| ■ 'GM' Corn Causes Reproduction Problems in Mice: Report | 2008.11.18 |
| A long-term study that found genetically modified (GM) corn can affect reproduction in mice lends support to demands that all GM crops be banned, according to environmental groups. Researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna, Austria, said that female mice fed a diet consisting of 33 percent GM corn had fewer babies and fewer litters than mice fed non-GM food. The study was commissioned by the Austrian health ministry, Agence France Presse reported. The researchers said these are preliminary findings and further tests are needed to determine how GM foods affect animals and humans. However, environmental groups said the study proves that GM foods are dangerous. "Considering the severity of the potential threat to human health and reproduction, Greenpeace is demanding a recall of all GE (genetically engineered) food and crops from the market, worldwide," the group said in a news release, AFP reported. |