biotechnology
Podcast: CRISPR immunizes pigs against PRRS—deadly viral disease that costs $600 million annually
Christine Burkard, assistant professor of infection and immunity at the Roslin Institute in Scotland, says her team has devised a ...
Blight-tolerant American chestnut tree: Latest biotech solution to nature’s assault on valued species
A blight-tolerant American chestnut tree is the latest example of what the science community has begun to call a GRO—a ...
Never swayed by science? Why arguing with anti-GMO activists could strengthen their skepticism
Genetic engineering is revolutionizing crop farming, bringing benefits to farmers, the environment and consumer health. Its opponents, however, are not ...
How a genetically altered virus could save Florida’s decimated orange industry from citrus greening disease
In the early 1970s there was a ubiquitous television ad promoting Florida orange juice including the line, "a day without orange juice ...
Podcast: ‘Straight out lies’ from anti-GMO groups hinder Africa’s food security, South African biologist says
Africa has the most to gain from embracing crop biotechnology, yet the continent's farmers are still largely denied access to ...
Meet the new generation of young biotech entrepreneurs
Crispr had no obvious relevance to human health when it was first described in 1987, but [Jennifer] Doudna, who won ...
As consumers become more and more detached from farming, ignorance about modern agriculture and GMOs grows
“Any farm is completely artificial. Even with organic farms, you strip away all the native vegetation,” says Pamela Ronald, a ...
Why biotech firms are jumping into the cannabis business
As biotechnology embraces the legal cannabis industry, not a few of its executives are grappling with a dilemma: what will ...
Podcast: Jamie Metzl’s ‘Hacking Darwin’—The end of sex and humanity’s genetically engineered future
Imagine a world in which would-be parents no longer have sex but conceive children with the assistance of embryo selection ...
30,000 food products with Non-GMO Project label may be “false or misleading,” FDA guidance document says
The Non-GMO label may soon see its ubiquitous butterfly wings trimmed ...
Viewpoint: FDA plan to regulate gene-edited animals as drugs will thwart US food innovation
In the absence of sensible regulation of the breathtaking genetic variation that exists naturally in our food species, innovation will ...
Podcast: ‘Artificial womb’ raises awkward ethical questions about abortion, child welfare and health freedom
Biotechnology is fundamentally changing food and medicine. Thanks to genetic engineering, for example, we have access vitamin-fortified GMO crops, plentiful ...
Podcast: Genesis of GMOs—How the tools of biotechnology came to be
Following some groundbreaking experiments in the early 1970s, biologists discovered they could move DNA between species. This development launched the ...
African biotech group to critics: Where’s evidence GMOs are dangerous?
Mr Enoch Ilori, the Project Officer for Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa (OFAB), has said there is no ...
Booming sales suggest non-browning Arctic apple could be breakthrough product, overcoming anti-GMO fears
Jack Bobo doesn’t hold back when talking about the Arctic Apple. He believes the non-browning apple could change how people ...
Tomorrow’s scientists developing CRISPR-edited crops to boost sustainable farming
Three graduate students highlight their efforts to breed disease-resistant crops and teach science to consumers ...
‘Most foods are GMOs’ and other popular anti-biotech myths debunked
Despite being heavily researched, genetically modified organisms—commonly called GMOs—have many myths and falsehoods surrounding them. Most of these myths are ...
Infographic: Are genetically engineered crops less safe than classically-bred food?
Crops and foods today are not what they used to look like. Farmers and plant breeders have been modifying plant ...
Potato breeding ‘revolution’ aims to safeguard spuds against proliferating pests and climate change
In Peru and around the world, enhancing the potato has become a high priority. It is the most important food ...
Marijuana is an ancient plant, but we’re only beginning to unravel its DNA
For a plant humans have grown and transported around the world for thousands of years—utilizing its precious seeds, flowers, resin, ...
Ghana moves to stop illegal import of GMOs, biotech experts say country’s food supply is safe
A report of parliament’s Environment, Science and Technology Committee....said members are worried about the introduction of GMO products into [Ghana] ...
India’s agriculture and biotech agencies announce plan to promote crop biotech research
[India's] Department of Biotechnology (DBT) has undertaken several activities and programs to promote biotechnology research and development [R&D] in the ...
Here’s everything you need to know about GMO crops
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs or GMs) are one of the most well-studied areas of biological and agricultural research. However, one ...
‘Psychology of extremism’: People most opposed to GMO crops are least informed about science
The people who hold the most extreme views opposing genetically modified (GM) foods think they know most about GM food ...
Talking Biotech: Genetic engineering could protect at-risk forests—but regulation blocks progress
Changing climates and pathogens threaten forests. Biotechnology could help, if regulators get out of the way ...
Viewpoint: Non-GMO marketing takes advantage of misinformed consumers
Food marketing claims have always stretched the truth .... But some recent trends are taking dishonest marketing tactics to a ...
Monsanto retains patent on GMO Bt cotton in India, nation’s Supreme Court rules
Bayer AG’s Monsanto unit won a legal battle to own patents on genetically-modified cotton seeds in India, the world’s biggest producer of ...
