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Top news of the week: 13.11.2022.

#sustainability
#FoodHeroes
#biodiversity
#ScienceDay
#foodsecurity
#COP27
#NextGen
#nutrition
#AgInnovation
#YouthDay

@GeneticLiteracy shared
On Nov 9, 2022
Advocacy groups have consistently labeled GMOs as an unnecessary imposition on African farming systems, from making wild claims about alleged disease-causing properties of GMOs to equating genetically modified crops to neo-colonialism. Joseph Maina https://t.co/ty3I1SobHl
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Viewpoint: 10 claims by anti-GMO African campaigners on why crop biotechnology advances should be rejected – and why they are wrong

Viewpoint: 10 claims by anti-GMO African campaigners on why crop biotechnology advances should be rejected – and why they are wrong

Over 20 years, Africa’s foray into genetic modification (GM) crop development has faced stiff resistance from anti-GMO lobby groups that have doggedly campaigned against adoption of the ...

@prometheusgreen shared
On Nov 9, 2022
RT @AgBioWorld: “We should embrace technology and see it as a part solution to the challenges we are facing more than what are the concerns", said Dr Murenga Mwimali, from the Alliance for Science at Cornell University in the US. https://t.co/LncILR9uID
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Why Kenya is turning to genetically modified crops to help with drought

Why Kenya is turning to genetically modified crops to help with drought

The government sees them as a way to lessen the impact of a lack of rain but some farmers are wary.

@CropLifeIntl shared
On Nov 10, 2022
As #COP27 marks both #ScienceDay and #YouthDay today, we are proud to highlight Raegan Holton, one of our #NextGen #FoodHeroes working in plant genetics addressing challenges like #foodsecurity, #nutrition, #sustainability, and #biodiversity. #AgInnovation https://t.co/hIjSQkN50I https://t.co/iWCcD0peUk
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Raegan Holton

Raegan Holton

CropLife International is an association, based in Brussels, Belgium, which promotes agricultural technologies such as pesticides and plant biotechnology.

@Thoughtscapism shared
On Nov 10, 2022
RT @letsreplanet: We could close down farms, & start producing food from microbes instead. Doing so will avoid animal suffering, & make space for rewilding nature. Here’s what our future could look like if we take food production to the next level. Article: https://t.co/nOk2KPxDrz #RebootFood https://t.co/kCbGuuD2UE
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Microbes matter: Everything you need to know about fermentation

Microbes matter: Everything you need to know about fermentation

We could close down farms, and start producing food from microbes instead. Doing so will avoid animal suffering, and make space for rewilding nature. Here’s what our future could look like ...

@jrkelly shared
On Nov 9, 2022
Excited to share data showing @ginkgo platform applied to discovering next-gen CARs for use in cancer immunotherapy. Come visit our poster on Friday at #SITC2022 @sitcancer !! If you are at a biopharma company you can access this as a service now! https://t.co/JrSwbVj2Y9 https://t.co/iBTwD30ElH
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Ginkgo Bioworks To Present New Data on High Throughput Pooled Screening Method to Discover Novel CAR-T Designs for Solid Tumors

Ginkgo Bioworks To Present New Data on High Throughput Pooled Screening Method to Discover Novel CAR-T Designs for Solid Tumors

Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE: DNA), the leading horizontal platform for cell programming, today announced that it will be presenting a poster on November 11 at the 37th Annual Meeting of the ...

@NationalCorn shared
On Nov 8, 2022
Come meet the NCGA action team that triumphs STEM and #AgEducation all year! 📚 https://t.co/GCNqItgUN5 #NationalSTEMDay https://t.co/83C9FfGKw1
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Meet the Action Team Helping to Bring STEM to Classrooms Across the Country

Meet the Action Team Helping to Bring STEM to Classrooms Across the Country

Today is National STEM Day! The National Corn Growers Association(NCGA)believes that agriculture is a vital partner in engaging students in STEM (science, technology, engineering and ...

@JonEntine shared
On Nov 11, 2022
US Right to Know (USRTK): Organic industry funded anti-bio group attacks researchers https://t.co/toVPCG1DL8 via @GeneticLiteracy
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US Right to Know (USRTK): Organic industry funded anti-bio group attacks researchers

US Right to Know (USRTK): Organic industry funded anti-bio group attacks researchers

Organic Consumers Association funded Gary Ruskin, who led failed 2013 California GMO labeling effort, targets independent scientists, biotech advocates

@jrkelly shared
On Nov 11, 2022
Awesome to welcome @LygosBiotech to the @ginkgo platform!!🧬🧬 Renewable routes to critical raw materials like organic acid products are essential for the US bioeconomy 🇺🇸 and for transitioning to carbon neutral materials & chemicals manufacturing!!🌱🧪 https://t.co/1HXoFpJu14
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Lygos and Ginkgo Bioworks Announce Partnership to Optimize Production of Biobased Specialty Chemicals

Lygos and Ginkgo Bioworks Announce Partnership to Optimize Production of Biobased Specialty Chemicals

/PRNewswire/ -- Lygos, Inc., a vertically integrated provider of sustainable specialty ingredients, and Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE: DNA), the leading horizontal...

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