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Viewpoint: Global climate talks could expand agricultural research and genetic innovation to better address warming concerns
The worst-case consequences of rising temperatures and drought played out this year in Madagascar with the first famine induced by ...
‘Are we finally going to overcome the GMO dispute?’: New book explains why scientific proof is not enough to change anti-biotech minds
[European Scientist:] Are we finally going to overcome the GMO dispute? [Marcel Kuntz:] As Claude Debru points out in [the ...
Organic farming offers some nutritional advantages — but these benefits are limited. Here’s a science review
Stimulated by the distribution trade and various favorable promotional messages, the demand for organic food continues to grow steadily, despite ...
Bionic bird? Meet Mia, rescued from certain death by a plug-and-play prosthetic foot
[Researcher Oskar Aszmann has given] Mia, a bearded vulture, a new foot. This is the first time a prosthetic of ...
Beer and sustainable farming: How brewing waste can disinfect soil and increase yields
Despite the simplicity, beer brewing generates substantial amounts of by-products, including large amounts of spent grain, which are difficult and ...
‘Imposing expansion of organic farming by decree counterproductive’: Farmer, ag industry executive challenges Europe to rethink its anti-biotech, anti-nuclear ideology
In the midst of the Farm to Fork (F2F) debate and the renegotiation of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), the ...
Biological machine: ‘Living computer’ made by printing cells on paper
From tablets and laptops to PCs and smartphones, we have many electronic devices to fill every moment in our lives ...