Talking Biotech: Anti-GMO activists say Food Evolution is an ‘agrichemical conspiracy’—Who’s behind the documentary?
Scott Hamilton Kennedy, director of Food Evolution, addresses baseless claims that new GMO documentary is “Monsanto propaganda.”
Talking Biotech with Kevin Folta
Talking Biotech: Toxicologist on flawed approach of IARC’s glyphosate evaluation
University of Guelph toxicologist Len Ritter: 40-year history of safety assessments challenge IARC’s “probable carcinogen” finding.
Talking Biotech: ‘Know GMO’ documentary fights food fears, misinformation with science
Filmmaker Nick Saik’s ‘Know GMO’ documentary builds dialogue on food science and farm technology.
Talking Biotech: Can biotechnology help protect forests from pests, pathogens and climate change?
University of Kentucky forest researcher Ellen Crocker: Genetic engineering, speed breeding and gene drives could help fend off threats to trees.
Talking Biotech: Plants that ‘protect themselves’ and reduce pesticide may be future of crop biotechnology
Genetic engineering pioneer Calgene’s Maurice Moloney on developing plants that ‘naturally’ fend off pests.
Talking Biotech: Can ‘vertical farming’ help feed world’s growing population?
What is the potential for agriculture to move indoors—and into cities—as we try to feed more people on less land?
Talking Biotech: How Uruguay—major producer of GMO soy and corn—regulates GE crops
Uruguay biosecurity expert Alejandra Ferenczi: ‘Regulate the uniqueness of the final food product and not genetic engineering’.
Talking Biotech: Genetic engineering’s role in breeding more disease resistant and nutritious potatoes
Michigan State’s David Douches builds a better potato combining genetic engineering and traditional breeding.
Talking Biotech: Naturally transgenic sweet potato can be tweaked to fight plant disease, boost nutrition
Plant virologist Jan Kreuze: Disease-resistant sweet potatoes could make nutritious, naturally GMO crop key tool to fight malnutrition.
Talking Biotech: What’s blocking GMO crop adoption in Africa?
Sociologist Matthew Harsh: Poor communication between Kenyan scientists, policymakers, farmers and anti-biotech activists slows GMO adoption.
Talking Biotech: Why is the government not funding research into the most nutritious foods?
Journalist Helena Bottemiller-Evich explores the health impact of the government’s meager research support for fruits, vegetables and nuts.
Talking Biotech: Florida neurosurgeon Duane Mitchell on how genetic engineering opens doors in cancer fight
Neuroscientist Duane Mitchell discusses genetically enhancing T-cells and other cutting edge cancer immunotherapies.
Talking Biotech: What environmental hazards remain from accidental release of GMO grass seeds?
Oregon State’s Carol Mallory-Smith says transgene flow from Roundup Ready bentgrass to non-GMO grass species offers lessons for regulators.
Talking Biotech: Should consumers fear use of hormones, antibiotics, trace chemicals and GMOs in our food?
From marketers to activists, there is an effort to shame consumers over the use of modern technologies, such as genetic modification, in food production. Michele Payn promotes on-farm science and common sense.
Talking Biotech: GM corn blocks carcinogenic aflatoxins, could eliminate ‘chronic health concern’ in developing world
Making corn safer: University of Arizona’s Monica Schmidt on genetically engineering healthier food, arming plants with defenses to fight fungal contamination and the aflatoxins it produces.