CRISPR
Gene-edited crops approved by USDA jumps from 7 to 70 between 2019 and 2020
Signaling progress for a new kind of crop engineering, the biotech crop trait firm Cibus says it will move forward ...
Post-Brexit UK likely to back crop gene editing, but won’t abandon EU’s strict GMO rules
Moves to facilitate the development of gene editing once the UK is free from EU regulation at the end of ...
Viewpoint: Greenpeace-funded study backfires, undermining case to treat gene-edited crops as GMOs
The anti-GMO movement dominated the public discourse about crop biotechnology for decades. Led by committed activists who knew how to ...
Plant-breeding tool leaps major hurdle to enhancing more crops with CRISPR gene editing
Researchers know how to make precise genetic changes within the genomes of crops, but the transformed cells often refuse to ...
Viewpoint: We have a food-waste problem, but cutting meat consumption won’t solve it
Most commercial produce is bought and discarded within two days. It can't even be given to food shelters or homeless ...
Viewpoint: CRISPR pioneers awarded Nobel Prize. Will EU embrace the technology to boost food production?
CRISPR-Cas, the technique with which DNA in cells can be cut with ‘genetic scissors,’ has been awarded the Nobel Prize ...
CRISPR-edited poplar trees could cut carbon emissions during paper production
Researchers led by prof. Wout Boerjan (VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology) have discovered a way to stably finetune the ...
Gene-edited plants and animals: Our secret weapons in the battle to slow climate change?
Nearly 200 nations signed on to the Paris Agreement in 2016, pledging to reduce their countries’ greenhouse gas emissions. By ...
Podcast: GM crops don’t change your DNA; Monsanto ‘owns’ global food supply? South American anti-biotech invasion
Are GM crops unnatural? Can they change your DNA? And does 'Big Ag' own the global food supply? The answer ...
Colombian anti-biotech groups losing on two fronts? Push for GMO ban slows, while government green lights first gene-edited crop
Editor's note: The author of this story has informed the GLP that new information has come to light, and asked ...
Top EU farm officials back gene editing, call for efforts to assuage concern about ‘unintended impacts’
The European Commission’s top agriculture civil servant said [October 1] he supports controversial gene-editing technologies, but called for more “assurances” ...
‘Brussels Effect’: Europe’s CRISPR crop rules may have ‘costly’ international economic impacts
The CJEU decision of July 2018 has far‐reaching economic implications, given that products derived through the application of NPBTs are ...
Viewpoint: International anti-GMO groups wage PR war to get gene-edited crops out of Latin America
Imagine for a moment that you're a farmer. Genetically modified crops that could help you protect your yields from voracious ...
GMO and gene-edited biofortified crops weaken case for organic agriculture
A new lineup of GMO and gene-edited crops with nutrient content organic growers simply can't replicate ...
Viewpoint: Organic industry’s fear-based case against CRISPR undermines sustainable farming
Welcome to the GMO Debate, part 2 ...
52% of UK consumers say farmers should have access to gene-edited crops, survey finds
The public have highlighted their worry over the fragility of the food system in the face of Covid-19, climate change ...
Podcast: Greenpeace CRISPR study debunked; Public accepts gene-edited babies? Cancer vaccine progress
A Greenpeace-funded study alleges that gene-edited crops can be detected and should therefore be regulated as "GMOs." However, experts say ...
Viewpoint: Modern-day Luddites: How precautionary activism and reporting paint a misleading picture of biotechnology
We live in a precautionary era in which technological breakthroughs poised to dominate the coming decades—from artificial intelligence and nanotechnology ...
Podcast: CRISPR-edited weed; opioid addiction vaccine; Africa’s neglected diseases
An opioid-blocking vaccine could spare many people a lifetime of drug addiction, if and when it's developed. COVID-19 exposed Africa's ...
Promoting CRISPR crops at the expense of GMOs is short-sighted when we need both
With an ever-growing CRISPR genome-editing toolbox, scientists are creating crops that can resist diseases and pests, withstand global warming, and ...
Can gene-edited crops be ‘detected’? Claims by Greenpeace and anti-biotech activists dismissed by safety officials, scientists
A joint report by several NGOs caused a stir on September 7th by claiming that [gene editing] was now detectable ...
Animal biotech could help tackle disease that costs Africa’s cattle farmers $1 billion annually
Animal biotechnology has been primed to contribute significantly towards addressing the challenge of food security, especially in the developing world ...
CRISPR for cannabis: Gene-edited, disease-resistant marijuana poised for 2021 debut
Israeli startup CanBreed said it has reached a licensing agreement to use gene editing tools to provide cannabis growers with ...
USDA approves first ever CRISPR-edited petunia
The research team led by professor Geung-Ju Lee of Chungnam National University and Toolgen announced that the new variety of ...
Chile poised to tackle food shortages and climate change with ‘Golden Apple’ and other CRISPR-edited crops
Chile’s intense political unrest exacerbated by months of COVID-19 quarantine has temporarily overshadowed a relentless environmental, farming crisis: an intense ...
Engineering rice plant roots increases crop yields in salty soil, study shows
Genetically improving the root system architectures of plants is an effective strategy for developing climate-resilient crops. In this study, we ...
USDA approves gene-edited mustard greens with improved flavor profile
CRISPR-focused produce startup Pairwise got approval in mid-August from the USDA for their gene-edited version of Brassica juncea, more commonly ...
