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Cuba expects massive crop yield increase with GMO insect-resistant, herbicide-tolerant corn
In the midst of a deep food crisis and a shortage of supplies in the country, the Cuban regime opened ...
CRISPR cows could boost sustainable meat production, but regulations and wary consumers stand in the way
When Ralph Fisher, a Texas cattle rancher, set eyes on one of the world’s first cloned calves in August 1999, he ...
GMOs ‘pose no health risks,’ biotech experts say, but ‘bioengineered’ food labels coming anyway
Nearly 70 percent of processed foods at U.S. grocery stores contain at least one genetically engineered ingredient. Even though most scientists believe that genetically ...
Bt cotton in Africa: Role models and lessons learned
Africa’s cotton farmers are struggling to recoup their investments because they lack access to quality seeds that can increase yields ...
‘Steadily increasing’ GMO acceptance in Europe fuels efforts to revise biotech restrictions
Since 1996 till 2018, the global area cultivated with GM crops has increased 113-fold, making biotech crops one of the ...
Viewpoint: GMO vs non-GMO foods? There’s no difference to your body or health
What exactly happens when you eat a GMO? ...
GMO crops don’t cause infertility, systematic evidence review finds
A systematic review of published literature was conducted to determine genetically modified (GM) plants' potential impacts in infertility indices. Based ...
Florida green lights release of malaria- and Zika-fighting GMO mosquitoes
Florida Keys officials have voted to allow the experimental release of millions of genetically modified mosquitoes into a yet-to-be-decided area ...
Viewpoint: How prosperity and technology are defeating ‘environmental pessimism’
In 1980, the year that PERC was founded, I spent three months in the Himalayas working on a wildlife conservation ...
USDA invites public comment on petition to approve GMO chestnut tree
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is inviting public comment on a petition ...
Video: GMO insect-resistant Bt corn vs conventional corn—which is more vulnerable to pest attacks?
They say a picture is worth 1,000 words. A video of my farm on social media has attracted more than ...
Podcast: Covid conspiracies; Cuba embraces GMOs; biotech vs. nature’s ‘mindless dangers’
A fearful public accepts conspiracy theories because they offer a sense of control in an uncontrollable situation, says a young ...
Indian scientists call out anti-GMO groups trying to block insect-resistant Bt eggplant safety field trials
Alliance for Agri Innovation (AAI), a special interest group of [the] Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) has urged ...
Video: What are the risks and benefits of animal gene editing?
University of California – Davis’ Alison Van Eenennaam answers questions on genome editing. Van Eenennaam discusses her research on hornless ...
Top-10 myths about GMOs, pesticides and organic farming, according to biotechnology experts
Scientists who have conducted research on GM crops have attested to the safety of such crops and their contributions to ...
Podcast: Bill Nye The Science Guy explains his transition from GMO skeptic to advocate
Back in 2014, Bill Nye The Science Guy was skeptical of genetically modified foods, or GMOs. It raised some eyebrows ...
Scientists should consider public’s values when discussing GMOs, communication experts say
Scientists' inability to effectively engage with the public has partly contributed to public misunderstanding of gene technologies. This is according ...
Viewpoint: GMOs a ‘corporate plot’ to control the food supply, and 9 other biotech myths, debunked
GMO stands for “genetically modified organism.” It most commonly refers to organisms—often plants—that have been modified to achieve desired traits, ...
Did Monsanto wrongly sue this farmer for accidentally growing patented GMO canola?
Often, the first thing I hear is “isn’t that the case where someone got sued because seed blew onto his ...
How the anti-GMO movement has merged with COVID conspiracists
The Organic Consumers Association, which promotes the organic industry and is a top funder of the anti-GMO conspiracy website U.S. Right to ...
Podcast: Arguing with vaccine skeptics works; Ban GMO labels? Agroecology keeps Africa poor
Contrary to popular belief, arguing with anti-science activists on social media helps combat the spread of misinformation. Organic food groups ...
Kenyan farmers could plant GMO insect-resistant Bt cotton by November, boosting $500 million textile industry
Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development Cabinet Secretary Ms. Betty Maina said farmers should expect to plant Bt cotton by November ...
Organic food healthier? Nutritionist explains what the media get wrong time and again
For years, the organic versus conventional argument has fueled twitter wars, marketing schemes, and a hell of a lot of ...
Rwanda controls COVID-19 but its farmers struggle
Rwanda has achieved astonishing results in controlling the novel coronavirus, recording just five deaths from COVID-19 even as cases continue ...
Viewpoint: GMO mosquitoes illustrate how and why science should confront ‘nature’s mindless dangers’
Wisconsin’s ubiquitous mosquitoes, it turns out, aren’t taking social distancing to heart at all. Sitting on the deck, browsing the ...
Viewpoint: Cuba needs GMOs to help combat poverty fueled by decades of communism
Cuba may be blessed with rich soil, but Communism has condemned its farmers to abject poverty. They lack the tools ...
Why grow GMOs? Because plants don’t naturally evolve into food fit for humans
Crop improvement has a history as old as human civilization. At its core is a strategy to pursue greater genetic ...
