Ralph Pearce
Epigenetics opens new pathway to producing climate-resilient crops
Genetic manipulations such as RNAi silencing and CRISPR are helping researchers and plant breeders enhance traits and characteristics ...
Viewpoint: Regulating the ‘product’ not the ‘process’ — Canada’s revised genetic engineering regulations poised to open the door to crop innovation
It’s been 30 years since Canada’s regulatory system for plant breeding innovation was last reviewed, but since then, genetically modified ...
Viewpoint: How reducing regulatory costs will help prevent big corporations from dominating Canada’s gene editing field
It’s been 30 years since Canada’s regulatory system for plant breeding innovation was last reviewed, but since then, genetically modified ...
Wheat revolution? How CRISPR gene editing can complement conventional breeding to increase yields and disease tolerance
Last November, the 10+ Genome Project and its international team of researchers were hailed for their role in sequencing the ...
Climate adaptive, drought resistant GMO wheat is nearing introduction in Brazil. Might Canada be next?
Bioceres, an Argentine biotech company, has released a genetically modified wheat variety that is both drought-tolerant and resistant to glufosinate-ammonium ...
Novel uses for plant hormones could boost crop yields to ‘new limits’
Amidst the growing interest in soil health and soil-plant interactions is a fledgling collective of newer concepts and products, from ...
Will combining ‘microbials’ and biotech be next big thing in agriculture?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. When the word “biotech” ...