Ag Gene Editing
Grist on wrong side of science in embarrassing anti-biotech jihad
The following is an edited excerpt. Thirty years ago, scientists figured out how to directly modify the genes in our ...
Activist falsely claim crop genes destroy human digestive system
The following is an edited excerpt. Labeling foods containing genetically modified ingredients will enable us to choose to avoid them ...
Peru crop biotech ban highlights botched debate over biodiversity
Global demand for food is expected to increase by 70 percent in the next 40 years. What role could or ...
Transgenics: A new breed of crops
The following is an edited excerpt. A whole new generation of GM crops is now making their way from laboratory ...
Time to call out the anti-GMO conspiracy theory
The following is an excerpt. I think the controversy over GMOs represents one of the greatest science communications failures of ...
Scientists try to reverse-engineer the tomato
The following is an edited excerpt. The modern supermarket tomato became damaged goods as part of the attempt to keep ...
Scientists design ‘health and safety’ cow with no horns
The following is an excerpt. Researchers are using gene-editing techniques to insert a DNA patch into the genome of Holsteins, ...
Media mangles latest biotech innovation—hornless cows
Despite exaggerated claims from various media outlets over the weekend, the innovations that led to the hornless dairy cow are ...
Canada: Genetically modified food is welcome innovation
The following is an excerpt. Innovation is key to keeping Canada’s agricultural sector strong and science-based regulatory systems ensure that ...
Greener than green: Biotech and the future of agriculture (Part I)
Here in the first of a two part series presented exclusively at the Genetic Literacy Project, Ramez Naam -- a ...
‘Gene-editing’ expected to develop disease-resistant breeds
The following is an excerpt. Scientists have developed a method of creating genetically modified animals that addresses one of the ...
Could peaches hold the secret to biofuel?
The following is an edited excerpt. Humans are attempting a second massive transformation of the plant kingdom. The first was ...
Disease-resistant tomatoes fight lethal pests
The following is an excerpt. In the battle against thrips, Cornell breeder Martha Mutschler-Chu has developed a new weapon: a ...
In vitro eugenics
Abstract A series of recent scientific results suggest that, in the not-too-distant future, it will be possible to create viable ...
Couch potatoes are genetically lazy
The following is an excerpt. Certain genetic traits may predispose people to being more or less motivated to exercise and ...
Wheat genome sheds light on its domestication, adaptation and modification
The following is an edited excerpt. Two manuscripts related to the ancestral wheat genomes of Triticum urartu andAegilops tauschii provide an unprecedented glimpse ...
Can China really breed a crop of genetically selected geniuses?
The following is an edited excerpt. What if science offered a way to stack the odds in favor of a ...
“De-extinction” and the definition of species
The following is an excerpt. A bird that once darkened the skies of the 19th-century U.S. no longer exists, except ...
GMOs are one solution to an ancient puzzle
The following is an excerpt. For decades now, GMOs have been railed against for producing food aplenty, but at grave ...
Scientists sidestep genetic engineering in effort to develop hypoallergenic apples
The following is an edited excerpt. While apples rarely cause the same intense allergic reaction as more common allergens like ...
Scientists manufacture abnormally large ‘super cows’
The following is an edited excerpt. Did you know that some varieties of beef on the market today come from ...
Atomic gardening: Breeding plants with gamma radiation
The following is an edited excerpt. Did you know that the peppermint flavor in your chewing gum and toothpaste, and ...
New company will bring extinct species back from the dead
Two of biotechnology’s most prolific and far-sighted researchers say they’re teaming up to start a company that intends to rewrite ...
Is China selectively breeding a new generation of genius babies?
The following is an excerpt. There's a provocative and somewhat disturbing article over at Vice about China's recent foray into genetics and the country's ...
Nitrogen-efficient crops: The holy grail of agricultural biotech?
Nitrogen fertilizers cost a tremendous amount of money, damage the environment, and drain the planet's resources -- and only about ...
GM crops defended
The following is an edited excerpt. Professor Wayne Parrott says those who oppose crop-biotechnology based on anti-science views should spend ...
Twenty-year review: GM crops are safe
A review of two decades of research on transgenic crops has found transgenic crops no less safe than their traditional ...
