Ag Gene Editing
Genetic engineering in Africa 1: Banana, cassava can be rescued
Part one, of a two-part series discussing the status of GMO crops in Africa , covers the potential crops that ...
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? ...
‘Atomic gardening’ created many of today’s crops with x-ray machines or at nuclear test sites
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Back in the mid-20th ...
Talking Biotech: Amy Iezzoni talks tart cherry genetic origins; Kevin Folta answers glyphosate questions in German beer scare
Talking cherry domestication, breeding; Glyphosate in German beer? Answering questions behind suds scare ...
11 GMO Myths, Part II: Do GMOs pose health and ecological dangers?
Part two, of a two-part series debunking myths about GMOs , deals with myths about GMO's purported negative impacts on ...
Future of crop biotechnology in Brazil, China and other BRIC nations
How has biotechnology fared and what is its future in agriculture of the BRIC nations—Brazil, Russia, India and China? ...
Genetics might be able to save the world’s coral reefs
Coral reefs are suffering from bleaching and other effects of climate change. Modern genetic techniques--even GM--might save them ...
With global gene editing slow down, what’s the future of ‘designer babies?’
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 ...
USDA: GMOs represent cost savings for consumers and benefits for farmers, environment
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 ...
Fighting malnutrition in Africa by sequencing genomes of traditional food plants
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
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. As I wrote on ...
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 ...
View from Uganda: Anti-GMO critics smear Cornell, African science communicators
Cornell Alliance for Science has come under attack for reportedly promoting GMOs with dishonest, industry driven messages. But what is ...
Where do we draw line between genetic engineering and eugenics?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. For a half-century, the ...
Talking Biotech: Genetics breed more flavorful tomatoes; Farmers leverage social media
Florida professor Harry Klee on genetically modifying more flavorful tomatoes; How to help farmers use social media to tell their ...
Why Iowa State ‘fortified’ GM banana trials are vital to Uganda
Despite protests, many Ugandans could benefit from Iowa State research into 'golden banana.' ...
Standing by nutrition research, Iowa State will test golden banana, defying Catch-22 protests
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
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. At last Tanzanian scientists ...
Do researchers need to engage, teach consumers more in GMO debate?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The lack of progress ...
Organic milk vs. Conventional milk: Why nutrition expert is ditching organic
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
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Growth in world crop ...
New GMO rice could fight iron, zinc deficiencies in developing world
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A transdisciplinary group of ...
Milk: Not good source of omega-3 fatty acids, even when organic
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. I have had a ...
Is western opposition to genetically modified animals hurting developing nations?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. We need to double ...
Indian government approves field trials of high yield, disease resistant silkworms
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In a first, the ...
