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Biotech Food & Agriculture Essentials publishes only the best Biotech news and links, carefully hand-picked and curated by top biotech experts.

Top news of the week: 15.02.2022.

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Food And Agriculture

@RobbFraley shared
On Feb 10, 2022
5 Ways Biotech Crops Slow Down Climate Change | Science Speaks - https://t.co/DkT5tyIC5a. Producing more food on fewer acres with less inputs is a winning formula for reducing Ag’s carbon footprint! https://t.co/jt3O5uOuyA
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5 Ways Biotech Crops Slow Down Climate Change

5 Ways Biotech Crops Slow Down Climate Change

As the world's population grows, the demands for agriculture keep increasing. Agriculture is the primary source of the world's food supply, and every country depends on it not only for food ...

@CornellGlobal shared
On Feb 11, 2022
RT @CropImprovement: This International Day of #WomenInScience, we are celebrating three women scientists who lead our Centers of Innovation in #Malawi, #Senegal & #Uganda 🎉 @USAID @FeedtheFuture @isra_ceraas @Luanarofficial @narouganda https://t.co/AcSTt1EtXx
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4 Women Scientists Breaking Down Barriers to End Hunger

4 Women Scientists Breaking Down Barriers to End Hunger

This International Day of Women and Girls in Science — and every day — USAID champions women scientists who are making game-changing…

@AgBioWorld shared
On Feb 15, 2022
Young gene editors: “While unwilling to minimize the gargantuan task ahead, we remain optimistic that this tech….with other transformative approaches, is an important piece in solving the larger global puzzle of building a sustainable food system” https://t.co/dJSMWLtazj
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Young gene editors share hopes for the future of the field

Young gene editors share hopes for the future of the field

From a ranch in the American Midwest to a farm in India and a takeout lunch restaurant in New York, three young scientists are maintaining their disparate roots in food and agriculture as ...

@AgBioWorld shared
On Feb 12, 2022
RT @Ale_Raza6: Most importantly, we (authors) don't need to spend several hours on formatting😍🆒. Let's enjoy the format-free submission option in @GMCrops edited by @AgBioWorld & published by @tandfonline @tandfbiosci @tandfenviro @tandfnewsroom⬇️💯 #biotechnology 🔗https://t.co/MUxgsat9aX https://t.co/ihwK1FDg1E https://t.co/8lQ4gj4ybn
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GM Crops & Food

GM Crops & Food

Research, reviews and comments on transgenesis; genetically modified food and biofortification; socioeconomic issues; agricultural food chains; biotechnology.

@GeneticLiteracy shared
On Feb 14, 2022
Farmers in Asia and Africa have embraced biotechnology to solve their agricultural problems — not because they have fallen prey to the Western culture. @josephopoku1990 @scienceally https://t.co/66YbXMZsW0
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Anti-GMO stances ‘insult smallholder farmers’ in Africa and Asia

Anti-GMO stances ‘insult smallholder farmers’ in Africa and Asia

Science advocates in Africa and Asia reject claims that genetically modified (GM) crops have been hijacked by big companies from the West to promote “a

@AgBioWorld shared
On Feb 10, 2022
Always a joy when I receive such thank you notes from grateful students after my lecture. This one is from @UCLA where my students from @TuskegeeUniv along with those from @ucdavis take a class in genetics, taught by legendary professor Bob Goldberg. See https://t.co/tNLQ4tPVAV https://t.co/TwsKLqx54P
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HC70A Class Website

HC70A Class Website

For the first time in human history we have control over our biological destinies by using powerful genetic engineering technologies. The class will explore the basic concepts of …

@plantbiology shared
On Feb 9, 2022
RT @2blades: Sought: #plantpathology Principal Investigator/Group Leader for @2blades new translational research lab at U of #Minnesota developing new African and US corn varieties with resistance to #mycotoxins. Application round closing Feb. 18 @UMNews @CGIAR https://t.co/zzWlF1vuAl https://t.co/DtUPwM1ZMM
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Job Announcement: 2Blades Group Leader Position based at University of Minnesota

Job Announcement: 2Blades Group Leader Position based at University of Minnesota

2Blades Group Leader Position at UMN The 2Blades Foundation is seeking exceptional candidates for an exciting opportunity as Group Leader MN to help the organization make a positive impact ...

@AgBioWorld shared
On Feb 14, 2022
Better bananas & coffee? A startup uses CRISPR to improve the taste, convenience & shelf life of foods. ⁦@PairwisePL⁩ says the tech can help increase yields, simplify harvesting, lengthen availability of produce. ⁦⁦⁦@Sarah_Evanega⁩ https://t.co/BSIuPeeX2Y
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Startup spotlight: Durham agtech firm could hold genetic key to better bananas & coffee

Startup spotlight: Durham agtech firm could hold genetic key to better bananas & coffee

Pairwise - which uses its CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing know-how to develop new varieties of fruits and vegetables – has agreed to grant access to its base editing technology to ...