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We werent rich in financial terms, Democratic presidential contender Kamala Harris wrote in her memoir, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey, about her early childhood in Berkeley, California. But the values we internalized provided a different kind of wea…

Bayer has reached a deal to sell its animal health business to Elanco for $7.6 billion. The transaction will make Elanco the second-largest purveyor of animal health products after Zoetis. For Bayer, the deal caps a series of job cuts and asset divestments t…

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GREENFIELD Elanco Animal Health has entered into an agreement to acquire a German-based global enterprises animal health business for $7.6 billion, which would make it the worlds second-largest animal health company. Elancos reports that its companion animal…

In what Democracy Now!1 refers to as an “explosive report” by The Guardian,2 documents obtained during the discovery process of lawsuits against Monsanto reveal the company has been engaged in a coordinated campaign to discredit critics of the company. Among…

Frankfurt am Main (AFP) - German chemical and pharmaceutical group Bayer said Tuesday it was selling its Animal Health business unit to US-based drug firm Elanco for $7.6 billion to create an industry giant. Bayer said in a statement that the sale, aimed at …

In what Democracy Now!1 refers to as an "explosive report" by The Guardian,2 documents obtained during the discovery process of lawsuits against Monsanto reveal the company has been engaged in a coordinated campaign to discredit critics of the company. Among…

Many lobbyists talk a lot about critics of genetic engineering technology denying choice to farmers. They say that farmers should have access to a range of tools and technologies to maximise choice and options. At the same time, somewhat ironically, they decr…

— RoundUp is a chemical herbicide produced by Monsanto. It has been the agricultural standard for herbicides worldwide for decades, being the most popular weed-killer deployed. While there have been studies by the WHO and others concluding that there are no…

This is an edited version of a series of talks I first gave in New York over the past week, outlining my work at Columbia. Many thanks to Reinvent, Pete Leyden, Cap Gemini, Columbia University, Cossette/Vision7, and the New York Times for hosting and helping …