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@gmopundit shared
On May 20, 2021
RT @JonEntine: Kenya looks to gene editing to grow its key food crops https://t.co/jqu3bKxbmh
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Kenya looks to gene editing to grow its key food crops

Kenya looks to gene editing to grow its key food crops

Kenya’s agriculture is set to benefit from several gene-editing projects that target some of the country’s key food crops and livestock.

@GeneticLiteracy shared
On May 18, 2021
Sleight-of hand: In consumer’s minds organic farming is synonymous with avoidance of pesticides though countries that intensively farm w/biotech crop such as US use far less chemicals per acre than synthetic pesticide-averse EU. @eatcookwrite https://t.co/XbdLDMNIbL
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Regenerative agriculture: The movement dedicated to unseating intensive, ‘industrial farming’ by claiming it has comprehensive sustainability advantages

Regenerative agriculture: The movement dedicated to unseating intensive, ‘industrial farming’ by claiming it has comprehensive sustainability advantages

or the last century, each generation has produced an alternative approach to farming that is aimed at a central challenge of its time. Today regenerative

@GeneticLiteracy shared
On May 17, 2021
How today's regenerative agriculture movement fits into the history of farming. @eatcookwrite https://t.co/IpLKDzV1ou
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Regenerative agriculture: The movement to unseat industrial farming in pursuit of sustainability

Regenerative agriculture: The movement to unseat industrial farming in pursuit of sustainability

or the last century, each generation has produced an alternative approach to farming that is aimed at a central challenge of its time. Today regenerative

@GeneticLiteracy shared
On May 18, 2021
“If regenerative agriculture starts becoming as widely adopted as advocates hope, we have to start asking where the land comes from.” @eatcookwrite https://t.co/e9fGOaINK5
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The central challenge for regenerative agriculture advocates: Not undermining the movement by ‘overselling’ its limited and targeted advantages

The central challenge for regenerative agriculture advocates: Not undermining the movement by ‘overselling’ its limited and targeted advantages

The term regenerative farming first popped up in the mainstream media in a 1987 New York Times article about what eventually would be widely referred to as

@gmopundit shared
On May 19, 2021
RT @christoferguson: 3 Reasons The Anti-#GMO Movement Is On Its Way Out https://t.co/jryuP5RcNk
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3 Reasons The Anti-GMO Movement Is On Its Way Out

3 Reasons The Anti-GMO Movement Is On Its Way Out

The anti-GMO movement used to be a cultural juggernaut. But as time goes on, the activist groups that once held so much sway seem increasingly irrelevant.

@AgBioWorld shared
On May 18, 2021
Scientists identify the DNA markers that determine grape flower sex. In the process, they also pinpointed the genetic origins of the perfect flower. Cannabis aficionados are now like "ah, relevant to my interests" https://t.co/1050BTRNC6
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Grape genetics research reveals what makes the perfect flower

Grape genetics research reveals what makes the perfect flower

Cornell scientists have worked with the University of California, Davis, to identify the DNA markers that determine grape flower sex. In the process, they also pinpointed the genetic ...

@jrkelly shared
On May 17, 2021
RT @Ginkgo: "Where software platforms lean on a codebase of Software Development Kits (SDKs), you can think of cell programming platforms using Cell Development Kits (CDKs) to enable new applications." - @jrkelly https://t.co/ptFBE9Ih4b
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Ginkgo Bioworks Announces Agreement to Acquire Fungal Platform Technology Company Dutch DNA

Ginkgo Bioworks Announces Agreement to Acquire Fungal Platform Technology Company Dutch DNA

/PRNewswire/ -- Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. ("Ginkgo"), the organism company, today announced it has signed a purchase agreement to acquire Dutch DNA Biotech B.V....

@jrkelly shared
On May 14, 2021
RT @Ginkgo: “We were the kids dreaming about dinosaurs and learning how to program computers. Today we dream that kids in the future will be learning how to program cells.” https://t.co/WU3FnAI0NW
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Taking Ginkgo Public on

Taking Ginkgo Public on

Today we are filing our S-4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We’d like to share with you excerpts from the letter that we are including in that document, which recognizes the ...