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Cell-based, lab grown food banned in Italy
Italy's lower house of parliament gave final approval for a law banning the use of laboratory-produced food and animal feed ...
Growing food on the moon: With an injection of bacteria, scientists turn inhospitable lunar soil into fertile home for crops
If humankind is ever to establish long-term bases on the moon, there will be a need for a regular source of ...
Glyphosate on trial: After three straight wins by people claiming weedkiller caused their cancers, large investor urges company to reconsider settlements
A California jury on October 30 found Bayer liable in a case brought by a man who claimed his cancer was ...
A gene therapy treatment for rare SMA syndrome costs $2 million dollars. What happens if it doesn’t cure the disease?
Spinal muscular atrophy, a rare inherited disorder which is the leading genetic cause of death in infancy globally ...
Safety of herbicide glyphosate reaffirmed by European Food Safety Authority, rejecting activist claims
The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) said on [July 6] it had not identified "critical areas of concern" to prevent ...
Viewpoint: After neonicotinoid insecticide ban, sugar beet farming in Europe likely to remain crippled for years
Research into alternatives to neonicotinoid pesticides, found to be toxic to bees, is unlikely to deliver a solution capable of ...
Lab-grown chicken: Upside Foods becomes second US company to secure USDA approval for cell-cultivated poultry
California's Upside Foods said on [June 14] it received regulatory approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the label ...
France sugar beet production hits 14-year low, analysts blame neonicotinoid pesticide ban
Sugar beet production in the EU is closely watched as sugar prices in the bloc are already trading near record ...
USDA promotes new rules to improve seed industry competition and enhance resiliency of America’s food supply chains
On March 6, 2023, the United States Department of Agriculture ("USDA") released a new report: "More and Better Choices for ...
3D-printed fish? Cultivated filets could preserve dwindling fish populations
Forget your hook, line and sinker. An Israeli foodtech company says it has 3D printed the first ever ready-to-cook fish ...
China approves its first gene-edited crop, a soybean that raises the level of healthy fat oleic acid in the plant
China has approved the safety of a gene-edited soybean, its first approval of the technology in a crop, as the ...
Bayer CEO ponders breakup as glyphosate litigation continues to depress profits
Incoming Bayer chief executive Bill Anderson says he is keeping an open mind on whether to break up the company ...
Facing food security disruptions from climate change, Indonesia greenlights GM drought-tolerant rice
The Indonesian government has approved a variety of GMO wheat for human consumption designed to better resist drought, leading Argentine ...
Nearly all soy and corn exporters plant genetically modified seeds. Why, so far, is there a dearth of GM wheat?
Nearly all corn and soybean acres in the world's largest exporting countries are seeded with genetically modified varieties, but that ...
Bucking popular skepticism, China rolls out GMO corn as global food security pressures loom
China will likely plant less than 1% of its corn fields with genetically modified varieties this year, said two people ...
European Court of Justice reinforces ruling that crops gene edited via mutagenesis should not be regulated as GMOs
In-vitro plant gene editing techniques that are used conventionally and have a long safety record are excluded from EU laws ...
‘Nature is just eroding away very slowly’: Reuters visually illustrates sharp decline in global insect populations
As human activities rapidly transform the planet, the global insect population is declining at an unprecedented rate of up to ...
Mexico’s anti-GMO corn decree threatens relationship with US and promises billions in economic damage
Farmers in the United States are urging their government to challenge a looming Mexican ban on genetically modified (GM) corn ...
Why do humans speak while apes do not? An evolutionary explanation
Scientists have identified evolutionary modifications in the voice box distinguishing people from other primates that may underpin a capability indispensable ...
Bayer’s appeal to set aside suits alleging it‘s liable for deaths linked to glyphosate weedkiller rejected by US Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court on [June 21] rejected Bayer AG's bid to dismiss legal claims by customers who contend its ...
Viewpoint: Endangering the Endangered Species Act — Bees are not fish … unless you are a California court
On [June 1], an appeals court in California earnestly held that bees are fish. Or at least for regulatory purposes under ...
What’s next for glyphosate cases? Bayer’s hopes US Supreme Court would overturn Roundup liability verdicts dims as US Department of Justice asks SCOTUS to reject company’s cancer claims appeal
Bayer’s latest legal setback in its Roundup saga looks equally toxic to American justice. Shares in the German drugs-to-agrochemicals group ...
Brazil doubles production of insect-resistant GMO sugarcane over past year with new variety for poor soil in the wings
Brazilian farmers are set to nearly double the area planted with transgenic sugarcane in the season starting this month, the ...
Bayer angling to introduce new high-yield, genetically modified cotton seed in India
Germany's Bayer has applied to cultivate its next generation of genetically modified (GM) cotton seeds in India, government sources said, reviving ...
Breeding genetically modified cloned pigs for human transplants
German scientists plan to clone and then breed this year genetically modified pigs to serve as heart donors for humans, ...
China has produced more research on gene-editing crops than any other country, and now Beijing is poised to reap the benefits
China has published trial rules for the approval of gene-edited plants, paving the way for faster improvements to crops as ...
Supreme Court mulls reviewing Bayer convictions over Monsanto Roundup glyphosate weedkiller
The U.S. Supreme Court on [December 13] asked President Joe Biden's administration for its views on whether the justices should ...
China loosens seed regulations, making it easier to approve genetically modified crops
China is planning changes to its seed regulations that will make it easier to approve genetically modified crops, a move ...
