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Meeting the challenge of reducing the sustainability impact of synthetic fertilizers
Engineering soil microbes to fix atmospheric nitrogen and reduce the use of synthetic fertilizers in cereal crops is a hot space ...
CRISPR tomatoes that can produce up to 400% more fruit are in development
In what could be a boon for local tomato production around the world, trait development company Phytoform just unveiled a ...
From tubers to tree seeds: Solynta’s tech to overcome centuries of potato breeding challenges
Breeding potatoes is notoriously difficult. First, commercial potato cultivars don’t self-pollinate, which has historically prevented breeders from creating stable, genetically ...
Bayer’s plan to contain still spiraling suits against glyphosate
Bayer will “significantly contain” glyphosate litigation by the end of 2026, CEO Bill Anderson said ... during the company’s second-quarter ...
Will AI undermine or advance the fast-growing regenerative agriculture movement?
For many, the essence of regenerative agriculture lies in working with nature, not against it. This perspective often views high-tech ...
Precision probiotics: Can this anti-hangover drink help you metabolize alcohol quicker?
Spoiler alert: Hangover ‘cures’ don’t work, observes Dr. Zachary Abbott. If you’ve overindulged the night before, Gatorade, herbal remedies and ...
Challenging food protectionism: Understanding what’s stifling precision fermentation and cellular agriculture movements
“There is an enormously bright future for precision fermentation and cellular agriculture; the efficiencies alone make that true,” Bill Liao, ...
With climate disruptions increasing and bans on most genetically-engineered crops, African crop yields remain among lowest in the world
Africa has a huge population with by far the least sophisticated food production and processing systems. Any improvements would have the ...
Will China’s latest Five Year Plan jump start food made with synthetic biology?
In 2021, China’s 14th five-year plan announced the importance of securing protein supply through cellular agriculture and synthetic dairy. It was the ...
How biotech-wary regenerative agriculture movement can benefit from CRISPR gene editing
The link between biotech and conventional farming will no doubt cause many regenerative agriculture purists to balk at the idea ...