Agriculture Spotlight
Don’t be afraid of GM salmon
A New York Times opinion piece urges the FDA to approve AquaBounty's GM salmon, for the good of consumers as ...
Frankenfoods reduce global warming
This ISAAA reports that in 2012, GM crops reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 23 billion kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent ...
Species revival: should we bring back extinct species?
Genetic technology has made it feasible to revive recently lost species through their DNA ... but should we? How do ...
Alaska fishermen fight FDA approval of GM salmon
Fishermen and family businesses fear that faster-growing GM salmon will threaten their livelihoods by flooding the market with cheap fish ...
The future of the apple: A small biotech company could change the debate on GMOs
A small company in Canada is using genetic engineering to create apples that don’t brown when you cut them. Will ...
GMO labeling goes to Washington
Up until now, activists have been counting on state mandates to gain momentum to eventually push through national labeling laws ...
World’s GM crops crops larger than U.S. by half
Mother Jones offers an excellent visual breakdown of the recent ISAAA report on the global prevalence of GM crops ...
Own it, don’t hide it: The pro-GMO backlash
As agribusiness gears up to spend millions fighting GMO labeling in Washington, reporter Eric Scigliano has a better plan: Don't ...
Bowman v. Monsanto is not about the save-the-seeds myth
If a farmer wishes to forgo the advantages of GM seed, he or she can simply use older, unrestricted crop ...
The “BioPiracy” myth at the heart of the Monsanto case
Anti-GMO campaigners and some farmers claim that Monsanto and other corporations use their deep pockets and unfair patent laws to ...
Poland backs away from agricultural biotech
Last month Poland banned an important farm technology for purely political reasons and without any scientific justification, argues a Polish ...
Bowman v. Monsanto: Supremes unsympathetic to farmer’s deception
In the battle over GM seeds and their progeny, the Supreme Court appears to favor intellectual property rights ...
GMO labeling initiatives: Prop 37 v. I-522
The Biofortified blog takes an in-depth look at the Washington State initiative to label GMOs ...
Bowman v Monsanto: Genetic innovation in the crosshairs?
This week, the Supreme Court will bear witness to a square-off between a 75-year-old soybean farmer and the world's largest ...
Viewpoint: Biotechnology is a threat to biodiversity
The burgeoning "bioeconomy" is as much a threat to the environment as the fossil fuels it aims to replace ...
GM foods need transparency but not labeling
Biotech pioneer Roger Beachy argues that transparency will ease consumer's concerns over GM foods, not labels ...
Q&A with Mark Lynas and plant geneticist Nina Fedoroff
Nina Fedoroff, a leading geneticist and pioneer in transgenics, critiques Lynas' recent speech and discusses the future of plant biotechnology ...
Q&A with Mark Lynas and plant geneticist Nina Fedoroff
Nina Fedoroff, a leading geneticist and pioneer in transgenics, critiques Lynas' recent speech and discusses the future of plant biotechnology ...
Q&A with Mark Lynas and plant geneticist Nina Fedoroff
Nina Fedoroff, a leading geneticist and pioneer in transgenics, critiques Lynas' recent speech and discusses the future of plant biotechnology ...
Q&A with Mark Lynas and plant geneticist Nina Fedoroff
Nina Fedoroff, a leading geneticist and pioneer in transgenics, critiques Lynas' recent speech and discusses the future of plant biotechnology ...
Q&A with Mark Lynas and plant geneticist Nina Fedoroff
Nina Fedoroff, a leading geneticist and pioneer in transgenics, critiques Lynas' recent speech and discusses the future of plant biotechnology ...
Q&A with Mark Lynas and plant geneticist Nina Fedoroff
Nina Fedoroff, a leading geneticist and pioneer in transgenics, critiques Lynas' recent speech and discusses the future of plant biotechnology ...
We consume DNA every day with no ill effects
A combination of rare-to-impossible events would be required for the so-called "toxic" CaMV 35S gene to be a human health ...
Wal-Mart may back GM labeling initiative
The U.S.'s largest grocery store operator has been discussing lobbying for a national labeling program ...
The “GM genocide”: A case of misplaced blame
Approximately 16,000 farmers in India have committed suicide every year since 1995. A theory that blamed GM crops for the ...
Can a rose catch your cold? Threat of ‘killer’ viral plant gene is latest anti-GMO rant
The latest "greatest danger to ever face humanity" has emerged from an obscure, technical study in GM Crops & Foods, ...
The myth of India’s ‘GM genocide’
Several news outlets are reporting that GM crops are causing a wave suicides in Indian farmers, but the theory isn't ...
