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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Organic versus inorganic: an important distinction, but not for obvious reasons
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Is organic agriculture “affluent narcissism?”
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Is organic agriculture “affluent narcissism?”
"Eating organic" has achieved almost cult-like status. Yet it rife with internal inconsistencies and seems to be a choice only ...
Genetics at center of several “battlegrounds” in next 4 years
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Fungi offer non-GM way to enhance food crops
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Biotechnology could offer “quantum leap” for Nigerian agriculture
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Rethinking GM, conventional, and organic food safety
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GMOs won’t kill you, but that organic cupcake might
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American Academy of Pediatrics says conventional/GM foods as healthy as organics
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Scientists advance the mapping of the barley genome
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Scientists increasingly support sustainability advantages of GM crops
The idea that genetic modification is in itself harmful now appears to be a minority viewpoint. Scientists are decisively coming ...
Chilling effect of FDA slowness on approving GM animals that would lead to sustainable foods
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Napiergrass: A potential biofuel crop?
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‘Semi-dwarf’ trees may enable a green revolution for some forest crops
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Mexico: Biotechnology is important for increasing yields and reducing pesticide usage, says report
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Food labeling: Should environmentalists be pro-GM?
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Futurist envisions aquaculture and GMOs to feed the planet
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Organic myth: No evidence that expensive ‘natural’ foods are healthier or better for the environment
There is remarkably little difference in nutritional value or risk for bacterial contamination between more expensive organic and conventional foods ...
Genetic engineering: Is it a a food fix or does it cause more problems?
Genetically engineered (GE) crops are often discussed as the way to feed the world’s growing populations and to mitigate the ...
In the European Union, there is a call for “evidence, not emotion” on GM foods
Professor Anne Glover said Europe could only achieve sustainable intensification if we become more open-minded. “What we do now will ...
