Adele Peters
Gene editing poised to rescue banana production from plant disease sweeping through Central America
There are more than a thousand types of bananas in the world. But one variety, the Cavendish, is ubiquitous in ...
Genetically-modified houseplant that can scrub the air? This startup may have a biological way to address pollution
It looks like an ordinary pothos, a common houseplant that you might already own. But a new plant called the ...
‘Why is the US so retrograde when it comes to biotech?’ — ‘Supertrees’ engineered to capture more carbon stir anti-GMO backlash
Capitalizing on trees’ ability to function as natural carbon capture machines, Reddit’s former CEO is now running a company that ...
Vaccination wars: In the fight against COVID-19, pro-vax movement emerges to battle vaccine denialism
A new advocacy campaign is designed to mobilize the majority to speak out to help fight [vaccine] misinformation, at a ...
‘Post-organic produce’: Expanding indoor farming industry aims to make agriculture more sustainable
If you live in the U.S., the last time you ate a salad, the lettuce inside it almost certainly came ...
Can CRISPR save the banana and revolutionize coffee? Tropic Biosciences believes so.
In a lab at a U.K. research park, researchers from a startup called Tropic Biosciences are using CRISPR to create a better ...
Naturally decaffeinated CRISPR coffee and disease-resistant bananas? Tropic Biosciences takes big step towards commercializing both
In a lab at a U.K. research park, researchers from a startup called Tropic Biosciences are using CRISPR to create a better ...
Biohacker: How to genetically modify yourself
“What we’ve got here is some DNA, and this is a syringe,” Josiah Zayner tells a room full of synthetic ...
Tomorrow’s greenhouse: Artificial intelligence-controlled ‘food computers’ grow better-tasting crops
Inside a shipping container-sized box at MIT Media Lab, crops of basil are growing in micro-climates designed by artificial intelligence ...
Now that GMO salmon approved, what meat is next?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. It took two decades ...
Would mandatory GMO labeling help consumers understand what they’re eating?
The House of Representatives recently passed a bill that prevents states from requiring GMO labels, despite the fact that nine ...
Embracing GMOs presents psychological challenges to average consumers
Think of a science denier, and you might picture someone arguing that climate change isn't real or vaccines cause autism ...