Daily Food & Ag Digest
Every day, the staff of the Genetic Literacy Project scours the Web for stories on a range of agricultural and food issues, including the GMO debate, conventional and organic farming, regulations, new breeding technologies and sustainability. We publish excerpts of those stories and encourage our readers to visit the original publications for the complete stories.
Non-browning Arctic apples could open door to consumer acceptance of GMOs
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. On a cloudless September morning, ...
GMO crops can’t help poor in developing world unless socioeconomic, political contexts considered
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The majority of GM crops are ...
Anti-GMO activists shut down high school biology program in Germany
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. HannoverGEN was an optional ...
Infographic: GMOs in the EU
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Only one GMO has ...
Fresh, local and organic may not equal sustainable
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Are the organic hand-picked ...
GMOs play villain in new conspiracy thriller film
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. "We're making broccoli with ...
USDA responds to accusations it silenced scientist over neonics
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. USDA is one of ...
FDA seeking comment on defining “natural” foods: Will GMOs be included?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. From granola bars to ...
CRISPR/Cas9 used to make plants immune to destructive tomato virus
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The CRISPR/Cas9 system can ...
Intrexon plays long game, corners market on synthetic biology companies
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. You've probably never heard of Intrexon, but ...
New York Times Motherlode: Mom, kids judge non-browning GM apple as tasty “milestone”
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Innovations in biotech crops ...
Chipotle cautious with GMOs but appears cavalier about food safety measures
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Following its most recent E. coli outbreak, Chipotle ...
Genetic techniques yield nitrogen efficient maize, benefits for small Kenyan farms
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Nancy Shibona, a small-scale ...
Why Europe, US went different ways on GMO regulation
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Why have EU and ...
Neonicotinoid ban cost UK farmers $33 million, yet no evidence it saves bees
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Since December 2013, the ...
Golden Rice not only tool in fighting vitamin A deficiency, but important one
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. An expert from the ...
GMO misconceptions: Tomatoes with fish genes not ‘fishy’
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A backlash toward GMO foods ...
Gene editing could revolutionize fish breeding
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Genome editing technology looks ...
Are there GMO hops in beer?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Bob Brewer answers your ...
‘Alarmist rhetoric about neonics’ distracts from addressing legitimate bee health issues
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The controversy surrounding neonicotinoid ...
How plants can help us address climate change
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In a hole in the ...
Setting aside the debate over GMOs, what are the problems in our food system?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. I have a theory. It’s ...
Podcast: Does anti-GMO wing of organic industry use scare tactics?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Two moms take on ...
By focusing on pest, herbicide resistance, GMOs failed to win over public
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The agricultural biotechnology industry ...
How science communication community failed Kevin Folta
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Kevin Folta's decision to ...
Inconsistent definitions of ‘GMO’ can lead to regulatory headaches
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. There are a few ...
Cancer-fighting tomatoes: Second generation GMO with benefits for consumers
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Last week, researchers in ...
