08/February/21

 

The genetically modified food debate has been reignited after the UK government announced plans to consider loosening regulation on GM crops and animals. [GMW: This is an unusually balanced article from the mainstream press on the gene editing deregulation consultation in the UK. Molecular geneticist Dr Michael Antoniou, who has long warned about the risks of genetic modification technologies, is quoted at length.] BBC Science Focus

 

 

Chronic exposure to commercially formulated glyphosate weedkiller solutions (like Roundup) at or below recommended concentrations detrimentally affected bees' learning, memory, climbing ability, and water and sucrose responsiveness in a new study. Scientific Reports

 

 

A new study, published on 27 January in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, conducted by an international team of scientists led by Dr Michael Antoniou of Kings College London, found that exposure to glyphosate and its commercial Roundup formulation, can disrupt the function of gut microbiome (bacteria and fungi) and internal body systems with potentially serious effects on human health – and the soil microbiome may suffer too, writes Patrick Holden of the Sustainable Food Trust. Sustainable Food Trust