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Viewpoint: New Zealand’s ‘Pig-headed’ biotech crop regulations threaten nation’s economy
There is a new agricultural-based green revolution beginning around the world, and it’s a technique you’ve probably heard of before: ...
Buyer beware: ‘Organic,’ ‘cage-free’ and other food labels aren’t always what they seem
Certain terms, such as “organic” and “gluten-free,” are strictly regulated by [federal] agencies .... Others are voluntary seal and certification ...
Chipotle on defensive in suit claiming it falsely advertised its food is non-GMO
The fast-casual restaurant chain [Chipotle] that promises “food with integrity” was just informed its marketing campaign is without integrity. U.S ...
Viewpoint: Political ‘horse-trading’ at U.N. threatens sensible GMO, gene editing crop regulation
[T]he U.N.’s agencies, programs, commissions and international agreements have a dismal record of accomplishment, especially while acting as the world’s regulator-wannabe for ...
Why Ugandan banana breeders say it’s critical to add genetic engineering to their toolbox
Ugandan researchers have been successful at developing robust hybrid bananas through conventional breeding techniques. Yet they see a strong need ...
Viewpoint: Demand for non-GMO food suggests consumers want ‘easy’ answers to nutrition and health
Have you been grocery shopping lately? If so, it probably won’t come as much of a surprise that so-called “free-from” ...
Could gene editing overcome ‘squeamishness’ about GMOs and crop biotechnology?
Climate change is .... empowering a less familiar food foe: fungal pathogens. Molds and mildews thrive under increased precipitation and ...
Mexico’s new science minister fiercely skeptical of GMO crops and new breeding techniques
In early June, evolutionary developmental biologist Elena Álvarez-Buylla received an out-of-the-blue phone call from the campaign of Andrés Manuel López ...
Russian social media ‘bots’ push GMO-autism link, new report shows
Social media accounts sponsored by the Kremlin have whipped up fears about western food and water supplies, analysis shows. Scores of ...
Viewpoint: Europe’s anti-GMO activists copy smear tactics of extremist US organic lobbyists
Some bad ideas have originated in America. Reality television, spray-on cheese, pineapple pizza, and deep-fried Hostess Twinkies come to mind. But the ...
Ghana set to introduce GMOs for human consumption, regulators say
Ghana is now ready to introduce genetically modified .... food onto the market, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the ...
Viewpoint: Costly regulations prevent consumers from enjoying benefits of biotech crops
[T]hree papers [recently published] from research groups around the world detail attempts to make a new type of super-tomato: one ...
Viewpoint: Activists promotion of ‘fog of misinformation’ about GMOs challenges science communicators
Activists spend all day peddling nonsense. If they spent that kind of time on constructive issues…sigh. [A] local radio station ...
Beyond pesticides: Engineered crops that fertilize themselves from air
Plants are surrounded by nitrogen, but it's unusable as found in the atmosphere. Scientists may be able to change that ...
Nigeria green lights field trials of disease-resistant GMO staple crops
The Federal Government has granted permits for confined field trials on genetically modified maize, rice, cassava, sorghum and cowpea to ...
Viewpoint: Experts must ‘shut down’ junk science on social media before it causes real damage
[A] new study by the Pew Research Center found over two out of three Americans (68 percent) now get at least some ...
Lawsuit alleging Chipotle falsely advertised non-GMO ingredients headed back to court
Reconsidering his previous dismissal, a federal judge has decided to advance a class action accusing Chipotle Mexican Grill of falsely ...
Europe stands alone in its ‘backward de facto ban’ of agricultural gene editing, European scientists warn
"We, as vice-chancellors of Swedish universities and higher education institutions, are very critical of a decision by the Court of ...
70 percent of consumers confused about GMOs, but may still embrace crop biotech
To better gauge and understand consumer perceptions of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) ..... a new public survey commissioned by GMO ...
Can EU regulators keep CRISPR-edited plants out of Europe?
[With] gene-editing scissors, or the CRISPR-Cas method .... DNA sequences can be removed from or added to cells. The target ...
Viewpoint: Divide between GMO and organic is ‘arbitrary nonsense’
The organic food lobby has been successfully demonizing safe and effective biotechnology for the last two decades. Part of their ...
Viewpoint: Anti-GMO groups offer no solutions to Africa’s food security problems
A joke that is going around refers to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as “nothing going on.” My experience over a 15-year ...
Viewpoint: Frankenstein’s legacy is a ‘distrust of science’—and GMOs
The novel ushered in a concept that actively harms the Global South two centuries later ...
Video: Organic vs conventional farming—do we have to pick one or the other?
The public debate over the costs and benefits of organic and conventional farming continues unabated. But what exactly separates them? ...
GMO plants could boost production of earth-friendly biofuels
A study at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory identifies new details of how a sugar-signaling molecule helps ...
Scientists engineer bacteria-hunting virus to kill E. coli in drinking water
To rapidly detect the presence of E. coli in drinking water, Cornell University food scientists now can employ a bacteriophage ...
Biotech firm Calyxt strikes deal with non-GMO food processor to release gene-edited soybeans
Minnesota-based gene-editing firm Calyxt has found a market for its new, healthier type of soybean, announcing a deal with a soybean ...
