Ag Gene Editing
Gene conveying resistance to costly crop damaging fungus identified
A major breakthrough in the cloning of a resistance gene to eliminate wheat scab — a widespread disease responsible for ...
‘Diversity Breeding’: Recovering desirable traits from crops’ wild relatives
A genetic toolbox held at the fingertips of plant breeding scientists is set to completely revolutionise the way crops are ...
Gene editing could create healthier, more sustainable livestock
Gene editing, led by the discovery of CRISPR-Cas, promises widespread, accelerated, and targeted discoveries. ... Gene editing could eventually provide a ...
Genetic engineering could help reduce carbon footprint of food production
[Editor's note: This excerpt was translated from the Norwegian by Google translate. It has been lightly edited for clarity.] ...[A]griculture ...
National Organic Standards Board wants USDA to exclude new gene-editing techniques
To protect organic crops and products form the “incursion” of rapidly developing genetic engineering, the National Organic Standards Board voted ...
Data analytics could increase agricultural productivity, sustainability
Twenty years from now, the most important tool for putting food on your table won’t be a harvester, combine or ...
Talking Biotech: Florida’s Kevin Folta debunks claims of glyphosate in food; Oregon State’s Shaun Townsend uses genetics to breed more flavorful beer hops
Florida’s Kevin Folta debunks glyphosate in food claims; Oregon State’s Shaun Townsend uses genetics to breed more flavorful beer hops ...
Mars candy to publish genetic maps to improve nutrition from traditional African crops
A multi-million dollar research group co-founded by the confectionery company Mars is set to publish the genetic maps to five traditional ...
Ronda Rousey vs. Muhammad Ali: Does sex before athletic events impact performance?
Does sex the night before help or hurt athletic performance? Everyone from Plato to Joe Namath has weighed in on ...
Organics v conventional v GMOs: Debate grows over farm yields and sustainability
Dubious research supports claims that organic systems can close the yield gap with conventional (and GMO) farming. Obsession with organic ...
GMOs’ innovation crisis: AquaBounty salmon’s 20-year odyssey through nets of regulations
Why are there no GMO animals on the market? Here is a case study: Two decades after the FDA began ...
Should organic agriculture consider allowing gene-edited crops?
Proponents of agricultural biotechnology are calling for a reconsideration of the organic opposition to GMOs in light of [New Plant ...
Scientists’ ‘Open Letter’ to NY Times’ Public Editor brightlines Danny Hakim’s ‘misleading’ GMO article
Seven prominent scientists and academicians from around the world challenge the New York Times' ethics editor to correct the public ...
Environmental groups raise alarm about GMO salmon being licensed to multiple facilities
A bio-tech firm established in the maritime province of Prince Edward Island has created a [genetically modified] salmon that grows ...
Could glyphosate cause other health problems even if it’s not carcinogenic?
GMO skeptics have raised health concerns about glyphosate beyond claims, proven unfounded, that they cause cancer. Here is what the ...
Beer maker SABMiller working with scientists to produce flood-tolerant hops
[Editor's note: This excerpt was translated by Google Translate and lightly edited for clarity] Hops, one of the main ingredients ...
Using genomics and light to manipulate flavor, nutrition of crops
Crop scientist Kevin Folta of the University of Florida is renowned for his tireless efforts in science communication.... He’s less ...
GMO grasses could provide healthier forage for livestock, reduce environmental impact
Grasses of the future will make animals healthier, more productive and reduce their impact on the environment. AgResearch scientist Tony Conner said advances in modern ...
Myth busting on ‘contamination’: GMO farms’ halo effect often protects organic farms
Some organic farmers worry that their farms can be ‘contaminated’ by modified crops grown nearby. But no organic farmers in ...
German Plant Breeders Association says EU should not regulate gene-edited plants as GMOs
[Editor’s Note: The author, Petra Jorasch, is vice-secretary general of the German Plant Breeders’ Association.] A key issue, not only ...
Three scientist-mothers explain why they avoid non-GMO products
[The Non-GMO Project] NGP leads consumers to believe that choosing non-GMO is consistent with values that consumers (including ourselves) seek ...
Regulators to discuss whether gene edited crops should be allowed under organic label
[Editors note: Melody Meyer is the Vice President of Policy and Industry Relations for United Natural Foods(UNFI), a is a distributor of ...
SciBabe tackles ten GMO myths
According to the internet, GMOs are responsible for a lot of problems. You’ve heard that they cause almost everything, including ...
New GMO could protect wheat and barley against deadly blight
Fusarium head blight (FHB), caused by Fusarium graminearum, is a devastating disease of wheat and barley that leads to reduced ...
How to save Monarch butterflies? Banning glyphosate and planting milkweeds won’t help
According to activists, the decline of the Monarch butterfly population is primarily due to the over application of the popular ...
Monsanto’s Robert Fraley: Comparing corn crops—Genetically modified in Ontario v non-GMO in France
Dr. Robert T. Fraley is Monsanto's Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. He awon the 2013 World Food Prize for "breakthrough achievements ...
China cracks down on booming underground illegal GMO corn market
In an apparent bid to appease a public overwhelmingly opposed to ... GMOs, the Ministry of Agriculture has been putting pressure ...
