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21 senators urge UK to reject ‘antiquated’ EU food safety, biotech rules in new US trade deal

Jerry Moran | 
Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science and member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture – ...
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Sustainability benefits of biotech may prompt Millennials, Gen Z to embrace GMOs and gene editing

Jeff Gelski | 
Millennials and Generation Z are influencing the ever-evolving clean label category, and they might be willing to consider biotechnology/genetic modification ...
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Viewpoint: How New Zealand’s biotech ‘science deniers’ hinder effort to fight climate change with GMO ryegrass

Colin Parker | 
Methane abatement efforts are important. Let's get the reporting right ...
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CRISPR gene editing means more high-yield, disease-resistant crops likely to hit the market

Kevin Folta | 
Since the millennium rolled over 20 years ago, the pace of genetic discovery has only accelerated. Nobody could have predicted ...
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Viewpoint: Biotechnology could save our favorite banana. Will anti-GMO activists stand in the way?

Steve Savage | 
Anti-GMO intimidation could plunge banana-producing communities into poverty ...
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Viewpoint: GMO crops should become a bigger part of the food system if we want a sustainable society

Eshna Gogia | 
If we all work towards understanding science rather than being afraid of it, we can build a world where we ...
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How good storytelling can help consumers see the benefits of GMOs, synthetic biology

Karl Schmieder, Kostas Vavitsas | 
Synthetic biology is a field full of exciting stories .... I asked Karl Schmieder, a seasoned communications and strategy consultant ...
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Forecasting: 2020 could bring major advances in gene therapies and pig-to-human organ transplants

Shelly Fan | 
Here are two stories in biotech we’re keeping our eyes on. Although successes likely won’t come to fruition this year ...
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USDA, FDA, EPA launch website to promote ‘science-based’ agriculture biotechnology rules

[I]n recognition of January 2020 as National Biotechnology Month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration ...
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Podcast: Agricultural economist Stuart Smyth explains the risks and benefits of GMOs and the future of crop biotechnology

Kevin Folta, Stuart Smyth | 
Few academics eagerly engage the public on controversial scientific topics, content to quietly focus on their research. Agricultural economist and ...
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Religious beliefs shape our thinking on cloning, stem cells and gene editing

David Warmflash | 
Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam react to new technologies in their own ways ...
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Battle over sugar’s health effects spurs development of new biotech-based sweeteners

Melody Bomgardner | 
The idea that, beyond their ability to inflate the calories of food, added sugars are uniquely bad for us is ...
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Viewpoint: From biofuels to food flavorings, here’s 10 ways biotechnology boosts sustainability

Clara Fernández | 
As climate change looms over our future, many industries are turning to biology for solutions to make all aspects of ...
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Top 10 biotech innovations of all time, including CRISPR, IVF babies

Human Genome Project As biology’s first “big science” collaboration, the international Human Genome Project mapped and sequenced the entire human ...
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Experts ‘overwhelmingly’ endorse CRISPR-edited crop safety, but politics could stifle technology’s progress

Rim Lassoued | 
Genome edited crops pose marginal risk, yet regulations tend to discourage their use ...
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Viewpoint: New EU Parliament should stop ‘shunning science’ and embrace GMOs

Beat Späth | 
The recently elected European Parliament (EP) should bring with it a ray of hope. Hope that Europe will rise to ...
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Podcast: Obesity, cancer and gut bacteria—how the microbiome impacts your health

Hilary Browne, Kat Arney, Rob Finn, Tim Spector | 
Get your hands dirty by delving into the microbiome - the trillions of bacteria that live inside our guts ...
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Trump administration aims to boost farming, medical innovation with streamlined biotech rules

Philip Brasher | 
Trump administration officials say they are committed to reducing regulatory barriers to agricultural biotechnology as part of a larger strategy ...
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Distrust in government, biotech literacy dictate public opinion on GMO crops in China, survey shows

Yawei Zhao | 
This paper analyzes the awareness and attitudes of the Chinese public toward genetically modified (GM) foods with different types of ...
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How biotech gets potentially harmful chemical acrylamide out of fries, crackers and other popular foods

Melody Bomgardner | 
The discovery of [the carcinogenic chemical] acrylamide in foods like crackers, cookies, potato chips, and french fries rattled food makers ...
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Australian Academy of Science ‘slams’ anti-GMO myths as nation contemplates relaxed biotech crop rules

Steve Evans | 
The nation’s leading scientists have started a publicity campaign to dispel what they say are unfounded fears over genetically modified ...
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Viewpoint: Our favorite Cavendish banana may be heading towards extinction—Scientists say only a biotech solution, blocked by anti-GMO activists, can save it

Steve Savage | 
Shall we just resign ourselves to the eventual demise of the banana, or take steps to save it? ...
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How the quest to bake a better banana bread helps us understand GMOs

Lucy Stitzer | 
A simple analogy can help explain how genetic modification works ...
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Viewpoint: There will be no crop biotech revolution unless scientists, consumers learn to talk to each other

Kate Creasey, Sylvia He | 
It is imperative that scientists bridge the gap and enable an open, global dialogue so that all are informed ...
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Trump executive order streamlines biotech regulations. Here’s what that means for agriculture

Donald Marvin | 
[In June], President Trump signed an Executive Order to streamline the complex maze of rules and policies that regulate agricultural ...
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As technology ‘wipes out’ traditional work, biotech investment could revitalize rural America

John Cumbers | 
Cow-free burgers are now all the rage — after Beyond Meats’ recent IPO, shares rose 163% on the first day ...
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Viewpoint: ‘Doctrinal’ objections to GMO crops shouldn’t trump science amid farmer protests in India

Ravi Shanker Kapoor | 
Agriculture is one sector that has been not just been completely bypassed by economic reforms but also by innovations in ...
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