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Are GMO critics more open to gene editing that targets plant and human diseases?
The early generations of transgenic plants focused primarily on increasing productivity, either by reducing pest damage or increasing yields by ...
13 nations say it’s time to end ‘political posturing’ and embrace crop gene editing
Agricultural scientists have been excited about gene editing since it debuted several years ago. The technology dramatically cuts the time ...
Video: Scientists take on Uganda’s tough questions about GMO crops
Uganda’s NTV features panel discussion on biotechnology and biosafety with Dr. Nina Fedoroff of Penn State University and Dr. Theresa Sengooba ...
Is organic produce hazardous to your health?
We’ve all heard the reports. Toxic organic pesticides cause problems for the environment. Organic pesticides are linked to Parkinson’s Disease, ...
FDA plan to regulate a gene-edited animal as a ‘drug’ will ‘choke’ research, experts say
Despite the Trump administration's calls to increase innovation in biotechnology in a new draft proposal, experts say the classification of genetic editing ...
Absolut failure: Kansas farm family takes stand against fear-based non-GMO vodka marketing
I don’t throw the word hero around very often, but in this case the cape fits. Out on the vast ...
Why this farmer and mother changed her mind about the dangers of GMOs
As a 4-H kid with Hollywood dreams, my younger self would be SHOCKED to see me now, back on a ...
Teen farmer challenges myths about GMOs, ‘factory farming’
Growing up on a production agriculture farm .... I help to produce the food that we enjoy on a daily ...
Vitamin-A fortified GMO banana may finally debut in Uganda in 2021, 16 years after research began
Ugandan scientists are eying a 2021 release date for genetically modified bananas fortified with vitamin A, provided the nation passes ...
Gene silencing could help boost rice yields in developing world
Scientists can examine the genetic basis for some of the changes that took place during rice domestication by comparing genes in cultivated rice plants with ...
China struggling with consumer skepticism in push to introduce GMO corn
China’s central government set a goal two years ago for commercializing genetically modified corn by the end of 2020, but ...
Podcast: South Australian farmers want access to GMO crops as moratorium debate rages
ABC reports on debate over South Australia’s GMO moratorium. Flinders MP Peter Treloar states that he has not seen any ...
Are more consumers willing to pay a premium for ‘natural, ethical, enhanced’ foods?
People haven’t always thought very hard about their food. For most of human history, simply getting enough to eat was ...
Ugandan researchers hit the road to battle anti-GMO propaganda
As Uganda continues to grapple with its biotech future, scientists have launched an initiative to help local farmers better understand ...
Global hunger and how agricultural biotechnology firms can profit by giving away technology
New research from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln shows that agricultural biotechnology companies can do well by doing good. Agricultural economists ...
Viewpoint: Europe’s GMO process-based crop regulations are a great way to kill innovation
In 2002, Europe establishing a new regulatory agency, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to resolve its regulation problems regarding ...
FDA launches initiative to support plant, animal biotechnology innovation
Today, [October 30] the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the Plant and Animal Biotechnology Innovation Action Plan to outline the key ...
6 things agroecology can do for farming and the environment
Agroecology has returned to the global spotlight, as one approach to bring farmers closer to meeting challenges [like rising food ...
Video: Why many food companies won’t pick a side in the GMO debate
In this video, Know Ideas Media founder Nick Saik explains why farmers and agriculture companies have to get involved in ...
Grass genes could help scientists breed crops better adapted to drought, high temperatures
Researchers from Cornell and the United States Department of Agriculture will tap into genetic information found in more than 700 ...
Countering the impact of climate change through new breeding techniques
It is imperative that we breed new varieties of plants to make agriculture more sustainable, given increasing food demand and ...
Scientists can save one of Uganda’s staple crops with genetic engineering—if lawmakers will let them
Ugandan scientists are accelerating their outreach to lawmakers to make them aware of improved crops like disease-resistant cassava .... Cassava, ...
Biotech crops could make Kenya major cotton producer again, government says
Kenya has been losing at least 4,210 cotton farmers every year for the last 38 years due to low returns ...
Non-GMO Project logo not only deceives, it ironically features a genetically modified butterfly, scientist claims
Perhaps no group is more in the spotlight on the topic of labeling than The Non-GMO Project, whose monarch butterfly logo ...
Video: European farmers push for greater access to GMO crops to ensure better harvests
From adapting to climate change to ensuring a sufficient supply of food, agricultural innovation has enormous potential to help farmers ...
How one plant scientist challenges the ‘natural is better’ myth
Paul Vincelli spends a good deal of his time talking to the public about genetic engineering so it’s not surprising ...
Eating organic food prevents cancer? New study offers more confusion than clarity
The JAMA [Journal of the American Medical Association] Internal Medicine journal has a report .... on the relationship between organic food ...
