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Viewpoint: ‘Adapt, or starve’ — Misconceptions that power vaccine rejectionism turn the public away from science-based food policy
There were a number of key takeaways: adapt or starve, help poorer countries help themselves, find out what works and ...
‘Prioritize science and innovation to revamp agrifood systems’: New head of UN Food and Agricultural Organization urges global commitment to new breeding techniques
Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Qu Dongyu, has made an urgent call for the ...
Farmer coalition in India urges government to stop illegal GMO crop cultivation
A clutch of farmer groups from a wide spectrum of political views .... are planning to petition the official regulator ...
India’s cotton farmers turn to black market herbicide-tolerant GM varieties to improve yields
The cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops with new transgenic traits such as herbicide tolerance (HT) is spreading fast in ...
India’s first approval of GMO food—mustard—could open door to over 100 GE food products
After many ifs and buts, the commercial release of genetically modified (GM) mustard seems to have reached a decisive phase ...
India expected to approve 3 indigenously developed varieties of insect-resistant GMO Bt cotton
The government is expected to soon allow commercial release of three genetically modified (Bt) and indigenously developed varieties of cotton ...
Sculpted by our genes: Figuring out which facial features are ‘strongly heritable’
Examining 3-D face models of nearly 1,000 female twins, researchers have found that the shapes of the end of the ...
Mark Lynas: India’s GMO mustard will bring cheaper hybrids, not increase herbicide use
In an interview with Sanjeeb Mukherjee, Mark Lynas, a reporter with the Cornell Alliance who reports on crop biotechnology around ...
Low-calorie diet may delay onset of rogue elements that damage DNA
A new study has found evidence that health becomes endangered when ageing cells lose control of rogue elements of DNA ...
To reduce price of GMO cotton seed, should India regulate royalty fees or promote competition?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The row between the ...
Already-developed whitefly resistant GMO cotton could have protected Indian crop
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In a quiet corner ...
India GMO Bt cotton falsely blamed for whitefly pest infestation
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Biotechnology industry body ABLE-AG ...
India blocks ‘subversive’ Greenpeace activists from entering country
NGO Greenpeace International, which is under the scanner of intelligence agencies, today alleged activists associated with it are being denied ...
Norman Borlaug inspires biotech-based second ‘Green Revolution’
If Norman Ernest Borlaug were a Roman Catholic, he could be declared a saint immediately. The Church begins the canonisation ...
Indian prime minister asserts support for GM crop trials
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh can be assertive when he chooses to. He has certainly imposed his will on the government ...
India set to approve GM jute, second biotech crop after cotton
India is likely to see commercialization of genetically modified (GM) jute in a month. Developed by the Kolkata University, GM ...
GMOs in India face trials despite initial approval
The Indian environment ministry's Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) approved field trials of 11 varieties of genetically-modified (GM) crops that had ...
Angelina Jolie inadvertently highlights key question of gene patents
The following is an excerpt. Angelina Jolie's recent double mastectomy was obviously a very radical decision. It is unusual for ...
Discovery of new genes may aid childhood arthritis treatment
The following is an excerpt. Scientists have identified 14 new genes which may help advance treatment of childhood arthritis. The ...
India must learn from other developing nations adopting biotech crops
The following is an excerpt. While developing countries across the globe have fast-tracked the adoption of genetically modified (GM) crops ...
India shouldn’t ban GM crop field trials
The following is an excerpt. Dismissing Parliamentary panel's suggestion to halt all field trials of genetically modified (GM) crops, Agriculture ...
India: Farmers’ leaders call for right to choose GM crops
A consortium of some farmers organisation from Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu have urged the government to remove all ...
Agribiotech moratorium will harm Indian farmers most, warn scientists
Perceiving a grim picture, scientists at the weekend referred to the recommendations of the Technical Expert Committee (TEC) appointed by ...
Scientists discover new blood-vessel-generating cells
Researchers claim to have discovered stem cells that play a decisive role in new blood vessel growth, paving way for ...
Bt cotton demonstrates biotech’s potential, says expert
Bt cotton has delivered significant benefits to all members of the agricultural value chain in the country, and has contributed ...
India: Anti-GM protestors do not seem to understand science, says Deputy Director of India’s Council of Agricultural Research
Anti-GM protestors do not seem to understand science and that genetically-modified crops are an extension of modern science, Indian Council ...
