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The diary of a doledrum diva and her adventures in alimentary alchemy.all on twenty quid a week. Skip to primary content. International bargains – it’s holiday time! Bargains in the uk. About these recipes – Notes for the Nervous Cook. Food co-ops, food banks and soup kitchens. Something I care deeply about, and I hope you do too. Http:/ www.march-against-monsanto.com/. Two great sites about sustainable food and farming, both are umbrella groups of some excellent NGOs. Http:/ www.sustainweb.org/.

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GM-free Scotland: December 2014

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The Bt 'pest' refuge that isn't. Early scientific wisdom on crops genetically transformed to produce their own insecticides, such as Bt proteins, highlighted a number of fundamental weaknesses. First, the ubiquitous presence of a single insecticide in a monoculture will result in the rapid evolution of resistant pests. Second, the presence of a single insecticide throughout the growing season will result in the rapid evolution of resistant pests. Russian-led study to address safety concerns over GMOs.

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GM-free Scotland: August 2015

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Ancient industry evidence won't do. In response to the World Health Organisation International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) re-classification of glyphosate herbicide as a probable carcinogen [1], Monsanto said We dont know how IARC could reach a conclusion that is such a dramatic departure from the conclusion reached by all regulatory agencies around the globe. Well, heres how. GM cotton threat to Pakistan and Africa. African GM maize reality check. Bt cotton is driving farmer suicides. The green...

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GM-free Scotland: GM time bombs

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Meddling with genes has put time bombs in our fields, time bombs in our food, and time bombs in our bodies. Scientists can hear the count-down quite clearly, but they’re not listening. Of these bombs will be the first to explode, but they're all. Primed and ticking. Browse the articles below to find out more. Roundup, Bt – and other systemic toxins. Its makers claim that Roundup herbicide is as safe as salt. Is this true? The first 'science' of Roundup Ready soya. Roundup impairs animal fertility. Sprayi...

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GM-free Scotland: April 2015

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Glyphosate disrupts oestrogen-linked genes. The bases for claims that glyphosate herbicide is safe in food are that it acts on a biological process that is only present in plants, not animals, and that any glyphosate absorbed during digestion passes through the body unchanged. Both of these are true. Glyphosate and kidney disease - emerging details. Natural food is simple. GM safety testing needs today's science. There are a number of problems with this logic. Roundup harms the liver. Safety regulation o...

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GM-free Scotland: The culture of neatly simple science

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The culture of neatly simple science. A book has just been published which describes the whole, sorry, history of "How the Venture to Genetic Engineer Our Food Has Subverted Science, Corrupted Government, and Systematically Deceived the Public". Lawyer, Steve Druker, has cast a critical, analytical eye over the handling of GM by regulators, corporations, the media, prestigious institutions, and respected scientists, and has produced a very disturbing account. However, transcripts and interviews with part...

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GM-free Scotland: January 2015

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No so smart Smartstax. Image © Greenpeace. Agapito-Tenfen et al.s study looking at the effects of breeding GM plants together to stack multiple artificial DNA constructs into one crop [1] has thrown a very uncomfortable shadow over Monsantos SmartStax maize. Less than almost zero safety testing. CC photo by International Maize and. Wheat Improvement Center on Flickr. Even in Europe, which has arguably the most stringent GM regulations in the world, and requires a full risk-assessment, stacked GMOs have b...

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GM-free Scotland: Frogs rule, OK!

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Frogs rule, OK! Photo from Creative Commons. Under legal pressure, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has agreed to analyse the impacts on endangered plants and animals of some of the most commonly-used pesticides. This could be the first step in limiting the use of atrazine- and glyphosate-based herbicides. Atrazine is an endocrine disruptor suspected of causing reproductive harm, birth defects and cancer in humans and has been banned in Europe for some years. Right at the outset, the EPA's jo...

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GM-free Scotland: February 2015

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Is Glyphosate plus aluminium bad news? The parallel increase in many neurological diseases with increasing applications of glyphosate-based herbicides in America [1] has led to a very serious look at how the two could be directly linked. One recently published proposal is that synergistic actions of glyphosate and aluminium (both now pervasive substances to which Americans are exposed) is leading to nerve cell damage. Even more insecticide-producing genes may not be better. While the insertion of artific...