Top news of the week: 15.04.2021.
Food And Agriculture
Viewpoint: ‘War against the West’: Russia powers global vaccine rejectionist movement even as it inoculates its own citizens
Anyone active on social media is aware that there is a great deal of passionate but ill-founded opposition to vaccination, including to the new COVID-19
Five reasons to be optimistic about the future of genome editing
As the public looked to scientists to help them understand COVID-19 and deliver effective vaccines, they began looking more favorably upon a powerful tool known as genome editing.
First GMO Mosquitoes to Be Released In the Florida Keys
The EPA approved Oxitec's mosquitoes for release this spring. Some scientists and locals want to halt the deployment.
International science denial: Top-5 activist groups spreading anti-GMO myths in Latin America
The United States and Europe are home to some of the most influential anti-GMO advocacy groups in the world. They are well funded and committed to
Advocacy groups and biotechnology opponents urge FDA to strictly regulate genetically engineered animals
In January, the Trump administration proposed that the FDA, USDA and the U.S. Health and Human Services Department sign a memorandum of understanding
University of California - Davis
The Challenge of Change - The New Normal?Welcome to the BSAS 2021 Conference The conference platform will open fully on the conference dates, but we are offering preview access ahead of the ...
US intelligence report predicts greater global role for biotechnology
Biotechnology could potentially account for about 20 percent of the global economy by 2040, with agricultural and manufacturing uses the main drivers and health care applications expanding. ...
This is how CO2 can be transformed into food for animals
A UK start-up is converting an industrial greenhouse gas into protein that can be fed to livestock, reducing the need for resource-sapping traditional animal feeds.