Crops & Food
We eat to live. Humans use approximately 11% of Earth’s land for the cultivation of crops for food, but also for clothing, medicine and biofuels. Globally, major crops include sugarcane, pumpkin, maize (corn), wheat, rice, cassava, soybeans, hay, potatoes and cotton.
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UK debate: Is opposition to GM food really just superstition?
Green party leader Natalie Bennett and Johnjoe McFadden, a professor of molecular genetics at the University of Surrey, debate the ...
Canada: 14-year-old debates GE with TV personality
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Ghana: GE promoters winning as major opponent switches to pro-GE camp
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Keith Kloor: The GE labeling debate
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Philpott faux pas: Shills, semantics, and a defense of the science writing community
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Natural products producers: Let the consumer market decide on GE labeling
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Kauai Council delays decision on modified crops
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Agricultural scientist Steve Savage reflects on the anti-GMO bill in Hawaii
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Grist: Who’s doing the research on GMO seeds?
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India’s farmers wait as Bangladesh embraces biotech eggplant
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Oregon farmers cheer Japan’s decision to resume purchases of GM wheat
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French president to keep ban on GM corn despite court ruling
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Foodie Michael Pollan roundly criticized for baseless “industry talking points” tweet
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Tanzania: Formerly anti-GMO journalist Mark Lynas speaks out in favor of crop biotech
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