Top news of the week: 18.03.2021.
Food And Agriculture
Viewpoint: Fact-checking anti-GMO activist Vandana Shiva’s ‘Poison-Free, Fossil-Free’ food lecture
The event was a missed opportunity to have the more nuanced discussion that such an important topic deserves.
Insect-resistant, GM, Bt corn could help Kenya keep cancer-causing mycotoxins out of its food supply
The Kenyan Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) slapped a ban on maize imports from Uganda and Tanzania, saying tests on the maize had revealed high
Designer Crops
CRISPR's genetic scissors slice through crop problems to improve varieties.
Twist Bioscience Begins Shipping of Synthetic RNA Controls for B.1.351 and P.1 Variants
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mar. 15, 2021– Twist Bioscience Corporation (Nasdaq: TWST), a company enabling customers to succeed through its offering of high-quality ...
Roger N. Beachy
Roger N. Beachy is an American biologist and member of the National Academy of Sciences who studies plant virology. He was the founding president of the Donald Danforth Plant …
Explainer: Everything you need to know about Canada's new laws for GMOs and gene editing
New gene-edited plants and food products may soon be on the market in Canada without regulatory oversight due to proposed changes to Canada’s risk assessment for food and plants.
What is a GMO?
Do you know what a GMO is? Are you SURE? Read this 101 on genetically modified organisms and learn what you need to know about GMOs.
8 advocacy organizations and websites spreading misinformation about technology, chemicals, agriculture, food and environmental risks
Greenpeace was originally founded in Canada as part of the nuclear war protest movement, but moved to the Netherlands in 1998 after their