Top news of the week: 06.11.2022.
Viewpoint: ‘Adapt or else…’ — Why Britain is shaking off shackles of European crop biotechnology science-rejectionism and embracing gene editing
This summer, the United Kingdom took the issue of biotechnology and genomics out of the shadows and back into the public limelight. The Tory government introduced legislation that would ...
Viewpoint: Kenya needs hundreds of thousands more tons of corn to feed the country’s population. Lifting the GMO ban is a great first step
I don’t know much about Kenya’s new president, William Ruto, but I already like his approach to agriculture. In the first week of October Ruto’s administration lifted the country’s ban on ...
New Zealand’s commitment to removing invasive animal predators opens the door to reconsidering its 20-year rejection of genetic modification
Aotearoa New Zealand, the Land of the Long White Cloud, is the first place to see the sunrise on a clear day. New Zealanders pride themselves on other firsts as well – the first country in ...
Environmental Release of GM-Mustard in India: Cause for Hope
Public-funded research such as this will play the most critical role in achieving a convergence between higher agricultural productivity and better incomes from farming, with a sustainable ...
UK to introduce law covering precision-bred plants and animals developed via gene editing
THE UK is set to introduce the 'Genetic Technology Bill' which will "take on most pressing environmental problems of our time" and will cover precision-bred plants and animals developed ...
California Congressman Josh Harder’s FARM Bill Could Revolutionize The Central Valley’s Biotech Ecosystem And Turn Almond Husks Into Yoga Pants
California’s leadership is rising to the challenge: last year, state Representative Josh Harder reintroduced his Future of Agricultural Resiliency and Modernization (FARM) Act aimed to help ...
Good Day BIO: Open your mind to psychedelics
The new episode of the I am BIO Podcast explains why psychedelics aren't just for hippies, and USDA economists explain why we need agricultural biotech. Plus, it's officially Rachel King's ...
BIO Announces 2022 Impact Awards
Awards Recognize Innovators in Agricultural, Environmental and Industrial Biotechnology The Biotechnology Innovation Organization today announced Dr. Annie Tsong, chief strategy & ...