http://modified.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for modified en Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:52:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2046471 unknown@Netscape.com Organic foods can be labelled "GM-free" even if they contain up to 0.9% genetically modified content, European agriculture ministers decided yesterday. Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:52:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2046471geneticallymodifiedGMorganiclabellingEuropeagricultureGMOgreenpeaceukNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1950533 unknown@Netscape.com The Agriculture Department has approved a plan to grow genetically modified rice in Kansas, despite opposition from the U.S. rice industry and food safety groups. Fri, 18 May 2007 22:02:23 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1950533USDAricegeneticallymodifiedNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1645504 unknown@Netscape.com Inserted foreign genes might create multiple proteins, with unpredictable consequences. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 00:04:57 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1645504foodGMgeneticallymodifiedNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1334259 unknown@Netscape.com Pineapple will give way to biotech seed crops in Kunia as Monsanto Co. expands its acreage in the state by purchasing lands once tended by Del Monte Fresh Produce Hawaii. Fri, 06 Apr 2007 18:30:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1334259monsantocornhawaiibiotechgeneticallymodifiedGMpineappleNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1157032 unknown@Netscape.com Genetically modified crops have helped cause a "complete breakdown" in farming systems in India, an authoritative new study suggests. The study threatens to deal a fatal blow to probably the most powerful argument left in the biotech industry's armoury, that it can help to bring prosperity to the Third World. Mon, 26 Mar 2007 07:28:50 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1157032geneticallymodifiedCropsindiafarmingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1136342 unknown@Netscape.com When you bite into an apple, you pretty much know what you're getting. The same can't be said for many packaged foods, which often contain ingredients that have been "genetically modified." Sat, 24 Mar 2007 05:54:45 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1136342GMgeneticallymodifiedcornsoybeanscottoncanolaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1081949 unknown@Netscape.com After decades of being consumed in the U.S., Monsanto's recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH) may be headed to the technological dustbin due to human health concerns. Will this be the fate of other genetically modified organisms (GMOs)? Tue, 20 Mar 2007 19:44:47 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1081949monsantorbghGMOgeneticallymodifiedhealthNews http://web2announcer.com/go/981915 unknown@Netscape.com A close examination of the benefits of transgenic crops will reveal that the benefits, if they occur, are way overstated, and the costs are often ignored. Tue, 13 Mar 2007 18:37:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/981915geneticallymodifiedGMtransgenicFDAUSDAbenefitcostNews http://web2announcer.com/go/391158 unknown@Netscape.com Scientists based in France have warned that, without radical and swift action, in 10 years' time we really could have no bananas. Wed, 31 Jan 2007 04:04:21 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/391158breedinggeneticallymodifiedbananasdiseasesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2755 unknown@Netscape.com It is the first time a genetically modified plant has escaped into the wild in the US, prompting a full environmental impact assessment. Wed, 09 Aug 2006 21:05:24 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2755SciencegrassgeneticmodifiedplantNews