gmo
Video: ‘If I don’t farm, we won’t eat’: Kenyan farmer illustrates the impact of crop disease in Africa
Steven Oruko Kasamani is a smallholder farmer in Mayoni, Kenya, growing corn, soybean, kale and tomato to support a family ...
Single genetic tweak in GMO corn boosts yields 10%—other crops could be improved, too
Supporters of genetic engineering have long promised it will help meet the world’s growing demand for food. But despite the ...
Will the EU reverse its block on CRISPR crops? Rebel countries urge regulators to reconsider legal status of gene editing
The EU Council will ask the Commission to conduct a study into the “status of novel genomic techniques” for plants ...
Podcast: CRISPR might save the banana from deadly disease. Will consumers get behind the technology?
Cavendish bananas seem to be abundant in grocery stores, but a fungus has been threatening its existence for years, and ...
Viewpoint: World must embrace CRISPR, synthetic biology to boost food production in the face of climate change
New breeding technologies may hold the key to preventing a global “push into poverty.” ...
Severe drought threatens food security in sub–Saharan Africa
The effects of climate change are becoming increasingly severe in sub-Saharan Africa, where millions of people are facing severe food ...
EU food safety commissioner: Ban on GMO crop imports could spell ‘disaster’ for Europe’s economy
The fight against the importation of genetically-modified (GM) feed or food in Europe has been labelled as “scaremongering” and “a ...
Sterile GMO grass could provide sustainable biofuel, cut water use on golf courses
As representatives from agri-chemical and seed companies seek ways to feed a world population that is projected to balloon during ...
USDA bioengineered food labels may discourage shoppers from buying GMO-derived foods, study shows
Consumers were more willing to buy unlabeled produce after being shown food tagged as “genetically modified” in a new Cornell ...
Is it ‘unconstitutional’ to let activists use Ghana’s court system to ban GMOs?
It’s unconstitutional to allow anti-science groups to use Ghana’s judicial system to deny farmers the benefits of biotechnology, Ghana’s National ...
Viewpoint: Developing countries need GMO, gene-edited crops to solve food security challenges
With a ballooning population and climate change, genetic engineering is needed now more than ever ...
Food scientist Marion Nestle: Meat industry hires ‘zombie’ lobbyist group to attack Beyond, Impossible Burgers
Just in time for Halloween, the zombie is back. I can hardly believe that the deeply discredited Center for Consumer ...
78% of soybean, 76% of cotton grown globally in 2018 were GMO, as farmers continued adopting biotech crops
The four major biotech crops — soybeans, maize, cotton, and canola — were the most adopted biotech crops by 26 ...
Video: ‘Blood on their hands’—Greens’ resistance to biotechnology blocks sustainable agriculture, climate change innovation, says GLP’s Jon Entine
Green advocacy groups are the single biggest impediment to sustainable agriculture ...
Viewpoint: Why agroecology alone won’t boost sustainable farming in the developing world
Global farmers must not only feed ten billion people by 2050 but do so while lowering agricultural greenhouse gas emissions ...
Podcast: Should you eat ‘fake meat’? Geneticist Chana Davis breaks down the GMO Impossible Burger controversy
The Impossible Burger has exploded in popularity across the US, with grocery stores and popular fast-food chains like Burger King ...
FDA-approved edible cotton seeds show how GMO, CRISPR-edited crops can battle global hunger
We can't eliminate hunger overnight, but this breakthrough cotton variety will combat a lot of needless suffering ...
Mennonite family shuns gadgets but grows GMO corn
How many days could you live without your cell phone, laptop or favorite communications tool? Modern technology has become such ...
‘Drink like there is tomorrow’: Inside the quest to prevent hangovers with a GMO probiotic
Engineered probiotics and other microbes provide amazing opportunities ...
Viewpoint: On GMOs, energy production, ‘fear of progress’ is Europe’s main attribute
Shale gas, GMOs: here are two topics that usually arouse the public's worst fears. [Europe] has managed to ban the ...
Cotton industry prepares to commercialize FDA-approved GMO seeds to help ‘feed 500 million people’
The cotton industry hopes to launch a new market for a genetically modified cotton plant whose seeds are edible for ...
Do GMO plant-based burgers violate FDA rules? Impossible Foods rebukes Center for Food Safety for ‘patently false’ claims
American consumers have eagerly embraced the plant-based Impossible Burger. Multiple fast food chains, including Burger King, Red Robin and White ...
Viewpoint: ‘There are no long-term GMO safety studies,’ and 9 other biotech myths debunked
Can salt be a GMO? Is it true that no long-term studies have been done on GMOs? There are many ...
Podcast: Plant diseases destroy $220 billion worth of crops annually. Meet the scientists fighting to protect our food supply
Looking at the massive selection of goods available in US grocery stores, most consumers likely don't realize just how hard ...
Impossible Foods seeks approval for GMO plant-based burgers in biotech-wary Europe
Impossible Foods Inc. has applied to start selling its plant-based burgers in the European Union as it looks to expand ...
Viewpoint: Experts urge India to embrace technology in pursuit of food security
In India, farming is being held back by the efforts of activists like philosopher Vandana Shiva, Ph.D., who charge $40,000 ...
Podcast: Edible cotton—how genetic engineering turns toxic seeds into nutritious food
Cotton production is a global industry. Grown by approximately 80 countries, the crop is primarily harvested for fiber to make ...
