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Podcast: Global population crash; Pesticide bans backfire; beef producing CRISPR male cows

Cameron English, Kevin Folta | 
CRISPR could enable farmers to produce more beef from fewer cattle, boosting farm sustainability. Lawsuits designed to get pesticides and ...
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Viewpoint: H&M clothing should drop its commitment to organic fabric, embrace GMO cotton

Amanda Zaluckyj | 
Dear H&M: I saw your recent commercial regarding sustainability. It shares your commitment to change your production now to help ...
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Filipino farmer: Growing GMO crops ‘changed my life completely’

Clement Dionglay | 
Ryan Lising, a biotech corn farmer from Magalang, Pampanga said that planting biotech corn changed his life completely. Before planting ...
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Video: Burger King’s lemon-grass fed eco-Whopper not backed by evidence, animal scientist says

Frank Mitloehner, Greg Henderson | 
On [July 14], Burger King launched promotions for its new “eco-friendly” Whopper, burgers made from cattle that have been fed ...
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Viewpoint: Fish farming has a sustainability problem and genetic engineering might be the solution

Rupesh Paudyal | 
As the world endures the impacts of a rapidly changing climate—sea level rise, extreme weather events, warming and acidifying oceans ...
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Despite Europe’s strict GMO rules, biotechnology can still help farmers feed the continent

Farhan Mitha | 
The EU has recently laid out a series of targets to dramatically reduce the amounts of chemicals used in European ...
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Food from thin air: Turning CO2 into protein could provide sustainable food source

Colin Barras | 
Bacteria could feed the world. While some bacteria turn CO2 into valuable fuels, other bacteria – called ‘hydrogenotrophs’ – can ...
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Viewpoint: Why the world needs GMOs—4 farmers make the case for biotech crops

Luis Ventura | 
The lopsided conversation between experienced farmers and clueless activists has severe consequences ...
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Human poop as crop fertilizer? Recycled waste may boost yields, cut groundwater contamination

Researchers from Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of ...
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Gene editing among top ’emerging innovations’ needed to reach sustainable food system, 50 experts say

An international team of almost 50 experts identified 75 emerging innovations and 8 action points that can help speed up ...
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Why local food production doesn’t prevent shortages in a pandemic

Jayson Lusk | 
Throughout this pandemic, there have been many prognostications about the future of eating and proposals to make sure we are ...
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Coffee of the future? Lab-made ‘molecular’ version might feed the world’s caffeine habit while sparing the environment

PK Newby | 
The coronavirus pandemic has led to many shifts in how we eat, but our collective coffee habit remains strong. As ...
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Microscopic algae diet could help honeybees fight off deadly pathogens and other threats

Kim Kaplan | 
A microscopic algae ("microalgae") could provide a complete and sustainably sourced supplemental diet to boost the robustness of managed honey ...
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Viewpoint: Coronavirus pandemic accelerates progress toward tech-driven, sustainable food system

Evan Fraser, Lenore Newman | 
COVID-19 presents our food system with unprecedented challenges that we must learn from. We must also remember that COVID-19 is ...
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Africa’s smallholder farmers need support to build resiliency and sustainability

Reuben Quainoo | 
The world is at a standstill due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the smallholder farmers who feed millions of Africans ...
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Video: Why gene-edited crops? Examining the nutritional and environmental benefits of CRISPR

David Fikes | 
As genetic engineering continues to improve our food supply, David Fikes of FMI Foundation explains that humans have always modified ...
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Consumers may pay more for lab-grown meat once told about its perceived benefits

Oliver Morrison | 
A study at Maastricht University claims people are prepared to pay more for lab-grown meat after being told of its ...
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Puff piece: Lab-made ‘Incredible Cotton’ may grow 10 times faster and cut environmental impact of the traditional crop

Jeff Kart | 
You might call this a puff piece, because it’s about cotton that’s just as fluffy but more sustainable than the ...
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Tequila-powered cars: Will biofuel from agave plants help avert energy shortages?

The agave plant used to make tequila could be established in semi-arid Australia as an environmentally friendly solution to Australia's ...
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Soy protein could help turn lab-grown steaks into realistic beef alternatives

Charles Choi | 
Currently scientists have only produced relatively tiny nuggets of lab-grown meat, which can imitate ground beef for use in hamburgers ...
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Could indoor ‘freight farms’ provide ideal growing conditions for CRISPR-edited crops?

Jaclyn Krymowski | 
The technology and innovation moving within modern day agriculture is so fast-paced and expansive, you can find futuristic solutions, ideas, ...
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‘Unforgiving math’: Why intensive agriculture is needed to fight climate change and feed 10 billion people

Ted Nordhaus | 
There is an unforgiving math at the interface of agriculture and the environment ...
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Next-generation GMO crops poised to make major contributions to sustainable farming and medicine

Transgenic crops have been planted in different countries for over twenty years, starting from 1996. About 191.7  million hectares were planted ...
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Can we immunize our food supply the same way we combat deadly diseases with vaccines?

Tautvydas Shuipys | 
In 16th century China, physicians found that inoculating healthy individuals with pus or dried scabs from someone infected with smallpox, ...
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Existing research may downplay environmental benefits of organic farming, new study claims

The environmental effects of agriculture and food are hotly debated. But the most widely used method of analysis often tends ...
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Should we abandon ‘monoculture’ farming to protect biodiversity and slow climate change?

How we farm can guard against climate change and protect critical wildlife -- but only if we leave single-crop farms ...
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Boosting sustainability and combating world hunger using protein from CO2-munching bacteria

Hillary Kaufman | 
This 'miracle' protein powder has the potential to significantly impact our efforts to feed a growing population ...
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