Viewpoint: Why we need to get over our gene-editing fears and embrace optimized, climate-resilient crops

Viewpoint: Why we need to get over our gene-editing fears and embrace optimized, climate-resilient crops

Bill Anderson | 
As the planet warms, gene editing is one of our greatest hopes for developing resilient crops that allow for adaptation ...
‘Agriculture catches blame for climate change’: Here’s 3 ways innovation can transform farming challenges into solutions

‘Agriculture catches blame for climate change’: Here’s 3 ways innovation can transform farming challenges into solutions

Petra Laux | 
As climate change intensifies, the conversation around two of the most significant contributors — energy and transportation — has shifted ...
Will indoor farming revolutionize sustainable agriculture, or is it another case of greenwashing?

Will indoor farming revolutionize sustainable agriculture, or is it another case of greenwashing?

Andrea Beste | 
With the help of LED lighting plants are grown in indoor spaces, using closed nutrient and water cycles. As of ...
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‘I asked for a greenhouse made of bulletproof glass’: Golden Rice developer feared activist retaliation for creating genetically modified vitamin A-boosted variety

In July 2000, Ingo Potrykus thought he was both at the peak and at the end of his career. He ...
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Viewpoint: Hunger crisis — The number of countries unable to feed their populations has soared 400% since 2000. Here’s why crop biotechnology is a key solution

Nazimi Açıkgöz | 
In the face of increasing population, adversely changing climate, shrinking agricultural lands, inputs such as energy, fertilizer and pestisite that ...
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Here’s how French activist-professor Gilles-Éric Séralini’s retracted and discredited paper — that claims GMO crops and glyphosate cause cancer — continues to undermine Kenyan agriculture

Mark Lynas, Victor Oria | 
The October 17 dismissal of a defamation case in France against journalists who rubbished research by Giles Eric Séralini discrediting ...
President Macron’s attempt to appease French anti-glyphosate environmental lobby goes awry, alienating both his activist base and farmers

President Macron’s attempt to appease French anti-glyphosate environmental lobby goes awry, alienating both his activist base and farmers

Gil Rivière Wekstein | 
Good news for French agriculture. Finally, the European Commission decided to follow what a majority of Member States wanted, in this ...
Viewpoint: Why Italy’s cell-based meat ban is short sighted and alienates consumers

Viewpoint: Why Italy’s cell-based meat ban is short sighted and alienates consumers

Philip Gruber | 
Italian lawmakers banned cell-culture meat and blocked plant-based proteins from being labeled with meat terminology ...
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GLP podcast/video: Trust in scientists plummets; EU ditches organic ‘Farm to Fork’ plan; Our troubling ‘superhuman’ future?

Cameron English, Liza Dunn | 
Americans are losing trust in scientists following the COVID pandemic. How can experts regain the public's support? The European Union ...
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‘​​Disinformation and misinformation played role in Sri Lanka’s food security collapse’: University study examines how pro-organic propaganda contributed to crop chemical ban

Sri Lanka's organic farming initiative during 2021–2022 serves as a stark example of how policy changes can lead to catastrophic ...
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Glyphosate cancer warning rejected: US appeals court rebuffs California’s attempt to require label that conflicts with global consensus that the herbicide is safe as used

A U.S. appeals court recently ruled that California lacks the authority to enforce a regulation mandating cancer warnings on glyphosate, ...
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How RFK, Jr.’s science disinformation machine rolls on despite so many debunking articles (like this one)

Bill Wirtz | 
The presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a reminder of the insidious imbalance of conspiracy theories: They are always ...
Viewpoint: GM crops already solving food insecurity — 37% less pesticides, 22% higher yields, and 68% greater earnings for farmers

Viewpoint: GM crops already solving food insecurity — 37% less pesticides, 22% higher yields, and 68% greater earnings for farmers

Ruhul Amin | 
Food insecurity and undernourishment are currently among the most serious anxieties for human health. As the world’s population goes on ...
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Viewpoint: Perversity activism — How European anti-biotechnology NGOs end up promoting commodity-crop farming, consolidating the seed market and undermining sustainability

David Zaruk | 
One of the most attractive advantages of NGTs is the low cost of entry for innovators. Labs in developing countries ...
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Gene-editing primer: What’s the difference between CRISPR crops and GMOs?

Sonali Mookerjee | 
GMOs and gene-edited crops are products of genetic engineering, but one is a GMO and the other is not. Why ...
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GLP podcast/video: Elon killed Twitter? EWG’s latest pesticide scare; RFK, Jr. vs ‘Big Pharma’

Cameron English, Liza Dunn | 
Has Twitter (X) devolved into a misinformation cesspool? Once scientist says yes. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) claims schools near ...
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Viewpoint: Activists shift tactics on glyphosate, attacking independent European science-oversight agencies that have unanimously found the herbicide safe

David Zaruk | 
Glyphosate ate the world! Every single day another serious disease, from all types of cancer to Parkinson’s, is attributed to ...
Viewpoint: ‘Fear of captive agricultural markets beholden to global corporations is a non-issue if African nations develop their own GM crops’

Viewpoint: ‘Fear of captive agricultural markets beholden to global corporations is a non-issue if African nations develop their own GM crops’

Emmanuel Ntirenganya, Vitumbiko Chinoko | 
As certain African nations have legalised genetically modified organisms (GMOs), primarily for food and crops, others like Rwanda have introduced ...
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Viewpoint: ‘We need to fend off the sophistry and mendacity of anti-innovation, anti-biotechnology activists’ — Science must be evaluated in the light of tradeoffs

David Bertioli, Henry Miller | 
The adage “Follow the science” when formulating public policy has much to recommend it, but it’s not as straightforward as ...
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Viewpoint: Sri Lanka 2.0? Misinformation on GM corn exacerbates Mexico-Canada-US trade dispute

Rob Wager | 
Counseled by a cadre of discredited anti-biotechnology activists, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador now claims health and safety concerns ...
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‘No woman has grown a beard because of GMOs’: Kenyan president William Ruto challenges hysteria claiming biotech crops cause health problems

Fred Kagonye, Kamau Muthoni | 
“I haven’t grown breasts despite taking Genetically Modified food. No woman has grown beards because of consuming GMOs.” ...
From potential to progress: Latest developments in Golden Rice deployment in the Philippines

From potential to progress: Latest developments in Golden Rice deployment in the Philippines

In the Philippines, about two million children under five are at risk of vision issues and weak immune systems. These ...
Viewpoint: Rejecting simplistic organic farming — Instead of worrying about which farming system is more ‘natural', which is impossible to define, focus on sustainability

Viewpoint: Rejecting simplistic organic farming — Instead of worrying about which farming system is more ‘natural’, which is impossible to define, focus on sustainability

Maarten Chrispeels | 
Back in 2004, Mendocino County in California hit the headlines after becoming the first county in the United States to vote ...
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Headlines claim that almost half of all drinking water contains high-levels of ‘dangerous’ PFAS ‘forever chemicals’. What does the science say?

Susan Goldhaber | 
The headline “New Study Finds PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' in Drinking Water from 45% of Faucets Across US” led many news ...
Viewpoint: Debunking claims that the polio vaccine causes cancer

Viewpoint: Debunking claims that polio vaccine causes cancer

Michael Simpson | 
Review the anti-vaccine claims about the polio vaccine and provide the science that shows that the polio vaccine is not ...
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Africa needs collaboration, not harmonization to benefit from biotechnology transformation

Alex Abutu | 
Africa does not need to harmonize its biosafety laws before enjoying the benefits of the ongoing agricultural revolution powered by ...
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