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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Viewpoint: Democrats’ GMO labeling push is an embarrassment to pro-science progressives
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GMO clover that could improve livestock digestion in field tests
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Viewpoint: Netflix promotes anti-GMO films, suppresses legitimate science
Netflix has declined to carry the agriculture documentary called "Food Evolution", for reasons they refused to specify. ... Is the ...
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Viewpoint: Nutritionally-enhanced Golden Rice will not solve Philippines’ malnutrition problem
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How GM seeds can ‘push’ photosynthesis to improve yields, battle impact of climate change
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Viewpoint: Netflix movie Okja stokes unwarranted GMO fears, promotes anti-science worldview
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Viewpoint: Trump administration’s embrace of GMOs lets down American farmers
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Can crop biotechnology boost food security in Nigeria?
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Do organic and conventional farmers use similar amounts of pesticides?
[Editor’s note: This opinion column was written by Jessica Shade, Director of Science Programs for The Organic Center. It was ...
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Neil deGrasse Tyson on why we need GMOs
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Golden Rice 2.0? New GM variety increases iron, zinc and vitamin A levels to combat malnutrition
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Republicans and Democrats agree: Modern agriculture is sustainable
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Environmentalist Stewart Brand: Opposing GMOs ‘the biggest mistake the environmental movement has ever made’
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Viewpoint: Glyphosate herbicide a safe method for Pakistani farmers to fend off weeds, boost yields
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