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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Glyphosate used with GMO crops under attack for disrupting microbiome: Science or a gut feeling?
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Consumers open to GMO foods, nanotechnology if there are health benefits
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China’s wild plant species could provide global resilience to climate change
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In wake of GMO debate defeat, antis throw leaders under the bus?
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Anti-GMO Activism and Its Impact on Food Security
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Minnesota schools serve up non-GMO lunches as “educational” event
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William Powell video interview on the return of the American chestnut tree
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Gene research can improve crops by traditional methods
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Cost of GMO labeling of the harvest
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Battle over Biotechnology: Pro and anti GMO scientists square off
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Uganda researchers plead for advanced biotech seeds
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Filipino farmers petition government to deny golden rice approval
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Genetic Literacy Project Special Report: GMO: Beyond the Science
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Paleolithic diet advocates find no support from genetics
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Artic Apple’s gene-silencing tech presents new regulation challenges
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Nassim Taleb’s disastrously naive GMO disaster scenario
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British opposition toward GMO food softening
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Green Genes: Sustainability Advantages of Herbicide Tolerant and Insect Resistant Crops
Anthony Shelton, entomologist and professor, Cornell University; David Shaw, vice president for Research and Economic Development, Mississippi State University ...
Indian panel advises caution on GMO crops
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Sorry Dr. Oz and Jenny McCarthy: More scientific proof vaccines, GMOs don’t cause autism
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Even this organic advocate thinks African farmers need herbicide
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Organic Center challenges view that organic farming lags in sustainability
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