| | 15/February/22
| | GMWatch publishes the full definitive account of the Pusztai affair Just before Christmas last year we heard the sad news that the eminent scientist Dr Arpad Pusztai had passed away. Dr Pusztai and his experimental work had, more than any other factor, woken up the world to the dangers of GM foods. To mark Dr Pusztai’s passing, GMWatch published some extracts from the definitive account of what happened to him after he revealed his results on British television. But now we have been given exclusive permission to publish the full account. The extraordinary drama that unfolded is described by the author and investigative journalist Andy Rowell in two carefully referenced chapters of his book, Don't Worry, It's Safe to Eat. And nobody was better placed to tell that story. That’s because the most revealing and explosive reporting on the Pusztai affair, which helped it to make headlines around the world, was done by three journalists, one of whom was Andy Rowell. GMWatch GM Glofish are thriving in the wild in Brazil Fish genetically engineered to glow in the dark have escaped from fish farms in Brazil and are multiplying in creeks in the Atlantic forest, a new study shows. The GM fluorescent fish are designed for aquariums and are trademarked and marketed as Glofish. Biologists worry that the GM fish could threaten the local fauna in one of the most biodiverse spots on the planet. "This is serious," ecologist Jean Vitule at the Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, said. Vitule says the ecological impacts are unpredictable. He worries that fluorescence genes could be introduced into native fish with detrimental effects, perhaps making them more visible to predators. "It’s like a shot in the dark," he says. The escape underlines yet again the inadequacy of GMO regulations around the world. GMWatch Glyphosate-based herbicide cross-selects for antibiotic resistance genes in bacterioplankton communities Glyphosate-based herbicide has been found in a new study to select for antibiotic resistance genes in bacterioplankton (the bacterial component of the plankton in water) communities. These selective effects are evident after just a few days, and at glyphosate concentrations that are high but still within short-term (1-4 day) regulatory limits. The results indicate that glyphosate-based herbicide has the potential to cross-select for antibiotic resistance in natural freshwater bacteria in natural streams, lakes, and ponds. The study is currently published in pre-print and has not been peer reviewed. bioRxiv US corn-based ethanol worse for the climate than gasoline, study finds Corn-based ethanol, which for years has been mixed in huge quantities into gasoline sold at US pumps, is likely a much bigger contributor to global warming than straight gasoline, according to a study published Monday. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, contradicts previous research commissioned by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) showing ethanol and other biofuels to be relatively green. [GMW: Most US corn is GM.] Reuters DONATE TO GMWATCH __________________________________________________________ Website: http://www.gmwatch.org
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