Agricultural Regs & Ethics
Are there environmental and economic benefits to GMO crops? Study claims $150+ billion since ’96
An UK-based consultancy agency reviewed data on GM crops and found economic benefits for farmers, as well as a reduction ...
Thailand makes biotech in country priority to help provide food and medicine for citizens
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Chairman Dhanin Chearavanont said ...
Did National Academies report understate yield benefits of GMO crops?
The National Academies report on GMOs delivered a clear answer on the subject of to safety to humans, but less ...
Jon Entine on why ‘race’ matters in shaping the world’s elite athletes
With the Olympic Games on the horizon, Jon Entine explores why so many sports seem to be dominated by particular ...
How Monsanto, one of the world’s most vilified companies, could be crucial in feeding it
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . . Is it ...
Startups, Big Ag betting soil microbes will bring next agricultural revolution
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. David Perry believes the ...
Food and farming trade disruption looms as EU again postpones glyphosate renewal
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. After failing twice to ...
Scientists create human-pig embryo to harvest human organs for use in transplants
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Researchers at the University ...
Makers of viral ‘Organic Effect’ video face lawsuit for ‘misleading, inaccurate’ advertising
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Last year, the Coop ...
European Parliament to vote on anti-GMO motions
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The European Parliament now ...
Talking Biotech: Israel’s Danny Chamovitz on plants adapting to environment, biotech in Israel
Israel's Danny Chamovitz on plants adapting to environment, biotech in Israel; After the Gold Rush comic with a compelling sci-fi ...
Scientist finds ‘genetically modified beauty’ everywhere at plant nursery
Your local commercial nursery has plants with an amazing array of colors and shapes--and most of these flowers and plants ...
EPA’s atrazine risk assessment draws criticism from agriculture groups, Syngenta
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. An EPA draft document assessing ...
Farm groups say EPA’s atrazine report could lead to ‘effective ban’ of popular herbicide
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. One of the most ...
Genetic Literacy Project’s Top 6 Stories for the Week
From this past week, here are the #GLPTop6 among many great stories on human and agriculture genetics around the world ...
Genetic Literacy Project’s Top 6 Stories for the Week
From this past week, here are the #GLPTop6 among many great stories on human and agriculture genetics around the world ...
Distant effects: Anti-GMO activism in Hawaii threatens agriculture on mainland
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The Aloha State’s largest ...
Is the left really more anti-GMO or just more willing to regulate?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Much has been written ...
Proposal for second Human Genome Project draws mix of criticism and acclaim
A group of scientists have proposed a bold plan to build the human genome from scratch that could greatly benefit ...
Biotechnology could remove dirty feet from Uganda’s beloved beer
Ugandans make beer by squishing banana's with their feet. But biotech may be able to offer a better way that ...
Why there is no ‘gay gene,’ and other misconceptions about genetics
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Genetics underpins many of ...
Should journalists accept fellowships from Organic Trade Association, Monsanto?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Can journalists be impartial ...
No-till agriculture offers vast sustainability benefits. So why do many organic farmers reject it?
Conservation-minded farmers are embracing what is called no-till agriculture, which dramatically improves water retention and cuts down on greenhouse gas ...
GMOs not natural? FDA ponders science, public perceptions in evaluating label revision
The FDA is reviewing the definition of 'natural' as it pertains to food. Should it include foods made with genetic ...
Congress demands EPA explain why it’s delaying ‘final’ report finding glyphosate safe
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Two congressional committees — ...
Ugandan farmers losing potatoes to blight anxious for GMO, disease-resistant variety
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Stephen Tindimubona planted an ...
Kenyan MP: EU’s draft bill on GMOs ‘intended to make Africa remain in subsistence farming’
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. MPs have criticised a ...
