Sustainability & Climate Change
Food production needs are expected to roughly double over the next 35 years as the world population grows and people in under developed countries become more affluent and demand more calories. Healthy ecosystems are vital to the survival of all organisms. How can we grow crops without harming the environment? How can we balance technology and global food security? What is the right balance of organic and conventional farming? What role can genetics and biotechnology play without compromising the needs of tomorrow?
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Biotech innovations rescuing near extinct American chestnut tree
Rival biotechnologists race to use genetic engineering to bring back the American chestnut tree ...
Call to action: Grist reevaluates crop biotechnology; It’s time the rest of journalism does too
Grist is taking a bold step in reevaluating its anti-GE stance. It's the latest in many milestones for reason and ...
The precautionary principle is out-of-step with the modern world
In place of informed, real-world choices that include the potential implications of both doing something and not doing it, the ...
Open-source GM: Separating Monsanto from modification
Open-source GMOs will "help fight climate change and stick one in Monsanto’s eye." ...
Monsanto wants to help honeybees fight mites with biotech
A new weapon in that fight to save honeybees could be RNA molecules that kill a troublesome parasite by disrupting ...
Grist finally acknowledges ‘no health threats from GE foods’
It’s hard to make the case that we should trust science on global warming while scoffing at the statements of ...
Pakistan: Food Minister for using biotechnology to reduce food insecurity
Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Hayat Khan Bosan on Monday stressed the need to promote biotechnology in ...
Eco-zealots want you to believe eating GM crops is dining with the devil
The Daily Mail offers a thorough summary of the GM issue, in particular its contentiousness in the UK ...
Analysis of Kaua’i County Anti-GMO Bill
Biofortified analyzes the bill proposed by anti-biotech groups in Kauai to curtail planting of genetically modified crops ...
Coffee in crisis: Transgenics to the rescue?
Central American coffee production is on red alert because of the coffee rust fungus. We need transgenics to create resistant, ...
The impatient optimism of GM crops and food security
Are GM crops needed to feed the world? That's not the right question to ask ...
Genetic modification and the fate of sustainable fish farming
Whole Foods's refusal to stock salmon fed with GM yeast may stifle technology that delivers environmental benefits ...
Europe’s anti-GM stance denies Africa’s ability to feed itself
A leading African academic condemns European environmentalists for blocking the adoption of biotech crops ...
The Great Biotech Debate is Tuesday
The GLP's Jon Entine will be participating in The Great Biotechnology Debate at the CATO Institute tomorrow, alongside plant geneticists ...
Transgenic salmon hybridize with trout, produce sterile offspring
A recent "worst case scenario" breeding experiment has opponents of the AquAdvantage salmon unduly scared ...
Pesticide use is up — have biotech crops backfired?
What does increased pesticide use really say about the success or failure of pest-resistant biotech crops? ...
Organic industry’s credibility eroded by misinformation about GE foods
The most extreme and ill-informed of the organic advocacy groups are damaging the credibility of the entire organic industry. The ...
Genetics continues to garner attention as conservation tool
Genetics continues to make headlines in conservation efforts, even if it's not the species-saving panacea some hope for ...
Peru crop biotech ban highlights botched debate over biodiversity
Global demand for food is expected to increase by 70 percent in the next 40 years. What role could or ...
Kenya: National Biosafety Authority to ensure GM foods’ safety
The following is an excerpt. Dr Willy Kiprotich Tonui is the chief executive officer (CEO) of the National Biosafety Authority ...
Could biotech bring back the American chestnut?
The following is an excerpt. Once upon a time, according to folklore, a squirrel could travel through America’s chestnut forests ...
Nature’s must-read issue on genetically modified organisms
Keith Kloor dissects and summarizes Nature magazine's special issue on genetically modified organisms ...
A forward-looking Kenya can lead the movement for global food sufficiency
The following is an excerpt. A newly-elected government provides a country with a rare opportunity for a fresh start, and ...
The promise, the reality, and the future of GM crops
A special issue of Nature News separates fact from fiction when it comes to GMOs ...
Why GMO supporters should embrace labels
The following is an excerpt. Keith Kloor has graciously given me the opportunity to guest post here again. So let ...
Media mangles latest biotech innovation—hornless cows
Despite exaggerated claims from various media outlets over the weekend, the innovations that led to the hornless dairy cow are ...
Wary development NGOs should reconsider biotechnology
The world of science, technology and engineering might seem, for good reason, miles away from the day-to-day work of most ...
