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Genetic engineering has ‘enormous potential’ to solve environmental problems in Africa, scientists say

Nkechi Isaac | 
[S]cientists and government officials, in a series of exclusive interviews with the Alliance for Science, opined that biotechnology is one ...
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Viewpoint: Why is the Guardian publishing anti-GMO activist Carey Gillam’s glyphosate lies?

Alex Berezow | 
Carey Gillam is an anti-GMO activist who once wrote for Reuters, but no longer does. An e-mail obtained from a FOIA ...
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How scientists use meta-analysis to try to make sense of contradictory findings on neonicotinoids and bees

Julia Koricheva | 
The EU has announced a near-total ban on three insecticides that we now know are harmful to bees and other pollinators. And yet for ...
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Viewpoint: David Suzuki’s views on GMOs ‘well outside the scientific mainstream’

Margaret Wente | 
Mr. Suzuki is known by most as a twinkly-eyed old sage with a harmless message about living in tune with ...
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What’s behind public’s fear of glyphosate?

Jenny Schlecht | 
As cases in federal court and several state courts delve into whether there is evidence that glyphosate causes cancer, a ...
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Agricultural biotechnologies that improved safety, yields, food security in developing nations

Marc Brazeau | 
This is the third in a three-part series making the case that the development of the biotech traits for insect ...
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How does the science of Rachel Carson’s ‘Silent Spring’ stand up more than 50 years later?

Charles Mann | 
Carson’s detractors accuse her of misrepresenting the science. Wrong: Carson wrote that pesticides and herbicides disorder ecosystems because they kill ...
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Scientists worry EU’s neonicotinoid ban could lead to increase in spraying of other insecticides

Dr Bill Parker, Director of Research, Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), said: “While this decision is not unexpected given ...
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Insect-resistant GMO corn could help fend off fall armyworm invasion in Ghana, scientists say

Mr Eric Amaning Okoree, Chief Executive Officer, National Biosafety Authority (NBA) says genetically modified (GM) crops have a high potential ...
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Delving into the GMO traits that cut back pesticide impacts globally

Marc Brazeau | 
This is the second in a three-part series making the case that the development of the biotech traits for insect ...
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EU health commissioner: Neonicotinoid, glyphosate decisions show European regulations consistent, science-based

Sarantis Michalopoulos | 
No one can blame the European Commission of being in the hands of industry lobbies, as in both the glyphosate ...
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Organic foods have less pesticide residue—but that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re healthier

Anne Brantsæter et al. | 
The available evidence supports consumers’ belief that organic food production and consumption result in lower pesticide exposure, are more environmentally ...
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UK National Farmers Union: Neonicotinoid ban could compromise crop protection

The NFU has called the decision to ban the use of neonicotinoids to all outdoor crops as a "regrettable decision ...
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Let’s recognize Roundup Ready and Bt crops as major contributions to sustainable farming

Marc Brazeau | 
This is the first in a three-part series making the case that the development of biotech traits for insect resistance ...
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EU approves total ban on neonicotinoid insecticides due to bee health concerns

Damian Carrington | 
The European Union will ban the world’s most widely used insecticides from all fields due to the serious danger they ...
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Why do farmers use GMOs and pesticides?

Toban Dyck | 
Chemicals changed the course of agriculture. They became available. Then they became affordable. And then they started to keep their ...
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Can ‘gene drives’ for crop pests work in the real world?

Roni Dengler | 
The spotted wing fruit fly is one of the world’s major crop destroyers. Scientifically known as Drosophila suzukii, this peppercorn-size insect ...
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Monsanto launches product that deactivates dicamba herbicide in spraying equipment

Tom Polansek | 
Monsanto Co is launching the first product that deactivates a controversial weed killer inside spraying equipment after it is used, ...
Viewpoint: Pesticide soaked strawberries? Why you shouldn't pay attention to Environmental Working Group's 'fear-mongering'

Viewpoint: Pesticide soaked strawberries? Why you shouldn’t pay attention to Environmental Working Group’s ‘fear-mongering’

Joe Schwarcz | 
It’s springtime which means it is time for the Environmental Working Group (EWG) to send the media into a frenzy ...
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How synthetic biology can help world meet UN sustainable development goals

Víctor de Lorenzo et al. | 
The agenda of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) challenges the synthetic biology community—and the life sciences as a whole—to develop transformative ...
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Viewpoint: Friends of the Earth ignores organic pesticides harmful to bees

Friends of the Earth Canada is calling on Ontario Minister of the Environment Chris Ballard to investigate the sale of ...
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California court rejects challenge of state’s decision to label glyphosate herbicide as possible carcinogen

Bob Egelko | 
A state appeals court on [April 19] backed California’s listing of the widely used herbicide glyphosate as a possible cause ...
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‘Kenya’s silver bullet’? How GMO insect resistant Bt corn could help farmers fight fall armyworm outbreak

Victor Amadala | 
Genetically modified maize, Bacillus Thuringiensis (BT) could be Kenya’s silver bullet in the fight against Fall Armyworm which has so ...
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Plant ‘vaccines’, CRISPR gene editing could increase crop yields and reduce pesticide use

Richard Conniff | 
When European researchers recently announced a new technique that could potentially replace chemical pesticides with a natural “vaccine” for crops, ...
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Video: How GMO bananas could help Ugandan farmers overcome bacterial wilt disease

Uganda's political system holds the key to helping farmers who are struggling with the devastating banana bacterial wilt disease. Read ...
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Regenerative agriculture: Can ‘carbon farming’ help battle climate change by improving soil health?

Moises Velasquez-Manoff | 
[Regenerative agriculture's] guiding principle is not just to farm sustainably — that implies mere maintenance of what might, after all, ...
Public health breakthrough: US and Indian scientists work together on genetic solutions to food toxins

Public health breakthrough: US and Indian scientists work together on genetic solutions to food toxins

Steve Savage | 
Genetically engineered peanuts that are immune to aflatoxin contamination, which is associated with an increased risk of liver cancer, would ...
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