Top news of the week: 10.08.2021.
Food And Agriculture
Viewpoint: Greenpeace’s failed attempts to derail Philippines Golden Rice approval illustrates its heartless ideology
The Philippines has finally approved Golden Rice, a genetically engineered crop designed to combat vitamin A deficiency. Greenpeace, never content to let
Good Day BIO: SEC approves board diversity proposal
It’s a new week—and the SEC approved an important Nasdaq proposal that will improve diversity and inclusion in public companies. We tell you how you can get more details, plus look at why ...
Codex DNA Announces Synthetic Biology Collaboration with U.S. Department of Agriculture to Combat Citrus Greening Disease
Codex DNA to contribute novel synthetic biology-based solutions to stop the spread of a global disease that continues to devastate the citrus industry SAN DIEGO, Aug. 05, 2021 (GLOBE ...
Western consumers have positive attitudes toward gene-edited foods, two new studies find
Western consumers tend to have a generally positive view about genome-edited foods, though their awareness of the technology remains low, two new studies have found. One survey, conducted ...
OPPORTUNITIES IN AGRICULTURE ENTREPRENEURSHIP
DBT ILS Bioincubator is organizing a half a day workshop on Opportunities in Agriculture Entrepreneurship 6th August 2021 from 10.00 AM to 1.30 PM. The workshop is scheduled to be held ...
Letter From the Editor: Leading the Future Is Never Easy
We are in a race to save our planet. Now more than ever we need transparency, accountability, and honesty to build a better future with biology.
Bolt Threads to Leverage Ginkgo Bioworks' Platform for Commercial Strain Optimization of b-silk™ Protein
/PRNewswire/ -- Bolt Threads, a biotechnology company creating the next generation of advanced materials, and Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. ("Ginkgo"), which is...
Bolt Threads to Leverage Ginkgo Bioworks’ Platform for Commercial Strain Optimization of b-silk™ Protein
BOSTON and EMERYVILLE, Calif., Aug 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Bolt Threads, a biotechnology company creating the next generation of advanced materials, and Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. (“Ginkgo”), ...