GM Basics

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Essential Facts

Environmental & health impacts of GM crops  2011 science update, with references

http://www.greenpeace.org/eu-unit/Global/eu-unit/reports-briefings/2011%20pubs/9/Health%20and%20Environmental%20Impacts%20of%20GM%20crops.pdf [77K]

The impact of GMOs on health  new research, with references - Soil Association 2006 [30K]

http://92.52.112.178/web/sa/saweb.nsf/848d689047cb466780256a6b00298980/94dada85ebee057180257194005ca7d0/$FILE/New%20research%20on%20GM%20and%20health.pdf

Smell a Rat?  expands on food safety research and evidence of poor regulation - Soil Ass. 2007

http://www.lobbywatch.org/archive2.asp?arcid=8383

State of the Science: health risks of GM foods  Useful summary (US)

http://www.seedsofdeception.com/DocumentFiles/145.pdf  [1592K]

GM animal feed  FoE briefing May 2006

http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/briefings/gm_animal_feeds.pdf  [181K]

Do we need GM?  examples of problems solved without using GM

http://www.gmwatch.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12862

GM and drought tolerance  Briefing examines industry claims & sustainable alternatives

http://www.gmfreeze.org/site_media/uploads/publications/drought_briefing_final.pdf  [241K]

The safety of GE Foods:  Reasons to expect hazards  (Physicians & Scientists)

http://www.psrast.org/defknfood.htm

The Great Food Gamble   GM food safety (Friends of the Earth)

http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/reports/great_food_gamble.pdf  [563K]

GM foods: potential human health effects   Review shows reliable research is sparse (Pusztai, 2003)

http://www.owenfoundation.com/Health_Science/Pusztai/GM/GMHumanHealth.html or as a 'locked' PDF file [651K]

How Genetic Engineering Differs From Conventional Breeding   (Dr Michael Hansen)

http://www.consumersunion.org/food/widecpi200.htm

Cloned Animals - 2010 update  factsheet by Food & Water Watch - Recommended

http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/world/europe/factsheets/cloned-animals/

Nontarget Effects of GM  explains how unintended side-effects arise - Recommended

http://natureinstitute.org/nontarget/

Resistance is growing  The spread of weeds resistant to herbicides used with GMHT crops

http://www.gmfreeze.org/site_media/uploads/publications/resistance_full_Briefing_final.pdf [378K]

Horizontal Gene Transfer  The hidden hazards of genetic engineering (Dr Mae Wan Ho)

http://www.biosafety-info.net/article.php?aid=202

The Promise of Plant Biotechnology - the threat ...   (Prof Patrick Brown)

http://www.psrast.org/promplantbiot.htm

The Precautionary Principle   (Prof Peter Saunders)

http://www.i-sis.org.uk/prec.php

Failings of Genetic Engineering  Greenpeace briefings and news

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/campaigns/agriculture/problem/genetic-engineering/failings-of-ge/

Will agricultural biotechnology feed a hungry world?  Sierra Club (US)

http://www.sierraclub.org/biotech/hungryworld.asp

Key Developments

GM food and crops: what next?   Summary of UK & European developments to end 2003

http://ecoforth.org.uk/gm/cgmfoepb.htm

Review of developments in 2004  Genetic technology overview by GeneWatch  [117K]

http://www.genewatch.org/uploads/f03c6d66a9b354535738483c1c3d49e4/Brief30.pdf

The L-tryptophan tragedy  GE food supplement caused 37 deaths, 1500 disabled in US [117K]

http://92.52.112.178/web/sa/saweb.nsf/848d689047cb466780256a6b00298980/df384bd06588ef0080256de10036ff66/$FILE/L-tryptophan.pdf    (see also In-Depth)

Labelling of GM Food and Animal Feed   UK Regulations introduced May 2004

http://www.food.gov.uk/gmfoods/gm/gm_labelling

Farm Scale GM Trials   Soil Association introductory briefing, June 2003 [91K]

http://92.52.112.178/web/sa/saweb.nsf/librarytitles/22E02.HTMl/$file/GM%20crop%20trials.pdf

Evaluating the Farm Scale Trials   Soil Association evidence to Environmental Audit Nov 2003 [71K]

http://92.52.112.178/web/sa/saweb.nsf/848d689047cb466780256a6b00298980/89cdd54b267f85df80256df3003e9c62/$FILE/GM%20Food%20evaluating%20the%20fst.pdf

GM Crops? Coexistence and Liability  AEBC report to Government 25/11/03

http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100419143351/http://www.aebc.gov.uk/aebc/reports/coexistence_liability.shtml

Application to approve GM maize seed in UK   'Chardon LL' (T25) now withdrawn by Bayer

http://web.archive.org/web/20030225063109/http://www.defra.gov.uk/planth/pvs/gmrep1.htm

Agrofuels: a reality check   2007 paper examines serious side-effects of biofuel production [366K]

http://www.econexus.info/pdf/Agrofuels.pdf

Current Pointers

GM Watch  Highly recommended, indispensable for news, facts, reports, archives, videos

http://www.gmwatch.org

GM Freeze  Active joint UK campaign, with briefings & newsletter: 'Thin Ice'

http://www.gmfreeze.org

GM-free Scotland  Active campaign group based in Glasgow; stimulating articles

http://www.gmfreescotland.org.uk

GM Guide  UK focus (Soil Association), includes North American farm problems

http://www.soilassociation.org/Whyorganic/GM/tabid/217/Default.aspx

Friends of the Earth Europe GMO Campaign  Essential news on the UK & European scene

http://www.foeeurope.org/GMOs/Index.htm

Genetically Modified Food   campaign by Friends of the Earth (UK)

http://www.foe.co.uk/community/campaigns/healthy_planet/gm_index.html

International GM Contamination Register  Incidents listed by Greenpeace and GeneWatch

http://www.gmcontaminationregister.org

Stop GE trees campaign  Introduction to hazards of GE trees, also as biofuels

http://www.nogetrees.org

Greenpeace International GE campaign  Briefings, news, actions

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/campaigns/agriculture/

GM Free Cymru  assertive Welsh campaign, articulate on European issues

http://www.gmfreecymru.org

GM-Free Ireland Network   active campaign, significant on the European scene

http://www.gmfreeireland.org

Munlochy GM Vigil  Highland campaign against local trials; global links

http://www.munlochygmvigil.org.uk

GENET  European NGO network on genetic engineering

http://www.genet-info.org

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