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Some organic farming advocates poised to embrace CRISPR and other New Breeding Techniques because of their sustainability benefits
There is a new ongoing debate as to what plant breeding technologies constitute genetic modification. The transgenic GM crops introduced ...
Seed industry, farmers ‘pleased’ with proposed USDA genetic engineering rules
Editor's note: The comment period for these regulations -- as well as those proposed by the FDA -- opened on Jan ...
Biotech industry focuses on CRISPR, new gene breeding techniques to break regulatory logjam
Commodity groups, farm organizations and others considered the summer’s GMO labeling law a prudent compromise for what had become a ...
Doubling nitrogen fixation in soybeans could boost yields, reduce fertilizer need
A Washington State University plant scientist may have discovered how to double nitrogen fixation in soybeans. Her greenhouse-grown soybean plants ...
Peanut genome sequenced, may lead to drought tolerant, allergen-free varieties
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A scientific breakthrough on ...
Using gene editing, scientists develop glyphosate resistant flax plant
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Plant Physiology has published a ...
