Agriculture & 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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European Food Safety Authority rejects WHO’s IARC conclusion that glyphosate is carcinogenic
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. EFSA and the EU ...
Girl Scouts reject activist demands for GMO-free cookies, side with science
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. This coming February, when ...
Non-browning Arctic apples could open door to consumer acceptance of GMOs
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. On a cloudless September morning, ...
GMO crops can’t help poor in developing world unless socioeconomic, political contexts considered
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The majority of GM crops are ...
GMOs play villain in new conspiracy thriller film
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. "We're making broccoli with ...
USDA responds to accusations it silenced scientist over neonics
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. USDA is one of ...
FDA seeking comment on defining “natural” foods: Will GMOs be included?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. From granola bars to ...
CRISPR/Cas9 used to make plants immune to destructive tomato virus
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The CRISPR/Cas9 system can ...
Infographic: GMOs in the EU
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Only one GMO has ...
Could TransPacific Trade agreement enable corporations to block GMO labeling laws?
The controversial Trans Pacific Trade agreement has been attacked by anti-GM0 activists for supposedly watering down the ability to regulate ...
Fresh, local and organic may not equal sustainable
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Are the organic hand-picked ...
Pesticides Part III: Comparing pesticide use in agroecological and conventional agriculture
The World Health Organization's IARC committee categorization of glyphosate has been widely celebrated by anti-GMO activists at the same time ...
Intrexon plays long game, corners market on synthetic biology companies
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. You've probably never heard of Intrexon, but ...
New York Times Motherlode: Mom, kids judge non-browning GM apple as tasty “milestone”
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Innovations in biotech crops ...
Chipotle cautious with GMOs but appears cavalier about food safety measures
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Following its most recent E. coli outbreak, Chipotle ...
Genetic techniques yield nitrogen efficient maize, benefits for small Kenyan farms
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Nancy Shibona, a small-scale ...
Why Europe, US went different ways on GMO regulation
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Why have EU and ...
Neonicotinoid ban cost UK farmers $33 million, yet no evidence it saves bees
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Since December 2013, the ...
Big Organic Strikes Again: How to spot the dreaded GMO apple
And now you know. And on this Veteran's Day 2015, we say it like GI Joe... "Knowing is half the ...
‘Alarmist rhetoric about neonics’ distracts from addressing legitimate bee health issues
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The controversy surrounding neonicotinoid ...
How plants can help us address climate change
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In a hole in the ...
GMO misconceptions: Tomatoes with fish genes not ‘fishy’
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. AÂ backlash toward GMO foods ...
Golden Rice not only tool in fighting vitamin A deficiency, but important one
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. An expert from the ...
Gene editing could revolutionize fish breeding
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Genome editing technology looks ...
Myth busting: Pesticide use in organic and conventional agriculture-Part II
Our food is filled with many scary sounding chemicals. Here is a why you should be taken in by foodie ...
Are there GMO hops in beer?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Bob Brewer answers your ...
