Ag Gene Editing
Viewpoint: African nations must take on the responsibility of developing agricultural innovations as well as benefiting from them
The Head of AUDA-NEPAD flagship biosafety programme, Samuel Edudzi Timpo, has implored African states and governments not to wait to ...
Viewpoint: ‘Even if it seems like breaking a taboo, CRISPR gene editing techniques and organic farming are an excellent match’
Even if it sounds like breaking a taboo, new gene editing techniques and organic are an excellent match ...
This hardy pea plant is climate-change resistant, but sometimes poisonous. Here’s how gene editing could turn it into a ‘climate crisis’ crop
It is grown in some of the world’s most inhospitable, arid regions and is noted for being rich in protein ...
Can gene editing change the public’s perception of genetic engineering, food and farming? It’s already happening, polls shows
While GMOs have been the subject of negative discourse over a long time period, it is possible that newer breeding ...
Who will have the most progressive crop gene editing regulations: England or the European Union?
When UK Ministers first unveiled plans to diverge from restrictive EU rules classifying gene edited products as GMOs, it was ...
Green advocates and anti-biotechnology groups denounce European Commission-recommended proposal to relax restrictions on gene-edited crops
Organic farmers and environmental groups have denounced proposals from the European Commission to exempt some genetically engineered crops from EU legislation for genetically modified organisms (GMOs), sparking what the research sector ...
How gene editing can reduce food waste and remove allergens from Africa’s food supply
Scientists have found a new technology to extend shelf life and improve storage in food crops especially perishable vegetables like ...
Viewpoint: Now that EU and England are headed towards relaxed regulations on CRISPR and other new breeding techniques, Scotland shouldn’t continue to look backward
From every conceivable direction, the Scottish Government’s position on gene editing places Scotland’s farmers and growers at a disadvantage. Now ...
Latest CRISPR food innovation: South Korea develops tomato with enhanced levels of provitamin D3. Will it go to market?
In a new report published in GEN Biotechnology (the sister journal to GEN), researchers from Seoul National University (SNU) in South Korea have applied CRISPR ...
Russia banned GMOs years ago to distinguish itself from the United States. What’s its current stance toward genetic engineering, CRISPR and other New Breeding Techniques?
Russia's decision to ban importation and cultivation of GMOs made sense from a political perspective. But it's a decision the ...
Viewpoint: New Zealand’s GMO ban is holding the country back. Here are 7 benefits to repealing it
Genetic modification in New Zealand is governed by the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act 1996, with various amendments ...
How CRISPR can protect berry crops from disease-carrying fruit flies — without pesticides
As winters get warmer and springtime comes earlier, farmers in states such as Maine and Minnesota are having more trouble ...
Multi-country effort helps develop gene-edited rice that both boosts yield and resists disease
Researchers from the University of California, Davis, and an international team of scientists used the genome-editing tool CRISPR-Cas to create ...
Green advocates claim ‘precision-breeding’ is a Trojan horse marketing technique to get ‘dangerous’ CRISPR crops approved. What do the facts say?
In the United States, you'll be able to taste modified mushrooms that do not blacken when cut. In Japan, tomatoes produce fewer ...
Viewpoint: ‘A crucial turning point’ — Italian researcher says CRISPR gene editing of seeds is crucial to prevent crop diseases
Italian agriculture could be close to a turning point, thanks to genetic engineering. This would make fruit and vegetables more ...
Viewpoint: ‘Biotech and organic can exist side by side’ — Professors and scientists support New Zealand’s potential gene-editing turnabout
Decades on from mass public protests, a royal commission, midnight raids on crop trials, potential lab leaks and the infamous Corngate scandal, some ...
‘It’s the only way we’ll have Cabernet Sauvignon in 50 years’ — Disease-resistant gene-edited ‘SuperGrapes’ can help farmers control pernicious powdery mildew that’s destroying vine crops
Powdery mildew comes from a fungus called Erysiphe necator that’s native to eastern North America. While America’s native grape species have developed ...
Viewpoint: Climate crisis forces Europe to reconsider technology-rejectionist food and farming policies
Experts are advocating the use of new strains of gene-edited crops that are capable of surviving the punishing heat waves ...
‘It’s outdated and overly cautious’: New Zealand’s National Party calls for overturning ban on gene-edited and GMO crops
The New Zealand National Party is campaigning to reverse the “ban” on gene editing and genetic modification ...
Podcast: Gene-edited avocados in development could stop quick browning and reduce food waste
The global consumption and trade of avocados have seen remarkable growth, but commercial challenges exist. A natural enzymatic process in ...
Viewpoint: ‘Add the EPA to the list of Luddites’ — Here’s why the new rule treating gene-edited crops as GMOs is a setback
Energy, transportation and construction are using advanced materials and technology to decrease their climate impact while enabling the modern comforts ...
Leaked European Commission document recommends softening EU regulations of gene edited crops and other products of New Genomic Techniques: “The current EU GMO regulation is not fit for purpose”
The Genetic Literacy Project did not break the confidentiality restriction set by the European Commission (EC). A draft of proposed ...
Faster growth, higher yields, heat and drought resistance — Is there anything gene-edited seeds can’t do?
Israeli agtech start-up BetterSeeds distinguishes itself by its focus on a burning issue of the day that affects all crops ...
Still-unapproved CRISPR gene-drive could suppress fruit-killing vinegar flies
Researchers have developed a "homing gene drive system" based on CRISPR/Cas9 that could be used to suppress populations of Drosophila ...
‘More risky to maintain a strict regulation than to soften it’: Genetic commission in Norway challenges EU, urges gene editing regulations similar to conventional foods
A report from the public committee advising the Norwegian Government on the future regulation of genetic technologies in food was ...
How soon will gene-edited seeds become the agricultural norm?
Rabobank sees that expectations for gene edited crops are high, and significant growth in their adoption is projected in the ...
Allergic to eggs? Here’s how tweaking chicken genes can save kids from anaphylactic shock
Egg allergies are common and may develop during early childhood, resulting in unpleasant symptoms and leading to negative health outcomes ...