08/June/21

 

While US agribusiness groups are trying to pressure Mexico into abandoning their announced bans on glyphosate herbicide and imports of genetically modified corn by 2024, US suppliers of non-GMO seed and grain see an opportunity to supply Mexico with non-GMO corn. "Could we supply Mexico? Absolutely," says Bill Niebur, president of High Fidelity Genetics, an Iowa-based non-GMO corn seed company. "In terms of acres, it's not a problem. Instead of criticizing Mexico, let's provide it to them." Ken Roseboro reports. GMWatch

 

 

On the question of the origin of SARS-CoV-2, only now is acceptance emerging that the science establishment colluded to dismiss the lab leak hypothesis as a conspiracy theory, assisted by prominent experts with clear conflicts of interest, patsy politicians and a pathetic media that mostly failed to do its job, writes investigative journalist Ian Birrell. And yet at the heart of this scandal lie some of the world’s most influential science journals. These should provide a forum for pulsating debate as experts explore and test theories, especially on something as contentious and fascinating as the possible origins of a global pandemic. Instead, some have played a central role in shutting down discussion and discrediting alternative views on the origins, with disastrous consequences for our understanding of events. In particular, the stance taken by the journal Nature has been especially questionable. Why have journals acted in this way? Possible reasons include lucrative sponsorship deals between Chinese institutions and some journal publishing houses. [GMW: This article is well worth reading in full and doesn't spare certain prominent journals, including Nature, Nature Medicine, and The Lancet.] UnHerd