Top news of the week: 05.01.2021.
Food And Agriculture
What Are GMO Crops?
The 10 genetically modified crops available today: alfalfa, apples, canola, corn (field and sweet), cotton, papaya, potatoes, soybeans, squash and sugar beets.
The Top Five Things About GMOs That People Cared About in 2020
The world experienced a lot of change in 2020. From lockdowns and the impact of the COVID global pandemic to contentious elections, the normal we all knew is irrevocably changed. Based on ...
What we've been reading over the holidays
We hope you and your loved ones are staying healthy and safe this holiday season. Good Day BIO is still on a break, but we wanted to pop in to send you a few things we've been reading and ...
China should strengthen genome editing and GM seeds to break Western monopoly, ensure food safety: experts
China should beef up research and development of cutting-edge seed breeding biotechnology in the next five years, such as genome editing, breeding by design and genetically …
Helping to breed better beans
Dry beans are a vital staple in Nigeria and other parts of sub-Saharan Africa, providing the main source of dietary protein for more than 70
USDA looks to end FDA turf war on gene-editing livestock oversight
New proposed rule offers pathway for USDA, rather than FDA, to oversee regulatory framework for animal biotechnology.
Can genetically modified (GM) crops act as possible alternatives to mitigate world political conflicts for food?
Political conflict is driven by a number of factors including food insecurity. Efficient alternative to food insecurity in conflict‐prone areas is to develop the domestic capacity to ...
Vandana Shiva: ‘Rock Star’ of GMO protest movement has anti-science history
In a 2012 interview, Bill Moyers referred to Vandana Shiva as the "rock star" of the anti-GMO movement. What are the facts behind the curtain? NOTE: For