Genetische manipulatie leidt tot superonkruid

Superonkruid in een veld met genetisch gemanipuleerde maïs.

By Jeff Deasy, Alternet, May 20, 2010

Thanks to Monsanto's Roundup herbicide we've got 'superweeds' and that is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the problems resulting from genetically modified foods.

(...) As for the claim that GM foods are needed to feed a hungry world, Doug Gurian-Sherman, a senior scientist in the Union of Concerned Scientists Food and Environment Program has concluded "...that GE (genetic engineering) has done little to increase overall crop yields." And a major study conducted at the University of Kansas has found that the controversial technology actually reduces crop yields.

Zie ook:
GMO Crops Super-Weed Time Bomb Explodes

Update 24 september 2010:

'Teelt gentech soja met Roundup schaadt gezondheid'
Het deze week gepubliceerde rapport 'Genetisch gemanipuleerde soja: Duurzaam? Verantwoord?' [PDF] verzamelt recent wetenschappelijk onderzoek naar de gevolgen van 15 jaar gmo sojateelt in Noord- en Zuid-Amerika. Het rapport citeert meer dan 100 studies, en concludeert dat het telen van RoundupReady soja met grote hoeveelheden Roundup de gezondheid van mensen en dieren aantast, het herbicidengebruik verhoogt, en onkruid resistent maakt tegen het middel. Het rapport weerlegt volgens de onderzoekers de claim dat de productie van RoundupReady soja 'verantwoord' zou kunnen zijn, een claim van de Ronde Tafel voor Verantwoorde Soja (RTRS)

Latere toevoegingen:

Why Is Damning New Evidence About Monsanto's Most Widely Used Herbicide Being Silenced?
Door Jill Richardson, Alternet, 27 april 2011

It turns out that Monsanto's Roundup herbicide might not be nearly as safe as people have thought, but the media is staying mum on the revelation.

Dr. Don Huber did not seek fame when he quietly penned a confidential letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack in January of this year, warning Vilsack of preliminary evidence of a microscopic organism that appears in high concentrations in genetically modified Roundup Ready corn and soybeans and "appears to significantly impact the health of plants, animals and probably human beings."

Monsanto Vs Nature: The Weeds Fight Back
Door Jim Hightower, Other Words / Alternet, 5 juni 2012

So much of Monsanto's poison was spread in the past decade that weeds naturally developed a resistance to it.