- GM herbicide-tolerant soybeans and corn has not increased yields. Insect-resistant corn, meanwhile, has improved yields only marginally. The increase in yields for both crops over the last 13 years, the report finds, was largely due to traditional breeding or improvements in agricultural practices http://www.ucsusa.org/food_and_agriculture/our-failing-food-system/genetic-engineering/failure-to-yield.html 23 comments science
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- Taxpayer Dollars Are Helping Monsanto Sell Seeds Abroad – Mother Jones http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2013/05/us-state-department-global-marketing-arm-gmo-seed-industry 158 comments
- Should Monsanto Be Allowed To Bring Genetically Engineered Crops To Vietnam? - The New York Times http://latitude.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/26/should-monsanto-be-allowed-to-bring-genetically-engineered-crops-to-vietnam/ 10 comments
- Monsanto Exec Gets 'Nobel Peace Prize' of Food http://naturalsociety.com/monsanto-exec-gets-nobel-peace-prize-of-food/ 8 comments
- Huge GMO News | HuffPost Impact http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/4129311 4 comments
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