Agricultural Regs & Ethics
Bioethicist calls for tighter regulation of non transgenic gene edited crops
A survey of rice, wheat, barley, fruit, and vegetable crops found that most mutants created by advanced genetic engineering techniques ...
Is it a GMO? Smart phone scan could address label concerns, but anti-GMOers oppose it
In the ever-complicated debate over labeling of genetically modified foods, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack offers this idea: Use your smartphone ...
Parkinson’s disease: Nature, nurture or bad luck?
Scientists have long known that genes alone cannot explain why some people get Parkinson’s and others don’t. While a handful ...
Did Bill Nye, the anti-GMO guy, just flip? After visiting Monsanto? Stay tuned
The 'Science Guy' has not yet announced how his views about GMOs have changed--he has been a skeptic for years--but ...
Anti-GMO activists circulate Judy Carman’s latest suspect “study” to fan safety fears
Australian researcher whose study alleging GMO feed caused inflammation in pigs was widely discredited now claims more than 80% of ...
Cultural differences over food and GMOs dog US-Europe trade talks
Everyone in agriculture—from farmers, to agribusiness executives, to the professors who conduct agricultural research—says that decisions ranging from what to ...
Plant breeding blamed for gluten problems but evidence isn’t there
Wheat—and the main protein it contains, gluten—has been cited as a cause of weight gain, “brain fog,” skin rashes, joint ...
Bolivia plans genetically unique quinoa brand to tap into gluten free mania
Australia and the United States, two of the world's biggest wheat exporters, are racing to become mass producers of the ...
Dicamba-resistant crops aim to fight ‘superweeds’ but critics worry about environment
To counter a "superweed" epidemic plaguing farmers, agribusiness giant Monsanto is steadily moving forward on the introduction of its next ...
China’s rejection of GMO “contaminated” alfalfa–Biotech failure or global politics?
In 2014, China rejected imports of alfalfa from the US that contained trace amounts of GE material. Activists reacted with ...
Washington’s apple growers fear stigma by association after GM apple approval
The debate over genetically modified organisms didn’t end in 2013, when this state’s voters narrowly rejected an initiative that would ...
Cult of ‘natural’ opposes modernity
The idea of genes being crossed from different species into another — the “Frankenfood” myth—may sound strange and “unnatural” when it is ...
Map highlights where cropland has room to grow
If we don't start producing more food, we're going to run out in the future. With world population growing and ...
Soybeans genetically engineered to produce anti-HIV drug
Dozens of experiments by companies and academic institutions all over the world are using techniques to insert genes in the ...
Can GM technology promote sustainable salmon farming?
Can biotechnology overcome the stigma manufactured by activists to provide solutions for a sustainable seafood movement? Is the sustainability movement ...
Australia’s organic farm group warns lawsuits will follow lifting of GM bans
The lifting of bans on genetically modified (GM) canola in NSW and Victoria will trigger a landslide of lawsuits from ...
In push for labeling GMOs, why not label mutagensis?
A federal bill that would mandate the labeling of genetically engineered ingredients in food or beverages sold in the U.S ...
Technique used for GM mosquitos could be used to target agricultural pests
Back in the 1950s, two American scientists came up with a revolutionary idea to eliminate a longstanding scourge of livestock ...
GMO farmer borrows from organic soil management practices
Based on organic farming principles, regenerative agriculture builds soil health for continued use while cutting down on greenhouse gases. Based ...
Is organic grass-fed beef healthier than grain fed?
Almost always, when I talk to scientists and farmers about food supply issues — whether it’s farm size, organic methods, ...
Union of Concerned Scientists join criticism of anti-GMO activist ‘attack’ on university researchers
The legal attack hit Kevin Folta in early February. After receiving a FOIA request from U.S. Right to Know—a nonprofit ...
Cult of Biodynamics: Future of farming or agrarian organic witchcraft?
Biodynamic agriculture is a method of organic farming that rejects many aspects of modern agriculture including genetic engineering, originally developed ...
Owen Paterson: ‘Anti-GMO stance of Green Blob, Greenpeace condemn poor to starvation, death
Former UK environment secretary goes on the attack against what he says are modern Luddites: Greenpeace and the ministers of ...
Obama wants single food safety agency
To understand America’s fragmented food safety inspection system, consider a slice of frozen pizza. The pepperoni is examined by the ...
Indian government ‘decisive’ in changed GMO stance
On a fenced plot not far from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home, a field of mustard is in full ...
Hershey drops bioengineered sugar from products
Just a day after competitor Nestle USA announced a similar commitment, the Hershey Co. said it will begin transitioning to ...
Genomics holds potential for improving nutrition in crops
Renowned agriculture scientist M.S. Swaminathan said on Friday that making a hunger and malnutrition-free society should be the ultimate goal ...
