The
book GMO Myths and Truths: A Citizen's Guide to the
Evidence on the Safety and Efficacy of Genetically
Modified Crops and Foods is now in its 4th
edition.
Available from Amazon and Chelsea Green Publishing, the 4th
edition contains a whole new chapter on gene editing.
The book is co-authored by Claire Robinson, who is also
the managing editor of GMWatch, and two genetic
engineers: Michael Antoniou, PhD of King's College
London; and John Fagan PhD, who pioneered GMO testing
methods and is the recent co-founder of Health Research
Institute Laboratories.
Claire Robinson believes
that this new edition is badly needed. She said, "The
first three editions of the book proved popular all over
the world – in India, East Asia, Russia, Europe, and
North and South America. The book has also been
translated, either as a whole or in parts, by volunteers
into various languages.
"Then just a few years
ago, it became clear that the GMO industry and its
lobbyists were trying to draw the line under the 'bad
old GMOs' and relaunch the GMO food venture in the form
of new gene-edited foods and crops, which were
supposedly more precise and safer than the older-style
GMOs and were being claimed to be able to solve the many
problems facing us, from climate change to food
shortages.
"Of course we've heard these promises
before, regarding the older-style GMOs. They were untrue
then and they are untrue now.
"So we updated the
book with a new chapter on gene editing, explaining this
new threat to the food and feed supplies and why people
need to insist that these new untested products are
stringently regulated and labelled."
Co-author
Michael Antoniou, PhD, of King's College London, said,
"Gene-edited crops are easier to produce than old-style
transgenic crops. Thus we face the immediate prospect of
untested gene-edited crops entering our food and feed
markets. It was therefore crucial that we include the
new chapter on gene edited crops and the dangers that
they pose to health and environment."
Claire
Robinson said, "Wherever I go in the world, I find that
most people simply don't know about the new threat to
our food supply and environment posed by the new
gene-edited GM foods and crops. The GMO industry and its
allies are trying to force through a radical change to
our food supply without people's informed consent.
Sadly, many publicly funded scientists are joining the
lobby, making deceptive and un-evidenced claims about
the safety of these new GMOs.
"People need to arm
themselves with the facts. GMO Myths and Truths is, we
believe, the best overview available today. It's written
in a format that makes it easy for the lay person or the
expert to access the information they need and it's
meticulously referenced."
Claire Robinson says
that because gene editing is a fast-evolving field, the
best way to stay up to date is to read GMO Myths and
Truths (4th edition) for the basic understanding but
also follow new developments via the GMWatch newsletters and website. A good way to quickly access
the most recent articles on gene editing is to google
"GMWatch CRISPR".
Praise for the previous (3rd)
edition of GMO Myths and Truths can be viewed here.
“GMO Myths and
Truths is a very important contribution to the GMO
debate. Written in a clear and concise style, it is an
invaluable reference for those wanting to learn more
about the arguments of proponents and those critical of
the technology. I found it of great value in my own
efforts to better understand the issue. I hope this
information will be widely available to students and to
the general public.” – Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE, and
UN Messenger of Peace
Read this article
on the GMWatch site:
https://gmwatch.org/en/news/latest-news/19169
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