1.Genetically-engineered edible cottonseed could feed millions 2.Is Monsanto corporate saint or sinner? 3.Kenya: Testing ground for GMOs 4.Monsanto's dominance draws antitrust inquiry 5.Wealthy nations out-source crops to Ethiopia’s...

by Betsy Blaney A Texas researcher has found a way to reduce toxin in cottonseed that until now could only be eaten by cattle. The bovines' multiple stomachs gradually digested the poisonous substance called gossypol. The new seeds can be eaten by...

Few companies excite such extreme emotions as Monsanto. To its critics, the agricultural giant is a corporate hybrid of Victor Frankenstein and Ebenezer Scrooge, using science to create foods that threaten the health of both people and the planet, and...

by Philip Brasher What happens here in Kenya could change the way the world views genetically modified food. Whether it really makes a positive difference in the lives of Africans remains to be seen. Why is Kenya key? The first reason is obvious...

by Peter Whoriskey For plants designed in a lab a little more than a decade ago, they've come a long way: Today, the vast majority of the nation's two primary crops grow from seeds genetically altered according to Monsanto company patents. ...