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Despite activists’ claims about glyphosate dangers, there’s no cancer spike in Argentina

Andrew Porterfield | 
Anti-GMO activists have claimed that cancer rates in farming regions of Argentina have spiked. Interviews with local experts paint a ...
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Why do disease outbreaks inspire conspiracy theories?

Julie Beck | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The story of the ...

Argentinian scientists genetically modify grass to improve fodder for livestock

The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. [Editor's note: This excerpt ...
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Genetic engineering in Africa 1: Banana, cassava can be rescued

Steven Cerier | 
Part one, of a two-part series discussing the status of GMO crops in Africa , covers the potential crops that ...

Are other crop improvement techniques overtaking GMOs?

Peter Melchett | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. This may come as ...
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Moms Across America claims GM salmon not kosher, but Jewish law, tradition say otherwise

Is anti-biotech group Moms Across America exploiting sacred religious laws to advance their GMO labelling agenda? ...
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‘Atomic gardening’ created many of today’s crops with x-ray machines or at nuclear test sites

James Wong | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Back in the mid-20th ...
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Talking Biotech: Amy Iezzoni talks tart cherry genetic origins; Kevin Folta answers glyphosate questions in German beer scare

Amy Iezzoni, Kevin Folta | 
Talking cherry domestication, breeding; Glyphosate in German beer? Answering questions behind suds scare ...
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11 GMO Myths, Part II: Do GMOs pose health and ecological dangers?

Michael Hess, Peter Hess | 
Part two, of a two-part series debunking myths about GMOs , deals with myths about GMO's purported negative impacts on ...
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Genetics might be able to save the world’s coral reefs

Andrew Porterfield | 
Coral reefs are suffering from bleaching and other effects of climate change. Modern genetic techniques--even GM--might save them ...
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Future of crop biotechnology in Brazil, China and other BRIC nations

Nazimi Açıkgöz | 
How has biotechnology fared and what is its future in agriculture of the BRIC nations—Brazil, Russia, India and China? ...
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With global gene editing slow down, what’s the future of ‘designer babies?’

Nicholas Staropoli | 
The prospect of designer babies--the stuff of futuristic movies--is now upon us with the advent of gene editing, stirring confusion ...

Is celebrity chef Tom Colicchio wrong about GMOs?

The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. [On March 2], Vice.com ...
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USDA: GMOs represent cost savings for consumers and benefits for farmers, environment

Val Giddings | 
USDA report examines the costs for farmers of producing only organic, GMOs, or non-GMOs. Its conclusions are questionable ...

Improving beef herds through genotyping

The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Canada’s Minister of Agriculture ...
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Fighting malnutrition in Africa by sequencing genomes of traditional food plants

Rachel Ceranansky | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Across Africa, some of ...

GM mosquito misinformation holding up Zika control in Brazil

Mark Lynas | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. As I wrote on ...
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View from Uganda: Anti-GMO critics smear Cornell, African science communicators

Isaac Ongu | 
Cornell Alliance for Science has come under attack for reportedly promoting GMOs with dishonest, industry driven messages. But what is ...

African scientists work to improve cassava using sophisticated genomics breeding

The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Staple foods of the ...

Where do we draw line between genetic engineering and eugenics?

Robert Gebelhoff | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. For a half-century, the ...
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Talking Biotech: Genetics breed more flavorful tomatoes; Farmers leverage social media

Chelsea Boonstra, Harry Klee | 
Florida professor Harry Klee on genetically modifying more flavorful tomatoes; How to help farmers use social media to tell their ...
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Why Iowa State ‘fortified’ GM banana trials are vital to Uganda

Isaac Ongu | 
Despite protests, many Ugandans could benefit from Iowa State research into 'golden banana.' ...
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Standing by nutrition research, Iowa State will test golden banana, defying Catch-22 protests

Nicholas Staropoli | 
Protestors of vitamin A fortified GM banana believe banana is not safe for human consumption, so they are attempting to ...

Tanzania to begin confined trials of drought, pest resistant GMO maize

Daniel Semberya | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. At last Tanzanian scientists ...
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Do researchers need to engage, teach consumers more in GMO debate?

Alison Van Eenennaam | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis.  The lack of progress ...
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Organic milk vs. Conventional milk: Why nutrition expert is ditching organic

Maria Brilaki | 
Consumer Reports and "green" lobbyists are trying to convince consumers, particularly worrying moms, to abandon soy and conventional milk for ...

We need all our tools to feed world in face of climate change, booming global population

Tim Benton | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Growth in world crop ...
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