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CRISPR crop gene editing benefits for agriculture highlighted in US Senate testimony

Aaron Callahan | 
On April 23rd, Georg Jander, a professor from the Boyce Thompson Institute, addressed an audience in the offices of the U.S ...
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Viewpoint: Philippines court bungled its interpretation of the precautionary principle in suspending the growing of Vitamin A enhanced Golden Rice

Antonio Contreras | 
Principle 15 of the 1992 Rio Declaration laid out the premise of the precautionary rule in international environmental law. It states: ...
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Novel plant-based meat alternatives are at times a better health choice than whole foods. Here’s a case for labeling

Storm Newton | 
Plant-based alternatives to meat, cheese, eggs and yoghurt should be labelled and categorised more clearly to ensure people are aware of products that are ...
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Viewpoint: A science-based assessment of glyphosate — risks and benefits

Evan Miller, Jeff Miller | 
Contrasting perspectives on glyphosate’s use require a risk-benefit analysis. While some focus solely on risks, a closer examination reveals its ...
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Taste test: How do lab-grown sausages compare to the real thing?

Linda Geddes | 
Consisting of 28% pork fat, bulked out with textured pea, chickpea, soy and wheat protein, these mini-bratwursts would happily sit ...
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As Republican-led states across the US mull lab-grown meat labeling and bans, Britain moves forward with cell-based protein regulations

Taly Dvorkis | 
In the wake of several Republican-led states in the US pushing for a ban or limit on the sales of ...
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Missouri follows Iowa and Idaho in exploring legislation to limit lawsuits against makers of glyphosate and other pesticides deemed safe by federal government

Quinn Coffman | 
The Missouri House gave initial approval to a bill that could protect pesticide manufacturers from some cancer lawsuits ...
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Alternative animal milk on the rise: ‘By 2050, it’s possible we’ll have a choice between cow’s milk and camel’s milk in the UK’

Tom Howarth | 
If you’re living in Europe or the US, the idea of dousing your cereal in camel milk or cooking up ...
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Case study: Norwegians are not about to cut meat consumption to reduce the impact of climate change

Elise Kjørstad | 
Norwegians are not going to cut their meat consumption enough even if they believe the climate impact is important, says ...
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As Switzerland mulls ending ban on crop biotechnology, organic farmers and environmental NGOs intensify campaign against reform

Cyril Pinto | 
At the end of next year, genetically modified plants could be allowed in Switzerland. An alliance of organic farmers and ...
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Impossible Foods company takes over cattle ranch, transforms it into soy, sunflower and other crops for plant-based meat production

Anay Mridul | 
Next battleground in US culture wars: Republican states advance bans on cell-cultured foods (Business Insider) ...
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Next battleground in US culture wars: Republican states advance bans on cell-cultured foods

Move over, electric vehicles and gas stoves: A new product is taking center stage in the culture wars ...
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Viewpoint: America now has a record number of honeybees. How did we get from ‘beepocalypse’ to bee abundance?

Richard Morrison | 
You can relax, everyone: The honeybees are back. As Andrew Van Dorn of the Washington Post reported recently, America suddenly now has ...
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Only 11 of 54 African countries grow genetically engineered crops. This study explains why and offers guidance on how to increase acceptance

Gideon Sadikiel Mmbando | 
Adoption of GM crops has been extremely slow in African countries; only eleven of the fifty-four have current approved their ...
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Counterintuitive agricultural science: Organic farming can lead to increased use of pesticides in neighboring conventional fields

Emma Bryce | 
New research adds to the increasingly nuanced picture of organic farming and how well it can meet both our food and ecological ...
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Flushing fertilizer down the toilet: Human urine contains nitrogen and phosphorus — superfood for plants

Ingrid Schou | 
Our urine contains what the body wants to dispose of. “But it can also put food on our table,” says ...
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Viewpoint: Banning fledgling lab-grown meat industry nothing more than ‘conservative nanny states prohibiting the voluntary consumption of products that mostly don’t exist yet’

Catherine Rampell | 
Last year, the Agriculture Department approved some companies to sell lab-grown chicken; other lab-cultured meats (such as beef, pork and ...
Mascara and eyeliner are mostly made from crude oil or mined minerals. This algae-based alternative could reduce the carbon impact of many cosmetics

Mascara and eyeliner are mostly made from crude oil or mined minerals. This algae-based alternative could reduce the carbon impact of many cosmetics

Anay Mridul | 
Black pigment solutions are often derived from petroleum-based sources like crude oil, natural gas or coal. Each year, 8.1 million ...
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Cows of the future: Bill Gates predicts that genetically modifying beef cows, with the help of AI, could help fight climate change

In a recent episode of his podcast “Unconfuse Me With Bill Gates,” the Microsoft founder offered the prediction that AI ...
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Viewpoint: The case against banning neonicotinoid pesticides

Bill Wirtz | 
As Consumer Choice Center, we believe that Bill H.706 – which plans to ban the use of neonicotinoid treated seeds ...
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Viewpoint: Here’s why the European Parliament’s plan for loosening crop biotech editing regulations is two steps forward, three steps backward

André Heitz, Haute-Savoie | 
Many welcomed the European Parliament's adoption, with a narrow majority of 307 votes for, 263 against and 41 abstentions, of ...
Talking trees? Do they quietly communicate through an underground fungi network? Here are the facts

Talking trees? Do they quietly communicate through an underground fungi network? Here are the facts

Aisling Irwin | 
A popular theory about how trees cooperate has enchanted the public and raised the profile of forest conservation. But some ...
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Population growth, sustainability and the future of food

Miguel Ángel García Vega | 
You are what you eat. Today, this famous saying comes bearing a question: What will we be eating tomorrow? ...
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Viewpoint: By engineering block on Vitamin A enhanced Golden Rice, Greenpeace ‘puts the whole environmental movement into disrepute’

Mark Lynas | 
First, a word of warning. If you donate money to Greenpeace, you might think you’re helping save the whales or ...
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Viewpoint: Disinformation on alleged dangers of chemical residues on fruits and vegetables is not only bad science, it causes consumers to avoid produce

Peer reviewed research and Alliance for Food and Farming (AFF) surveys among consumers and registered dietitians all show the negative impact of misinformation about pesticide ...
Viewpoint: Sri Lanka's 'tragic' legacy — To encourage sustainable farming, countries cannot ignore food production and socioeconomic trade-offs

Viewpoint: Sri Lanka’s ‘tragic’ legacy — To encourage sustainable farming, countries cannot ignore food production and socioeconomic trade-offs

Hannah Ritchie | 
Sri Lanka is a particularly dramatic case showing how rash and poorly designed policies can lead to tragic consequences. In ...
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