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Netflix ‘Unnatural Selection’ gene editing miniseries focuses on extreme examples, ignores potential food sustainability impact of CRISPR
I watched dumbfounded. That is not how genetic engineering works ...
Argentina approves GMO virus-resistant potato expected to save farmers $45 million annually
After being de-regulated [in] August 2018, the National Council of Technical and Scientific Research (CONICET) [began] the formal process [of ...
Here’s what you should know about disease-fighting GMO mosquitoes
Media references to Jurassic Park and 'mutant hybrid insects' are based on a thorough misunderstanding of this effective technology ...
Nigerian scientists call for biotech to address food security in Africa
“We need to do more advocacy for biotechnology in Nigeria and ensure accurate dissemination of scientific information." ...
Viewpoint: New Zealand’s ‘archaic’ GMO laws hold back research that could boost sustainable farming
New Zealand's archaic GMO laws heavily regulate the research and release of genetically engineered organisms. Those wanting to test on ...
Viewpoint: Documentary ‘Modified’ peddles falsehoods about GMOs, pesticides and ‘corporate control’ of food
"Modified” is an elaborate lie about genetic engineering ...
Viewpoint: Golden Rice—how ‘stultifying overregulation, fear and hostility’ kept a GMO superfood off the market
The superfood thus seemed to have everything going for it: It would be the basis for a sea change in ...
Bolivia expects up to 30% yield increase following 2021 release of new GMO soy
Following government approval of two new transgenic soybean traits, Bolivia's oil sector expects to see approximately 30 percent yield increases, ...
Genetic engineering, CRISPR and food: What the ‘revolution’ will bring in the near future
Genetic engineering and gene editing have the potential to radically transform our lives if they can overcome the objections of ...
Bayer, BASF must defend against dicamba herbicide drift lawsuit in Missouri state court
Monsanto Co. and BASF Corp. must defend in state court allegations that dicamba herbicides drifted onto a Tennessee tobacco farm, ...
Colombia green lights first homegrown, patent-free GMO corn variety
The Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) has just authorized the planting of the country's first homegrown GMO corn variety. The seeds ...
Podcast: Farm Aid concert meant to support US agriculture spreads GMO, ‘factory farming’ myths
In recent years, Farm Aid's laudable effort to support US agriculture has morphed into a promotional event for organic food ...
Delayed GMO Bt rice approval costs China $12 billion annually, study finds
To maintain self-sufficiency in rice production and national food security, the Chinese government strongly supports research that aims at increasing ...
EU Health Commissioner: Let’s talk about GMOs, CRISPR, because 100-year-old farming methods aren’t sustainable
“We cannot achieve sustainability with the exact same production models that we used 100 years ago when all the other ...
Viewpoint: Trust experts over activists on GMOs, climate change, vaccines
Science occupies a special place in our society. It is subversive in the sense that it recognizes no authority other ...
Podcast: The ‘what, how and why’ of GMOs, a crash course on genetic engineering
Agricultural scientists Karen Cox of West Virginia University and Dan Lima of Ohio State University offer a crash course on ...
Viewpoint: Legal crusade against Bayer’s Roundup herbicide threatens fish and wildlife
You’ve seen the ads flooding television and social media: “Have you been exposed to weed killer Roundup? If you have ...
How CRISPR could produce tastier wine and beer
Whether it’s grape juice or liquid malt, yeast is essential in converting sugary liquids into alcohol, to produce the final ...
Experts ‘overwhelmingly’ endorse CRISPR-edited crop safety, but politics could stifle technology’s progress
Genome edited crops pose marginal risk, yet regulations tend to discourage their use ...
Will Kenya lift its GMO ban as its agriculture falters?
Scientists should now move with urgency to allow for the continuation of research to support applications of biotechnology ...
Viewpoint: New EU Parliament should stop ‘shunning science’ and embrace GMOs
The recently elected European Parliament (EP) should bring with it a ray of hope. Hope that Europe will rise to ...
Viewpoint: Farmers need more than pro-GMO marketing campaigns to earn public trust
If farmers want to shed the stereotypes foisted on them and talk openly to consumers about the realities of agriculture ...
Controversy over gene-edited cow’s ‘surprise DNA’ could slow efforts to promote animal welfare
On the morning of August 7, Alison Van Eenennaam awoke to a tweet from a man she had never met ...
AquaBounty will label GMO salmon before 2022 deadline to promote transparency, company says
AquaBounty is planning to preemptively label its genetically modified salmon in the United States in 2020, a company spokesperson told ...
Nigerian farmers, scientists celebrate success of GMO insect-resistant cowpea field trial
Nigerian [bean] farmers have commended the performance of .... Pod Borer Resistant (PBR) Cowpea .... on the field over the ...
GMO wheat varieties boost crop yields 20-30% in field trial
Studies conducted at the Australian Plant Phenomics Facility (APPF) showed experimental genetically modified (GM) wheat lines [have] the potential to ...
