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Genetic engineering and the alien wheat in Oregon
There's a dearth of evidence that genetically engineered food is dangerous to human health — but that doesn’t mean consumers are wrong to have concerns about its effect on the environment and on non-bioengineered crops. U.S. agribusiness has...
Tags: Biotechnology Industry, Dining and Drinking, Biotechnology, U.S. Department of Agriculture, CNBC (tv network)
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U.S. and EU agree to launch free-trade talks
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. and the European Union will begin talks next month on an ambitious free-trade deal between the two rich regions that exchanged more than $645 billion in goods last year. But the announcement, made Monday ahead of the Group...
Tags: Economic Organization, G8, Barack Obama, France, European Debt Crisis
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Supreme Court rejects gene patents
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled that human genes are a product of nature and cannot be patented and held for profit, a decision that medical experts said will lead to more genetic testing for cancers and other diseases and to lower costs for...
Tags: Trials, Clarence Thomas, Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Ovarian Cancer, Breast Cancer
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Wild Oats chain is poised to reopen this year
Wild Oats Markets Inc., the closed purveyor of organic and natural foods, is planning a comeback this year, potentially aided by local billionaire Ron Burkle. The company, which has been out of operation since 2007, now says on its website that it is...
Tags: Tesco plc, Finance, Target Brands, Inc., Economy, Business and Finance, Dining and Drinking
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For the record
Gay Lutheran bishop: In the June 1 LATExtra section, an article about the election of an openly gay bishop in Southern California described the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America as the largest denomination in the United States. It is the largest...Tags: Elections, Voting, Politics
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Letters: Labeling GMOs
Re "The rush to label our food," Editorial, May 24 Thank you for your editorial pointing out the fallacy that genetically engineered food is harmful to health. I am glad to get corn that does not become tasteless overnight in the fridge. Those who...Tags: Science and Technology
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Genetically modified cotton helps farmers escape malnutrition
People opposed to genetically modified organisms often insist that the plants are no good for anyone except the companies, like Monsanto Co., that sell GMO seeds. A new study may force them to come to terms with the idea that GM crops can benefit...
Tags: India, Monsanto Company, Science and Technology, University of California, Los Angeles, Agriculture
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On genetically engineered food, let the market decide
The movement to force the labeling of genetically engineered food is gaining momentum. In November 2012, an initiative to require the labels in California was on the ballot; it was defeated. Now, federal legislation carried by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif....
Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Wildlife, Biotechnology Industry, Science and Technology, Biotechnology
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Angelina Jolie, the Supreme Court and gene patents
It's hard to imagine Supreme Court justices paying much attention to the travails of Hollywood's rich and famous. Still, there's an interesting connection between Angelina Jolie's disclosure Tuesday that she underwent a double mastectomy and a case the...
Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Angelina Jolie, Ovarian Cancer, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Mastectomy
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Farmer loses seed patent case
WASHINGTON — Monsanto Co. and other companies that patent seeds may prohibit farmers from growing a second crop from their genetically modified seeds, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously. The closely watched decision was a clear victory for...
Tags: Trials, Vaccines, Monsanto Company, Elena Kagan, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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Sweat-free labels to change the garment trade [Blowback]
In a May 7 Op-Ed article, Richard Greenwald and Michael Hirsch exhort consumers to support the workers who make our clothes rather than the global apparel industry that exploits them with low wages and unsafe working conditions. Yet exactly how we...
Tags: George Washington, Business, City University of New York, Human Rights, Child Labor
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Supreme Court hands Monsanto a GMO victory
The Supreme Court sided with Monsanto Co. on Monday, ruling against a farmer who used beans grown from the company's patented, genetically modified soybean seeds to plant subsequent crops. It was apparently the first time the court had upheld patent...
Tags: Food Industry, Monsanto Company, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Consumers, Agriculture
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