Ag Gene Editing
Genetically modified humans? CRISPR edges us toward ‘revolutionizing life’
The [CRISPR] technique is significant because it gives genetic biologists a powerful tool for gene editing. More importantly, it's cheap ...
Nigerian biotech expert says GMOs won’t replace conventional seeds, refutes common GMO myths
[Editor's note: The following is an interview with Rose Gidado, Country Coordinator of the Open Forum for Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) in ...
Pesticides just one tool in the modern farmer’s pest management toolbox
Modern farming involves much more than just spraying pesticides to keep pests at bay. Farmers must employ a broad array ...
To feed a growing, hungry global population, we need more plant breeders
Plant breeders are in short supply as the human population heads to an estimated nine billion in 2050 and they ...
Iowa farmer debunks 8 popular myths about GMOs
[Editor's note: Michelle Miller, known on social media as the Farm Babe, raises lamb and beef cattle, and grows almost ...
Producing ‘super foods’: Unlocking quinoa genome opens door to new breeding techniques
Scientists have successfully decoded the genome of quinoa, one of the world's most nutritious but underutilised crops. ... [P]rices for ...
Will – And Should – Gene Edited Animals Be Regulated?
Regulations proposed by the FDA on the final day of the Obama Administration suggest the agency wants to regulate gene ...
Non-browning Arctic Apple rollout foreshadows more genetically engineered fruits and vegetables
Advances like gene silencing and other gene editing methods, like CRISPR technology, make biotech plant breeding cheaper and more precise than the ...
Will Biotechnology Regulations Squelch Food and Farming Innovation?
The GLP's 18-part 5-week series -- GMO: Beyond the Science -- begins with a look at the regulatory web that ...
Sustainability: ‘Organic farming should embrace blight–resistant genetically engineered potato’
[Editor's note: This journal article is written by Godelieve Gheysenat, molecular geneticist, Ghent University in Belgium, and René Custers, regulatory and responsible research ...
Talking Biotech: Why broccoli, collard greens, kale and other brassica are like dog breeds
University of Missouri biologist J. Chris Pires discusses the many vegetables that began as Brassica oleacea--wild cabbage ...
Infographic: 5 popular foods genetically modified by humans–before GMOs
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to eat a completely "natural" diet? Well, for starters, you wouldn't ...
Hawaiian chef slices through anti-GMO propaganda
[Editor's Note: This article is written by Ed Morita, a pastry chef in Hawaii. He has spent over 15 years working at some ...
Hobbyist gene editing could cure dogs of genetic disorders–or not. What will the FDA do about biohackers?
[Editor's note: An FDA proposal for the regulation of gene editing in animals has been widely criticized by animal biotechnologists ...
Wisconsin farm couple to Rachel Ray: Stop spreading pseudo-science about antibiotics in milk
Scientists are increasingly alarmed about the junk science passed along in America's talk shows. Here, a celebrity nutritionist, encouraged by ...
Drones and robots revolutionizing plant breeding, combating climate change
The use of drones and robots is also on the rise as researchers pursue the ‘quantified plant’ — one in ...
How genetics can bring flavor back to tomatoes
Harry J. Klee, a professor of horticultural sciences at the University of Florida, thinks he can put [the taste] back ...
Coffee renaissance: Genetics guiding breeders to make a better cup of joe
Genes are the future of coffee. Not nitro cold brewing or beans pooped out by civets, but genes. And coffee’s ...
Will the Arctic Apple usher in a wave of genetically engineered fruits and vegetables?
The non-browning Arctic Apple is the latest food genetically engineered to help tackle the global food waste problem. These types ...
‘Super milk’: Offspring of GE cows retain hypoallergenic modifications
In 2012, Daisy the genetically engineered dairy calf made headlines around the world after researchers at AgResearch used a genetic ...
CRISPR co-discoverer Jennifer Doudna: Gene-editing will improve global health
An initiative launched two years ago by UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco to use CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to develop ...
Breeding slower growing chickens: Is that a good idea?
Chickens are the most efficient of our meat animals in terms of how much grain it takes to produce each ...
CRISPR, EXZACT technologies boost gene-editing efficiency in plants from 1% to 90%
The perfect seed doesn’t exist—but can it? Breeders have tried without success for decades to perfectly combine yield, disease tolerance ...
Bill Gates: ‘Disease resistant, biofortified cassava one of reasons I’m optimistic about Africa’
A recent opinion poll found that the majority of Americans are optimistic about 2017. Although 2016 was a tough year ...
How Israeli software improves crop yields through genetic analysis
NRGene is working with Syngenta Ag and Monsanto Co. to detect plant traits that can produce higher-yielding crops, and with ...
FDA proposal to regulate gene edited animals is ‘nonsensical’
Genetic modification of animals is heavily regulated -- so much so that only one major innovation has been approved by ...
Does Environmental Working Group’s “Dirty Dozen” list discourage Americans from eating fresh produce?
Editor's note: This article examines the potential influence of the Environmental Working Group's annual Dirty Dozen list of foods with the ...
