Cookson Beecher
Understanding the difference between GMOs and gene editing in crops and livestock
In a shift away from GMOS, aka genetically modified organisms, important research is continuing in gene editing, sometimes referred to ...
Decentralizing cell meat production: Could farmers actually produce cultivated meat on their own farms?
Science fiction down on the farm? What about this? Take some biopsies from live meat animals, put the cells, suspended ...
Non-browning mushrooms, heart healthy soybean oil: Milestones in the quest to fine tune food with gene editing
White button mushrooms .... [T]hese little mushrooms represent an important agricultural milestone because they were the first gene-edited crop to ...
Lab-grown fried chicken? ‘Alternative’ meat company adds poultry options
In April, Memphis Meats [offered] taste samplings of fried chicken and Duck a l’Orange, both made by growing animal cells ...
Dairy milk’s origins reveal mutation that could cause discomfort in some milk drinkers
“The milk that might change everything.” That’s the bold claim of a brand that will soon be sold as “a2 ...
Biotech riders in proposed Farm Bill stir controversy
Critics of agricultural biotechnology say that genetically engineered crops can be harmful to human health and to the environment. They ...