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GLP Features

Japan ushers in CRISPR gene edited food revolution as hypertension-reducing tomato now on sale

Japan ushers in CRISPR gene edited food revolution as hypertension-reducing tomato now on sale

Cameron English

A daily pill to treat covid could be just months away, scientists say

A daily pill to treat covid could be just months away, scientists say

Biotechnology timeline: Humans have manipulated genes since the 'dawn of civilization'

Biotechnology timeline: Humans have manipulated genes since the ‘dawn of civilization’

agra pushes small african farmers to sacrifice food crops for commercial crops esp corn

Viewpoint: ‘Green neo-colonialism’ — Utopian visions of organic farming promote starvation in Africa

Viewpoint: Should genetically edited food be on your dinner plate? A synthetic biologist and a sociologist say ‘yes’

Viewpoint: Should genetically edited food be on your dinner plate? A synthetic biologist and a sociologist say ‘yes’

Catherine Price, Nicola Patron

GLP Podcast: Abortion muddies COVID vaccine debate; Coffee is heart healthy again; Genetics of homosexuality

GLP Podcast: Abortion muddies COVID vaccine debate; Coffee is heart healthy again; Genetics of homosexuality

Cameron English, Kevin Folta

Yet another study from the Ramazzini Institute claims artificial sweeteners may cause cancer. Here’s why scientists and regulators ignore it

Yet another study from the Ramazzini Institute claims artificial sweeteners may cause cancer. Here’s why scientists and regulators ignore it

Susan Goldhaber

Dismissing sizable sustainability benefits, organic industry petitions USDA to block hydroponics from being classified as organic

Dismissing sizable sustainability benefits, organic industry petitions USDA to block hydroponics from being classified as organic

Viewpoint: Does mounting evidence for vaccine “durability” suggest we delay boosters for all until we learn more?

Viewpoint: Does mounting evidence for vaccine “durability” suggest we delay boosters for all until we learn more?

Managed honeybee and bumble bee colonies in the US are up as much as 85%, a 60 year high, as independent researchers challenge bee apocalypse narrative

Managed honeybee and bumble bee colonies in the US are up as much as 85%, a 60 year high, as independent researchers challenge bee apocalypse narrative

Jacobus Biesmeijer, Julia Osterman, Marcelo Aizen

Featured Articles

A daily pill to treat covid could be just months away, scientists say

A daily pill to treat covid could be just months away, scientists say

Japan ushers in CRISPR gene edited food revolution as hypertension-reducing tomato now on sale

Japan ushers in CRISPR gene edited food revolution as hypertension-reducing tomato now on sale

Cameron English

agra pushes small african farmers to sacrifice food crops for commercial crops esp corn

Viewpoint: ‘Green neo-colonialism’ — Utopian visions of organic farming promote starvation in Africa

Biotechnology timeline: Humans have manipulated genes since the 'dawn of civilization'

Biotechnology timeline: Humans have manipulated genes since the ‘dawn of civilization’

Viewpoint: Should genetically edited food be on your dinner plate? A synthetic biologist and a sociologist say ‘yes’

Viewpoint: Should genetically edited food be on your dinner plate? A synthetic biologist and a sociologist say ‘yes’

Catherine Price, Nicola Patron

GLP Podcast: Abortion muddies COVID vaccine debate; Coffee is heart healthy again; Genetics of homosexuality

GLP Podcast: Abortion muddies COVID vaccine debate; Coffee is heart healthy again; Genetics of homosexuality

Cameron English, Kevin Folta

Yet another study from the Ramazzini Institute claims artificial sweeteners may cause cancer. Here’s why scientists and regulators ignore it

Yet another study from the Ramazzini Institute claims artificial sweeteners may cause cancer. Here’s why scientists and regulators ignore it

Susan Goldhaber

Dismissing sizable sustainability benefits, organic industry petitions USDA to block hydroponics from being classified as organic

Dismissing sizable sustainability benefits, organic industry petitions USDA to block hydroponics from being classified as organic

Viewpoint: Does mounting evidence for vaccine “durability” suggest we delay boosters for all until we learn more?

Viewpoint: Does mounting evidence for vaccine “durability” suggest we delay boosters for all until we learn more?

Managed honeybee and bumble bee colonies in the US are up as much as 85%, a 60 year high, as independent researchers challenge bee apocalypse narrative

Managed honeybee and bumble bee colonies in the US are up as much as 85%, a 60 year high, as independent researchers challenge bee apocalypse narrative

Jacobus Biesmeijer, Julia Osterman, Marcelo Aizen

GLP Podcasts More...

GLP Podcast: Abortion muddies COVID vaccine debate; Coffee is heart healthy again; Genetics of homosexuality

GLP Podcast: Abortion muddies COVID vaccine debate; Coffee is heart healthy again; Genetics of homosexuality

Cameron English, Kevin Folta | September 23, 2021

GLP Podcast: End climate 'alarmism'; FDA vs kratom; Is 'GMO' ice cream dangerous? Nope

GLP Podcast: End climate ‘alarmism’; FDA vs kratom; Is ‘GMO’ ice cream dangerous? Nope

Cameron English, Kevin Folta | September 16, 2021

Food & Ag Daily Digest

News from Around the Web

As Switzerland faces decision whether to renew its ban on genetically modified crops, consumer resistance shows signs of fading

Angela Bearth | ETH Zurich

How genetically modified seeds are revitalizing the Kenyan cotton market

Biotechnology key to protecting crops from pests, diseases, and climate change, European Commission says — but EU GMO regulation lags

Gerardo Fortuna | EurActiv

From hangover-free wine to naturally spicy tomatoes, here’s how CRISPR gene editing promises to revolutionize food

Joanna Thompson | How Stuff Works

Edible but ugly: Bruised apples and spotty potatoes never make it to supermarket shelves. Tweaking crop genes could feed billions and help address climate change

Delle Chan | Wired

Farms of the future: Precision growing, smart robotics and AI usher in new era of agriculture

Human Daily Digest

News from Around the Web

How cyber criminals exploit our ‘lizard brains’ to steal our personal information

Heidi Mitchell | Wall Street Journal

In early organoid studies, CRISPR gene editing shows promise for curing cystic fibrosis

Charlotte Douglas | Massive

‘Sweeping genetic differences under the rug does not make inequality go away’: Genes found to significantly influence educational achievements

Zoe Corbyn | Guardian

How do animals react when danger and death threaten?

Susana Monso | Aeon

5 ways synthetic biology can protect vulnerable animal and plant species

Jefferson Lai | One Green Planet

‘It has never been a given that humans would survive on Earth’: Reflections on the nonlinear tangled web of human evolution

Andrea Gawrylewski | Scientific American

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GLP Library Search

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Agricultural Laws & Regs

Biotechnology key to protecting crops from pests, diseases, and climate change, European Commission says — but EU GMO regulation lags

Biotechnology key to protecting crops from pests, diseases, and climate change, European Commission says — but EU GMO regulation lags

Viewpoint: ‘Green neo-colonialism’ — Utopian visions of organic farming promote starvation in Africa

Biotechnology timeline: Humans have manipulated genes since the ‘dawn of civilization’

Ancestry & Evolution

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How do animals react when danger and death threaten?

Biotechnology timeline: Humans have manipulated genes since the ‘dawn of civilization’

‘It has never been a given that humans would survive on Earth’: Reflections on the nonlinear tangled web of human evolution

Biomedicine & Disease

In early organoid studies, CRISPR gene editing shows promise for curing cystic fibrosis

In early organoid studies, CRISPR gene editing shows promise for curing cystic fibrosis

Will ‘long COVID’ become a neglected disease, sabotaging the lives of millions of victims?

Biotechnology timeline: Humans have manipulated genes since the ‘dawn of civilization’

Biotech Communications

agra pushes small african farmers to sacrifice food crops for commercial crops esp corn

Viewpoint: ‘Green neo-colonialism’ — Utopian visions of organic farming promote starvation in Africa

How do religious COVID vaccine exemptions work — and how do you prevent people from abusing them?

Viewpoint: Golden Rice approval fallout — ‘Greenpeace has transitioned from an organization concerned about the environment to one that fights against improved food security and reduced childhood blindness’

Brain / Neuroscience

'Sweeping genetic differences under the rug does not make inequality go away’: Genes found to significantly influence educational achievements

‘Sweeping genetic differences under the rug does not make inequality go away’: Genes found to significantly influence educational achievements

How do animals react when danger and death threaten?

Biotechnology timeline: Humans have manipulated genes since the ‘dawn of civilization’

Chemicals & Pesticides

Viewpoint: European political opposition to genetically modified crops softens while US anti-glyphosate hysteria rages

Viewpoint: European political opposition to genetically modified crops softens while US anti-glyphosate hysteria rages

Viewpoint: Organic only experiment in Sri Lanka goes awry — ‘The government would do well to listen to the country’s agricultural scientists and not to quacks masquerading as experts’

Viewpoint: Meta-review of 266 studies concludes weedkiller paraquat doesn’t cause Parkinson’s disease

GMO eggplant is documented win for resource-poor farmers

GMO eggplant is documented win for resource-poor farmers

Insects: The sustainable future of food and feed?

GLP Podcast: End climate ‘alarmism’; FDA vs kratom; Is ‘GMO’ ice cream dangerous? Nope

How tall will your children be? Here are the nature versus nurture factors

How tall will your children be? Here are the nature versus nurture factors

‘Genetic pain’: Prince Harry’s comments stir controversial debate over whether we can inherit our parents’ traumas

CRISPRoff: Gene editing epigenetic method allows researchers to turn most genes in the human genome on and off without altering DNA sequences

Gene Editing / CRISPR

Biotechnology timeline: Humans have manipulated genes since the 'dawn of civilization'

Biotechnology timeline: Humans have manipulated genes since the ‘dawn of civilization’

India and other developing countries struggling to develop regulations that match the fast-paced science of gene editing

CRISPR gene editing to cure HIV? It’s now in clinical trials

‘Optogenetics’ miracle? Gene therapy and high-tech goggles partially restore sight to man blinded for 40 years

‘Optogenetics’ miracle? Gene therapy and high-tech goggles partially restore sight to man blinded for 40 years

Is science finally getting gene therapy right in the effort to fight intractable diseases?

Infographic: Gene therapy drugs that silence the effects of faulty genes could help tackle Huntington’s and other neurodegenerative diseases

Health & Wellness

Viewpoint: Golden Rice approval fallout — 'Greenpeace has transitioned from an organization concerned about the environment to one that fights against improved food security and reduced childhood blindness'

Viewpoint: Golden Rice approval fallout — ‘Greenpeace has transitioned from an organization concerned about the environment to one that fights against improved food security and reduced childhood blindness’

GLP Podcast: Abortion muddies COVID vaccine debate; Coffee is heart healthy again; Genetics of homosexuality

Yet another study from the Ramazzini Institute claims artificial sweeteners may cause cancer. Here’s why scientists and regulators ignore it

New Breeding Techniques

How genetically modified seeds are revitalizing the Kenyan cotton market

How genetically modified seeds are revitalizing the Kenyan cotton market

Biotechnology key to protecting crops from pests, diseases, and climate change, European Commission says — but EU GMO regulation lags

From hangover-free wine to naturally spicy tomatoes, here’s how CRISPR gene editing promises to revolutionize food

Personal Genomics

East African research finds key facial features are common across diverse populations

East African research finds key facial features are common across diverse populations

Some people appear genetically immune to catching COVID — but scientists are still not sure why

Obesity, epilepsy, fatty liver and sleep disorders genetically linked to ADHD in adults

Science of the Future

‘Organic alone cannot feed the world,’ says Swiss organic agricultural scientist at UN World Food Summit

‘Organic alone cannot feed the world,’ says Swiss organic agricultural scientist at UN World Food Summit

From plant-based fillets to sushi cultivated in a lab, fish-free seafood has arrived

‘Food without fresh water’: If ocean levels rise, farms around the world could be flooded with salt water. Here’s how we could keep crops alive

Sustainability / GreenGenes

‘Organic alone cannot feed the world,’ says Swiss organic agricultural scientist at UN World Food Summit

‘Organic alone cannot feed the world,’ says Swiss organic agricultural scientist at UN World Food Summit

From plant-based fillets to sushi cultivated in a lab, fish-free seafood has arrived

Underwater farming? Biosphere grows strawberries, basil and lettuce deep in the Mediterranean

Synthetic Biology

Repurposed mushrooms could make an animal-free, vegan beer — all while using up food waste

Repurposed mushrooms could make an animal-free, vegan beer — all while using up food waste

‘Would you wear clothing, shoelaces or a belt made of muscle fibers?’ Microbe-made synthetic proteins might be stronger than Kevlar

Cheese without the cow? Lactose-intolerant Shell engineer developing gene-edited soybean-based ‘cheese’ that stretches, tastes and toasts just like the real thing