Challenging the claims by the biotech industry that genetically modified foods are safe for human health and the environment, a new report presents evidence to the contrary and stirs up controversy, as its authors are genetic engineers themselves.

After much debate and input, the Senate has finally passed the Farm Bill: a five-year, $500 billion bill that is rife with controversy, including major cuts to farm subsidies, land conservation efforts and rejecting a measure that would allow states the rights to require the mandatory labeling of foods or beverages that contain genetically modified ingredients.

As part of ongoing efforts to battle hunger and malnutrition throughout the developing world, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation are teaming up to fund research into the development of bananas.

As the national discussion over labeling of genetically modified foods heats up with the recent petition submission to the FDA boasting the most signatures in history, news has emerged that Monsanto—the largest manufacturer of GMO seeds and companion pesticides—plans to sue Vermont if the state passes a mandatory labeling law on foods containing genetically modified ingredients.

One of the most hotly debated discussions about our nation's food supply—the issue of genetically modified organisms—has led to a record-breaking number of comments submitted to the FDA, according to the petition campaign titled "Just Label It" that spearheaded the signature gathering and comments. But, by the FDA's math, those 1 million individuals only actually count as 394 separate comments.

Monsanto's hard at work on gearing up for the 2014 release of its Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybeans, which will be not only resistant to the common glyphosate pesticide marketed by Monsanto as Roundup, but also the chemical dicamba, in efforts to combat the increasing number of weeds and bugs adapting to resist Roundup that are causing crop loss and damage.

Zuccotti Park may have cleared out, but the fed-up have not left their gripes for the street-sweepers. Criticized for being a 'leaderless' movement short on demands, the aftermath of City Halls and Capitol buildings converted into homes for the homeless, the unemployed and the "we're mad as hell and not going to take it anymore" Occupiers last fall has paved the way for a pronounced clarity and specificity that eluded the movement just months ago. One such target of the post-Occupy Occupation: Multinational seed and chemical company, Monsanto.

Generating more public comments and signatures than any other food petition in the FDA's history, the Just Label It campaign (Docket # FDA-2011-P-0723-0001/CP) is nearing its deadline of March 27^th with more than 850, 000 comments and counting.

St. Louis, MO-based Monsanto -- the world's largest seed company best known for its genetically modified crops and companion pesticide, the glyphosate-based Roundup -- was once again the victim of hacker group Anonymous. This time, the attack comes from Anonymous' alter ego, going by the name "AntiSec," publishing information from a company database.