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Talking Biotech: Where did GMOs come from? Former Monsanto scientist Robb Fraley recounts the advent of biotech crops
On the five-year anniversary of the Talking Biotech podcast, host and plant geneticist Kevin Folta sits down with former Monsanto ...
GMO goats can produce ‘blockbuster’ cancer drug in their milk, which could slash prices for patients
Goats can be genetically modified to produce a common cancer drug in their milk, which could slash its production costs ...
Despite GMO skepticism, German Green Party may endorse crop gene editing to promote farm sustainability
[I]n June 2020, more than twenty officials from the German Green party signed a contribution entitled: "New Times, New Answers: ...
Drought hits Australian cotton growers hard, but GMO insect-resistant crops help mitigate the pain
It will compound the pain already being felt in surrounding regional economies, but the tough times are also forging a ...
Viewpoint: Activist ‘armchair’ farmers keep life-saving technology out of Africa
Farmers in more developed climes use sophisticated technologies such as robots, temperature and moisture sensors, aerial images, drones and GPS ...
Video: Unnatural is better—How technology keeps us healthier and living longer
American Council on Science and Health microbiologist Alex Berezow takes on one of the most pervasive myths on social media ...
Italy and Israel bet on GM microalgae to develop edible COVID vaccine
The rush to develop a vaccine for COVID-19 has extended to Italy and Israel, where scientists are using the tools ...
Human bias against new ideas amplifies safety concerns about GMOs, study confirms
Recency bias states that more recent memories come to mind more quickly. But specific ideas and objects that have “stood ...
How GMO, gene-edited crops can keep cancer-causing heavy metals out of staple foods
One of the most pressing issues in public health is the presence of toxic elements in food, which potentially risk ...
Infographic: Five GMOs account for 99 percent of the global biotech crop area
In 2018, a total of 70 countries adopted biotech crops — 26 countries planted and 44 additional countries imported. Of ...
African scientists try to resurrect research sidelined by COVID
As African nations begin easing the lockdown imposed to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, scientists are uncertain about ...
Indian farmers promise ‘large-scale planting’ of illegal GMO seeds despite government threats
Shetkari Sanghatana — the farmers’ union founded by the late leader Sharad Joshi — announced fresh plans in its agitation ...
Viewpoint: Why the world needs GMOs—4 farmers make the case for biotech crops
The lopsided conversation between experienced farmers and clueless activists has severe consequences ...
Regulators in Kenya certify safety of GMO disease-resistant cassava
After a decade of toil, Kenyan researchers have developed a disease resistant cassava tipped to raise food security and create ...
Podcast: Retracted hydroxychloroquine-COVID studies backlash; Obesity cancer drugs? ‘Unbiased’ Guardian takes animal rights money
Two major studies which found that the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine doesn't treat COVID-19 have been retracted. What does that mean ...
Greenpeace legal challenge fails to stop Kenya’s food imports
A Greenpeace-endorsed lawsuit to prevent Kenya’s government from importing maize to ease predicted food shortages has been rendered moot due ...
Why GMO acceptance in Ethiopia could lead Africa to embrace biotech crops
A coalition of Ethiopian Civil Society Organizations and their global allies have launched a campaign against the cultivation of Genetically ...
Coronavirus antibodies from GMO cows set for summer clinical trials
The latest recruits in the fight against COVID-19 are munching hay in a South Dakota barn. A biotech company has ...
Insect-resistant Bt cotton failed in India, claims study. Geneticist says anti-GMO authors designed research to seed doubt about crop biotech
Farmers around the world have cultivated genetically engineered (GE) crops for nearly thirty years. In that time, researchers have gathered ...
As CRISPR crops become more common, don’t throw GMOs under the bus, scientists warn
Farmers and scientists may be tempted to throw transgenic crops in the trash. The technology, which has provided benefits to ...
USDA revised regulations of GMO and gene edited plants. Here’s what it means.
The long-awaited updates from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to its genetically engineered (GE) organism regulation have been ...
Farmers in Paraguay see major yield increases with GMO corn, despite degraded soil
10 years ago, a group of 14 peasant farmers in the San Juan Nepomuceno region of Caazapá took the challenge ...
Viewpoint: CRISPR crop revolution provides counterpunch to ‘misinformation’ promoted by anti-GMO campaigners
Gene-edited crops usually can't be distinguished from conventionally-bred varieties. Opponents of NBTs may never comprehend this basic lesson of plant ...
Gene editing makes farming more sustainable—and it can do the same for forestry
A company founded by two NC State researchers is setting out to revolutionize the forestry industry by combining insights from ...
‘Make technology available’: Farmers in India set to plant illegal GMO seeds for second year in a row
Farmers in Maharashtra are gearing up to sow non-approved Genetically Modified (GM) seeds of crops like cotton, maize, soyabean, and ...
Has coronavirus killed consumer interest in food fads and junk science?
A recent survey by Proof Strategies found that Canadians’ trust in doctors and scientists has increased by over 10 per ...
New gene-editing technique eliminates GMO ‘delivery vehicle’ for CRISPR crops
Despite evidence that demonstrates genetically-modified crops are as safe as crops produced through traditional breeding, sections of the public remain ...
