Top news of the week: 14.04.2020.
Biotechnology, Genetically modified food, Organic food, Organism, Organic farming, Crops
Food And Agriculture
Viewpoint: 6 debunked anti-GMO talking points activists should abandon for good https://t.co/vCoqy4Cb4W
OpenViewpoint: 6 debunked anti-GMO talking points activists should abandon for good
The public still accepts some blatant untruths about biotechnology, food safety, and sustainability
RT @AgBioWorld: Half of Norwegians feel that it is unethical to not use gene editing to address societal challenges like climate change such as developing wheat varieties that can better withstand drought. @ScienceAlly
https://t.co/F2v6Gqr12z
OpenNorwegians see advantages to gene editing food
Norwegian consumers are receptive to using gene editing tools in agriculture if they bring social, economic and environmental benefits, a new study shows. The findings offer yet another ...
RT @AgBioWorld: Slash & burn smallholder, subsistence farmers are the proximal agents for much of the deforestation and habitat degradation in tropical rainforests. These practices increase the frequency of intimate contacts between humans and wild animals of the sort... https://t.co/d7GyzskKRP
OpenExpanding Organic Agriculture Would Make Zoonotic Pandemics More Likely
Special interest groups blame intensive agriculture, GMOS, & pesticides for emergent disease and say the solution is low yielding organic farming. The truth is opposite.
RT @AgBioWorld: Food Evolution’ movie clearly showed that many organic food advocates do not respect the evidence. After watching this debate, it’s clear to see that the filmmakers weren’t embellishing the truth
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OpenOrganic vs. GMOs: six recurring a priori of an ideological debate
The groundbreaking documentary Food Evolution offered the general public a science-based introduction to crop biotechnology, revealing how activists attack it and debunking some of the more ...
Climate change will bring droughts. Synthetic biology could help our crops survive them. https://t.co/QVN2GuD9WC @FrontPlantSci
OpenSynthetic biology will help us feed ourselves with drought-tolerant crops as climate change accelerates
Drought stress has been a long-time limitation to crop production that is being exacerbated by climate change and associated reductions in the
RT @specterm: As I have tried to demonstrate more than once @drvandanashiva has caused as much harm as a deadly virus. This is a @realDonaldTrump level of denialism and cynicism. Weak environmentalist groupies WAKE UP. https://t.co/sJ8er8Wq4z https://t.co/f0dw9X207I
OpenSeeds of Doubt
Michael Specter on Vandana Shiva, an activist who accuses biotechnology companies such as Monsanto of imposing “food totalitarianism.” Others believe that G.M.O.s are the key to solving ...
RT @mem_somerville: @noUpside This is a good tip. The good guys got https://t.co/b2FWAPpFbu before that got into the hands of demons.
OpenBioengineered Label News
The National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard creates mandatory food labeling for GMOs. Follow news and analysis about the standard here.
How GM papaya saved Hawaii’s papaya industry
Hawaii's GM papaya variety in the late 90s saved the states & other major papaya export production from the extinction of the ringspot virus.