Top news of the week: 13.10.2020.
Biotechnology, Human, Organism, Fruit, Virus, Colombia
Food And Agriculture
"The benefit of plant biotechnology is the production of more foods and other human needed agricultural products, ensuring the food security globally." Baorong Lu, the latest in our #biotech #foodheroes series. https://t.co/r1Wqad0iNr #plantscience #25YearsAgBiotech @CropLifeAsia https://t.co/o9m8zfeKxR
OpenBaorong Lu
CropLife International is an association, based in Brussels, Belgium, which promotes agricultural technologies such as pesticides and plant biotechnology.
Nobel Prize for Chemistry Awarded to CRISPR Developers.
DTN's @Emily_Unglesbee has written several times on CRISPR and Agriculture
As Gene Editing Nears the Field, Regulators and Consumers Lag Behind https://t.co/usy7uv7SZf
OpenAs Gene Editing Nears the Field, Regulators and Consumers Lag Behind
Scientists say we should treat gene-edited crops like conventional crops, not GMOs. Will the rest of the world get on board?
Canadian farmer and business leader Ted Menzies is the latest in our #Biotech #FoodHeroes series. Ted has spent his life fighting for farmers' ability to have the tools they need to grow more food and be better stewards of their land. https://t.co/F9QiDoVo37 @CropLifeCanada https://t.co/b0TxSW0sl8
OpenTed Menzies
CropLife International is an association, based in Brussels, Belgium, which promotes agricultural technologies such as pesticides and plant biotechnology.
Join us October 16 from 3-5 pm CEST for a virtual session on the Socioeconomic Impacts of Disinformation. Presentations by @Zilberman, @stuartsmyth66, and @SlyviaTawiah followed by a lively Q&A.
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OpenInternational Consortium on Applied Bioeconomy Research
News: We are pleased to announce the ICABR 2020 conference will move online and be held as a virtual conference between October 12-21. Past events: We co-organised a set of …
RT @BioBeef: Glad to know there is no need to worry about spontaneous horizontal transgene transfer between🐷🐖due to physical contact; via mating; during gestation, parturition, or lactation "Evaluation of Risks from Environmental Contact with Transgenic Livestock" 🙄https://t.co/ZyxIxpK567
OpenEvaluation of Risks from Environmental Contact with Transgenic Livestock
Bα-LA: bovine α-lactalbumin; Bα-LA Tg: bovine α-lactalbumin transgene; C: Control Pig; CO2: Carbon dioxide; DNA: Deoxyribonucleic acid; H2O: Water; Tg: Transgene; PCR: Polymerase …
"Hemp Breeding and Seed Production" is designed to enhance the knowledge of professionals working on hemp improvement and propagation October 27-29, 2020 • 8 am - 12:30 pm (Pacific time) Course will be ONLINE
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OpenWay to go Colombia! So smart and sensible of you to approve the first ever gene-edited crop for your country, a disease-resistant rice variety designed to blunt the impact of a deadly bacterial infection.
@mariaandrea_u
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OpenColombian anti-biotech groups losing on two fronts? Push for GMO ban slows, while government green lights first gene-edited crop
Anti-GMO activists in Colombia were greeted by surprise in September when food safety regulators approved the country's first ever
Concerns about GMO misinformation are reaching a critical point. https://t.co/csFmEmpk2H @SAIFood_blog
OpenSpillover effect: Could GMO disinformation shake public trust in other scientific innovations?
In 2016, the World Economic Forum listed online digital misinformation as one of the leading threats to modern societies. Campaigns designed to provide