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Half a dozen insecticidal toxins in genetically engineered maize
Food market to be flooded with products not tested for health risks
European Food Safety Agency EFSA has given a positive opinion on the authorisation of genetically engineered maize that inherits eight technically inserted gene sequences. The maize (corn) with brand…
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Ten points for a better risk assessment of genetically engineered plants
There is an urgent need to adopt a more comprehensive system for environmental risk assessment of genetically engineered plants. The system has to be based on reliable mandatory and…
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Testbiotech warns against using synthetic algae
The risk to the environment from artificial organisms could get out of control
Artificial organisms are being developed to produce new kinds of biofuels with a higher efficiency, so called “synthifuels”. Testbiotech is today releasing a new report on Synthetic Biology, which…