03, 2013
http://q.gs/4UeNH
New evidence has emerged suggesting that the entire global supply of rice may have already been contaminated by unapproved, genetically-modified (GM) rice varieties manufactured by the American multinational corporation Bayer CropScience. A recent entry in the GM Contamination Register explains that between the years of 2006 and 2007, three different varieties of illegal GM rice, none of which have ever been approved for cultivation or consumption anywhere in the world, were identified in more than 30 countries worldwide.
Genetically-modified soy, Roundup destroying life in South America
July 03, 2013
http://q.gs/4UeOR
Brave food sovereignty heroes destroy 6,000 genetically-modified sugar beets in Oregon
7/02/2013
http://q.gs/4UecI
July 07, 2013
http://q.gs/4VhUs
Unapproved genetically-modified rice trials in U.S. have contaminated the world's rice supply
July 03, 2013
http://q.gs/4UeNH
New evidence has emerged suggesting that the entire global supply of rice may have already been contaminated by unapproved, genetically-modified (GM) rice varieties manufactured by the American multinational corporation Bayer CropScience. A recent entry in the GM Contamination Register explains that between the years of 2006 and 2007, three different varieties of illegal GM rice, none of which have ever been approved for cultivation or consumption anywhere in the world, were identified in more than 30 countries worldwide.
Genetically-modified soy, Roundup destroying life in South America
July 03, 2013
http://q.gs/4UeOR
Brave food sovereignty heroes destroy 6,000 genetically-modified sugar beets in Oregon
7/02/2013
http://q.gs/4UecI
Monday, July 1, 2013
Over $30M spent last year on lobbying to keep GMOs hidden in foods
Monsanto-funded 'World Food Prize' awarded to Monsanto in ridiculously corrupt PR stunt
July 01, 2013
http://q.gs/4UBJz
India’s ‘Seed Savior’ Goes Against the GMO Corporate Grain
July 1, 2013
http://q.gs/4ULtJ
Debal Deb, a scientist, ecologist and farmer who is building a seed bank in India’s Odisha state, has helped to preserve 920 varieties of indigenous rice using traditional methods. Committed to working with local communities, he hopes to help make farmers independent of large corporations and GMO crops, and help secure their access to local seed varieties.
UK government bans GMOs from its own Parliament restaurants while telling public to embrace genetic poisons
June 29, 2013
http://q.gs/4U8WZ
Over $30M spent last year on lobbying to keep GMOs hidden in foods
June 27, 2013
http://adf.ly/REHST
The medical industry's solution to organ shortage: Lab-grown, genetically engineered organs
6/27/2013
http://adf.ly/RAsQm
July 01, 2013
http://q.gs/4UBJz
India’s ‘Seed Savior’ Goes Against the GMO Corporate Grain
July 1, 2013
http://q.gs/4ULtJ
Debal Deb, a scientist, ecologist and farmer who is building a seed bank in India’s Odisha state, has helped to preserve 920 varieties of indigenous rice using traditional methods. Committed to working with local communities, he hopes to help make farmers independent of large corporations and GMO crops, and help secure their access to local seed varieties.
UK government bans GMOs from its own Parliament restaurants while telling public to embrace genetic poisons
June 29, 2013
http://q.gs/4U8WZ
Over $30M spent last year on lobbying to keep GMOs hidden in foods
June 27, 2013
http://adf.ly/REHST
The medical industry's solution to organ shortage: Lab-grown, genetically engineered organs
6/27/2013
http://adf.ly/RAsQm
Friday, June 28, 2013
Comprehensive research database offers global picture of harm caused by GMOs
America's wheat exports in crisis: Discovery of contaminated wheat from Monsanto trials only the beginning
6/17/2013
http://adf.ly/RGkFp
Wheat farmers sue Monsanto for release of unapproved GM wheat
http://adf.ly/RGkIz
Toxic shock: California allows up to one thousand times more glyphosate in drinking water than needed to cause breast cancer in women
Genetic pollution: When GMO salmon escape into the oceans, there will be no boycotting Franken-fish
6/16/2013
Comprehensive research database offers global picture of harm caused by GMOs
6/16/2013
A World of Research showing the harm GMOs can cause:
The GMO debate is over; GM crops must be immediately outlawed; Monsanto halted from threatening humanity
9/21/2012
6/17/2013
http://adf.ly/RGkFp
Wheat farmers sue Monsanto for release of unapproved GM wheat
http://adf.ly/RGkIz
Toxic shock: California allows up to one thousand times more glyphosate in drinking water than needed to cause breast cancer in women
Genetic pollution: When GMO salmon escape into the oceans, there will be no boycotting Franken-fish
6/16/2013
Comprehensive research database offers global picture of harm caused by GMOs
6/16/2013
A World of Research showing the harm GMOs can cause:
The GMO debate is over; GM crops must be immediately outlawed; Monsanto halted from threatening humanity
9/21/2012
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Monsanto Exec Gets ‘Nobel Peace Prize’ of Food
Unauthorized genetically-modified flax found to have been exported to more than 30 countries around the world
6/24/2013
http://adf.ly/R2s6D
Monsanto Exec Gets ‘Nobel Peace Prize’ of Food
21 June 2013
http://adf.ly/R5uG1
It is rather fitting, then, that Monsanto’s executive be adorned with the World Food Prize along with a sack of cash at the headquarters of the Monsanto marketing wing that is the U.S. State Department.
List of Countries That Ban GMO Crops and Require GE Food Labels
June 19, 2013
http://adf.ly/QxS60
Kevin O'Leary Challenged On GMO Foods By 14 Year Old (VIDEO)
6/04/2013
http://adf.ly/R0nIR
6/24/2013
http://adf.ly/R2s6D
Monsanto Exec Gets ‘Nobel Peace Prize’ of Food
21 June 2013
http://adf.ly/R5uG1
It is rather fitting, then, that Monsanto’s executive be adorned with the World Food Prize along with a sack of cash at the headquarters of the Monsanto marketing wing that is the U.S. State Department.
List of Countries That Ban GMO Crops and Require GE Food Labels
June 19, 2013
http://adf.ly/QxS60
Kevin O'Leary Challenged On GMO Foods By 14 Year Old (VIDEO)
6/04/2013
http://adf.ly/R0nIR
Monday, June 10, 2013
China Incinerates 3 US Shipments of Genetically Modified Corn
China destroys multiple shipments of GM corn from US
June 10, 2013
http://adf.ly/RGkPZ
China Incinerates 3 US Shipments of Genetically Modified Corn
Anthony Gucciardi May 24, 2013
http://adf.ly/RGkU3
China has destroyed a total of at least three genetically modified corn shipments with origins from the United States in a move that echoes the way in which the nation of Hungary actually went and destroyed acres upon acres of Monsanto’s GMO corn fields. Interestingly enough, my article on that subject became one of the most widely shared articles in recent years across the web thanks to the rising number of individuals who are behind the elimination of GMOs across the globe.
Breaking News: China Destroys 3 US Shipments of GM Corn
May 22nd 2013
Written By: Sayer Ji, Founder
China Rejects Genetically Modified Rice in Opposition to GMO Crops
February 2, 2012
June 10, 2013
http://adf.ly/RGkPZ
China Incinerates 3 US Shipments of Genetically Modified Corn
Anthony Gucciardi May 24, 2013
http://adf.ly/RGkU3
China has destroyed a total of at least three genetically modified corn shipments with origins from the United States in a move that echoes the way in which the nation of Hungary actually went and destroyed acres upon acres of Monsanto’s GMO corn fields. Interestingly enough, my article on that subject became one of the most widely shared articles in recent years across the web thanks to the rising number of individuals who are behind the elimination of GMOs across the globe.
Breaking News: China Destroys 3 US Shipments of GM Corn
May 22nd 2013
Written By: Sayer Ji, Founder
China Rejects Genetically Modified Rice in Opposition to GMO Crops
February 2, 2012
Saturday, June 8, 2013
The Poison Planters [Kindle Edition]
The Poison Planters [Kindle Edition]
Charles Sutherland (Author), Jonathan Slevin (Editor)
4/26/2013
http://amzn.to/11meXtz
The Poison Planters is a 'reality novel' which follows the international intrigue of Dr. Laura Brett, the brilliant and attractive ex-CIA biologist, as she travels through the US and across Europe, China, and Africa seeking to identify the sources of the tragedies caused by the spread of genetically modified crops(GMOs)and bovine growth hormones (rBGH).
It is a fact-filled adventure, based on actual episodes of real people and companies, of children developing diseases, farmers committing suicide, careers being destroyed, and lives being crushed by major chemical companies as they aggressively spread GMO crops and rBGH milk. It is a story of the brave challenges by doctors and scientists, by people in the academic community, and by environmental organizations who struggle against huge chemical companies to protect our food.
The Poison Planters provides a propitious warning concerning the potential global genetic genocide that is actively underway with the help of world governments.
Charles Sutherland (Author), Jonathan Slevin (Editor)
4/26/2013
http://amzn.to/11meXtz
The Poison Planters is a 'reality novel' which follows the international intrigue of Dr. Laura Brett, the brilliant and attractive ex-CIA biologist, as she travels through the US and across Europe, China, and Africa seeking to identify the sources of the tragedies caused by the spread of genetically modified crops(GMOs)and bovine growth hormones (rBGH).
It is a fact-filled adventure, based on actual episodes of real people and companies, of children developing diseases, farmers committing suicide, careers being destroyed, and lives being crushed by major chemical companies as they aggressively spread GMO crops and rBGH milk. It is a story of the brave challenges by doctors and scientists, by people in the academic community, and by environmental organizations who struggle against huge chemical companies to protect our food.
The Poison Planters provides a propitious warning concerning the potential global genetic genocide that is actively underway with the help of world governments.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
GMO genetic pollution alert: Genetically engineered wheat escapes experimental fields planted across 16 states
GMO genetic pollution alert: Genetically engineered wheat escapes experimental fields planted across 16 states
May 30, 2013
http://adf.ly/RGkhK
Monsanto: The worst of the worst
May 30, 2013
http://adf.ly/RGkkm
A French farmer who can no longer perform his routine farming duties because of permanent pesticide injuries has had his day in court, literally, and the perpetrator of his injuries found guilty of chemical poisoning. The French court in Lyon ruled that Monsanto's Lasso weedkiller formula, which contains the active ingredient alachlor, caused Paul Francois to develop lifelong neurological damage that manifests as persistent memory loss, headaches, and stuttering during speech.
Hundreds of thousands of people in more than 50 countries rallied against Monsanto, GMOs
June 04, 2013
Europe rejects GMO crops; kinder gentler America seeks labeling
June 04, 2013
And this doesn't begin to cover the lying business practices of Monsanto, who promised farmers that Roundup would kill weeds in the fields. Instead, the weeds have proliferated to the point where the farmers have to kill everything growing with stronger, more dangerous herbicides, like Paraquat.
The Monsanto tipping point has been reached: We shall overcome global food injustice (GMO)
June 04, 2013
May 30, 2013
http://adf.ly/RGkhK
Monsanto: The worst of the worst
May 30, 2013
http://adf.ly/RGkkm
A French farmer who can no longer perform his routine farming duties because of permanent pesticide injuries has had his day in court, literally, and the perpetrator of his injuries found guilty of chemical poisoning. The French court in Lyon ruled that Monsanto's Lasso weedkiller formula, which contains the active ingredient alachlor, caused Paul Francois to develop lifelong neurological damage that manifests as persistent memory loss, headaches, and stuttering during speech.
Hundreds of thousands of people in more than 50 countries rallied against Monsanto, GMOs
June 04, 2013
Europe rejects GMO crops; kinder gentler America seeks labeling
June 04, 2013
And this doesn't begin to cover the lying business practices of Monsanto, who promised farmers that Roundup would kill weeds in the fields. Instead, the weeds have proliferated to the point where the farmers have to kill everything growing with stronger, more dangerous herbicides, like Paraquat.
The Monsanto tipping point has been reached: We shall overcome global food injustice (GMO)
June 04, 2013
Monday, June 3, 2013
Japan halts imports of U.S. wheat after USDA's shock finding of genetic pollution from GMOs
Japan halts imports of U.S. wheat after USDA's shock finding of genetic pollution from GMOs
May 31, 2013
http://adf.ly/RGjun
It has already begun: Japan has just cancelled a large contract to purchase U.S. wheat. "We will refrain from buying western white and feed wheat effective today," Toru Hisadome, a Japanese farm ministry official in charge of wheat trading, told Reuters.
Japan cancels U.S. wheat order on GMO fear: report
5/30/2013
http://adf.ly/RGjzT
US genetically modified wheat stokes fears, Japan cancels tender
5/30/2013
South Korea joins Japanese ban on U.S. wheat imports after shocking GMO contamination announcement by USDA
6/02/2013
Taxpayer dollars used by U.S. government to promote GMOs in other countries
May 31, 2013
http://adf.ly/RGjun
It has already begun: Japan has just cancelled a large contract to purchase U.S. wheat. "We will refrain from buying western white and feed wheat effective today," Toru Hisadome, a Japanese farm ministry official in charge of wheat trading, told Reuters.
Japan cancels U.S. wheat order on GMO fear: report
5/30/2013
http://adf.ly/RGjzT
US genetically modified wheat stokes fears, Japan cancels tender
5/30/2013
South Korea joins Japanese ban on U.S. wheat imports after shocking GMO contamination announcement by USDA
6/02/2013
Taxpayer dollars used by U.S. government to promote GMOs in other countries
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Hungary torches 500 hectares of GM corn to eradicate GMOs from food supply
Hungary torches 500 hectares of GM corn to eradicate GMOs from food supply
5/29/2013
http://cf.ly/1JdF
Monsanto Cucumbers Cause Genital Baldness -- Immediately Banned in Nova Scotia
http://cf.ly/1JaN
The Monsanto 71 - Sellout senators shame themselves by siding with Monsanto on GMO labeling bill
5/28/2013
http://cf.ly/1JdG
Media Coverage Blackout Ovr Anti-Monsanto Protests
Anthony Gucciardi
May 28, 2013
http://cf.ly/1JjZ
5/29/2013
http://cf.ly/1JdF
Monsanto Cucumbers Cause Genital Baldness -- Immediately Banned in Nova Scotia
http://cf.ly/1JaN
The Monsanto 71 - Sellout senators shame themselves by siding with Monsanto on GMO labeling bill
5/28/2013
http://cf.ly/1JdG
Media Coverage Blackout Ovr Anti-Monsanto Protests
Anthony Gucciardi
May 28, 2013
http://cf.ly/1JjZ
Saturday, April 13, 2013
CUHK received grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to do genetic modification research on influenza-resistant chicken
The Chinese University of Hong Kong Receives
US$100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations Grant for
Innovative Global Health Research by Professor Yangchao Chen
5 May 2009
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) received world recognition for its efforts in combating flu epidemics in poultry and humans. Yesterday, the University acquired a US$100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for an innovative global health research project conducted by Professor Yangchao Chen, Assistant Professor at the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics. The research, titled ‘Generation of influenza-resistant chicken by triple combination lentiviral vector-mediated genetic modification’, is the only project in Hong Kong receiving support from the latest funding round of the scheme.
Professor Chen proposes developing a lentiviral vector that targets the entry and replication of influenza viruses in domestic chickens. His team plans to test the resistance of these genetically modified chickens to various influenza viruses in an effort to reduce the frequency of flu epidemics in poultry and, ultimately, in humans. His novel concept is considered to be falling outside current scientific paradigms and might lead to significant advances in global health.
‘It is my great honor to be awarded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. As planned in my proposal, I will use my expertise in molecular biology and gene manipulation to explore an innovative way to fight flu pandemic,’ said Professor Chen.
Professor Chen’s project is one of 81 grant-receiving projects announced by the Gates Foundation in the second funding round of Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative to help scientists around the world explore bold and largely unproven ways to improve health in developing countries. With more than 3,000 proposals received, competition was highly rigorous. The grants were provided to scientists in 17 countries on six continents.
‘The winners of these grants are doing truly exciting and innovative work,’ said Dr. Tachi Yamada, president of the Gates Foundation’s Global Health Program. ‘I’m optimistic that some of these exploratory projects will lead to life-saving breakthroughs for people in the world’s poorest countries.’
Professor Chen is the second CUHK scientist receiving a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenges. Professor Samuel Sai-ming Sun, Emeritus Professor of Biology and Research Professor of Biology, is the other CUHK academic who received a five-year (2005-2010) grant of US$1 million to increase the nutritive value of rice from the Foundation’s Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative.
About Grand Challenges Explorations
Grand Challenges Explorations is a five-year, US$100 million initiative of the Gates Foundation to promote innovation in global health. The program uses an agile, streamlined grant process – applications are limited to two pages, and preliminary data are not required. Proposals are reviewed and selected by a committee of foundation staff and external experts, and grant decisions are made within approximately three months of the close of the funding round.
Applications for the next round of Grand Challenges Explorations are being accepted through May 28, 2009. Grant application instructions, including the list of topic areas in which proposals are currently being accepted, are available at the Grand Challenges Explorations website.
Professor Yangchao Chen, Assistant Professor at the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, CUHK
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Scientist: Many Pro-GMO Corporate Biologists Own GMO Patents, in Bed with Monsanto
Scientist: Many Pro-GMO Corporate Biologists Own GMO Patents, in Bed with Monsanto
11/25/2012
http://q.gs/3SSkK
“Pro-GMO” Farmer: Parody Or Monsanto Propaganda?
3/06/2012
http://q.gs/3SSoW
Leaked documents reveal US diplomats actually work for Monsanto
1/11/2012
http://q.gs/3SShW
Eight Big Reasons to Avoid Genetically Modified Foods
http://q.gs/3SlnN
11/25/2012
http://q.gs/3SSkK
“Pro-GMO” Farmer: Parody Or Monsanto Propaganda?
3/06/2012
http://q.gs/3SSoW
Leaked documents reveal US diplomats actually work for Monsanto
1/11/2012
http://q.gs/3SShW
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