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Oxitec wins approval to release GMO mosquitoes in US

Alliance for Science | 
Oxitec has received state and federal approval to release genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes in a pilot project planned for the ...
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Study: Bt eggplant wins market and farmer acceptance in Bangladesh

Alliance for Science | 
Farmers have achieved significantly higher yields and revenues by growing genetically engineered, insect-resistant eggplant (Bt brinjal), which has gained market ...
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Mini-capsule technology controls mosquitoes without insecticides

Alliance for Science | 
Effective mosquito control without the use of insecticides can now be achieved by soaking an egg-filled mini capsule in water, ...
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COVID crisis captivates conspiracy theorists

Alliance for Science | 
In the face of a global catastrophe like COVID-19, it’s only natural that frightened, anxious people try to ascribe blame ...
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Top European science council demands ‘radical’ GMO regulatory reform

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A top European science council calling is demanding a “radical reform of the legal framework” that regulates genetically modified organisms ...
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New study shows CRISPR can be applied to produce biofortified rice

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A team of California plant scientists has taken a CRISPR-Cas9 approach to develop more nutritious varieties of rice. Their research, ...
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Technology breeds sustainability on Brazilian family farm

Alliance for Science | 
As Brazilian farmer and attorney Henrique Gustavo Fiorese sees it, the future of agriculture depends on technology and sustainability.Though either ...
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Nigeria commercializes its first GMO food crop

Alliance for Science | 
Nigeria has reached a major food security milestone with the commercial release of insect-resistant cowpea — its first genetically modified ...
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Viewpoint: World must embrace CRISPR, synthetic biology to boost food production in the face of climate change

Genetic Literacy Project | 
New breeding technologies may hold the key to preventing a global “push into poverty.” ...
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Many plants are naturally GMO, research finds

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GMOs are less 'unnatural' than you might think ...
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GMO eggplant developed by Bangladesh government cuts toxicity of pesticides used 41%, farmers increase revenues 27%, study finds

Alliance for Science | 
"Bt brinjal can improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in a developing country while protecting the environment.” ...
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Podcast: From anti-GMO journalist to crop biotech advocate—Alliance for Science managing editor Joan Conrow

Genetic Literacy Project | 
For many years, the developing world has been at the center of a heated debate between mainstream scientists and anti-GMO ...
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CRISPR could save banana, major food source for 500 million people, from deadly disease, climate change

Alliance for Science | 
CRISPR/Cas9‐based genome editing is offering new hope for protecting a critical food security crop by developing climate-smart banana varieties. Research ...
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Viewpoint: Activists hurt farmers by fueling public’s disconnect with modern agriculture

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Farmers are increasingly frustrated and dispirited by the demands and unrealistic expectations of food advocacy groups and activists such as ...
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Nigeria approves its first GMO food crop

Alliance for Science | 
After nearly a decade of research by its own scientists, Nigeria has approved its first genetically modified (GM) food crop ...
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GMO crops may be necessary to counter impacts of climate change, study shows

Alliance for Science | 
New research suggests that the type of yield gains made possible by genetic engineering (GE) will be needed to offset ...
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UC Davis animal geneticist Alison Van Eenennaam: The science advocate anti-GMO groups love to hate

Alliance for Science | 
In the contentious arena of livestock breeding and biotechnology, Dr. Alison L. Van Eenennaam has emerged as a tireless advocate for getting ...
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Viewpoint: GMOs may be controversial, but bio-technology is creating a greener, cleaner world

Alliance for Science | 
Jason Kelly, founder of the microbe engineering company Ginkgo Bioworks, wants those who work in the often-contentious field of GMOs ...
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Infamous Seralini GMO rat tumor study debunked by European scientists

Alliance for Science | 
Three European studies have disproved Gilles-Éric Séralini’s widely circulated claims that genetically modified maize (corn) induces tumors in rats. Séralini, ...
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Viewpoint: USDA’s friendly ‘bioengineered’ food label could help undo anti-GMO activists’ stigmatization

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Though anti-GMO activists have long pushed labeling as a way to stigmatize genetically modified foods, America’s draft proposal for labeling ...
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Viewpoint: How an anti-GMO reporter discovered science and embraced the benefits of crop biotechnology

Alliance for Science | 
I’ve ... come to learn that GMOs are a stand-in for many other gripes, like industrialization and corporatization. They’re viewed ...
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Bill Gates endorses CRISPR gene editing to spur food, medical innovation

Alliance for Science | 
Philanthropist Bill Gates today strongly endorsed new gene editing techniques such as CRISPR, saying they could help humanity overcome some ...
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GMO farming grows to record 457 million acres in 26 countries worldwide

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The cultivation of genetically engineered (GMO) crops hit record levels in 2016, with 18 million farmers planting 185.1 million hectares ...
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DNA testing could enable rapid response to damaging wheat stem rust

Alliance for Science | 
A global team led by researchers in Australia has achieved a dramatic breakthrough in dealing with stem rust, a fungal ...
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Organic movement schism? Fight over hydroponics puts $50 billion industry in limbo

Genetic Literacy Project | 
The USDA's ruling that crops grown using hydroponics and aquaculture can be labeled organic set off a heated debate over ...
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GMO stigma: The challenge of growing virus-resistant papaya in Hawaii

Alliance for Science | 
[Michael] Kamiya is a strong supporter of agricultural technology, which he credits for saving his family’s farm. He has childhood ...
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Passage of Ugandan biotech law opens access to vitamin-fortified, disease-resistant crops

Alliance for Science | 
Genetically engineered crops that promise to benefit both farmers and consumers are poised to enter Uganda’s marketplace now that its ...
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Cornell’s Tony Shelton: Scientist behind GMO moth in activist crosshairs

Alliance for Science | 
[Cornell University Professor Tony Shelton] admits to being disappointed by the “misinformation” directed at his research to find a non-insecticidal ...
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