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@JonEntine shared
On Dec 18, 2021
5 reasons why the GMO debate is over https://t.co/kcWHi738Ns via @GeneticLiteracy
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5 reasons why the GMO debate is over

5 reasons why the GMO debate is over

Though we still hear some moaning and groaning about GMOs — genetically modified organisms — it primarily comes from a small and very vocal group. Most

@JonEntine shared
On Dec 15, 2021
'It will be a wonderful day when these potatoes get into the hands of farmers’: Uganda develops genetically engineered disease-resistant version of the country’s most important crop https://t.co/Cdj1RIwVBN via @GeneticLiteracy
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‘It will be a wonderful day when these potatoes get into the hands of farmers’: Uganda develops genetically engineered disease-resistant version of the country’s most important crop

‘It will be a wonderful day when these potatoes get into the hands of farmers’: Uganda develops genetically engineered disease-resistant version of the country’s most important crop

Late potato blight is the most destructive potato disease in the world costing developing countries USD 10 billion every year. This CIP@50 story digs into

@SynBioBeta shared
On Dec 17, 2021
.@PhytoformLabs plants $5.7M into climate-resistant crop technology https://t.co/dTAh6aP11s
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Phytoform plants $5.7M into climate-resistant crop technology

Phytoform plants $5.7M into climate-resistant crop technology

The success of CRISPR technology in agriculture has been well documented as a way to manipulate plant genomes to make them more pest and climate resistant and grow more consistent products.

@prometheusgreen shared
On Dec 20, 2021
The Year in Biotech: Rays of Hope in an Annus Horribilis | @ITIFdc https://t.co/TlkOK6N4LH @AgBioWorld @calestous
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The Year in Biotech: Rays of Hope in an Annus Horribilis

The Year in Biotech: Rays of Hope in an Annus Horribilis

At the same time that biotechnology advances are reshaping tools for public health and medicine, we see no less momentous innovations in other fields. Almost no sector is untouched, but the ...

@jrkelly shared
On Dec 20, 2021
RT @Ginkgo: We’re so excited to announce this initiative! “There is a common misconception that only those with advanced degrees are qualified for jobs in the life sciences field. It's time for that misconception to be corrected.” - ⁦@reshmapshetty⁩ https://t.co/Ym1RIMoUjS
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Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology, Ginkgo Bioworks to Develop Biotechnology Manufacturing Associates Degree

Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology, Ginkgo Bioworks to Develop Biotechnology Manufacturing Associates Degree

/PRNewswire/ -- Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology (BFIT), a private non-profit college offering affordable education for people seeking technical and...

@prometheusgreen shared
On Dec 21, 2021
RT @GeneticLiteracy: Planting GM crops actually decreases insecticide use — a fact conspicuously not mentioned at Vandana Shiva’s “Poison-Free, Fossil-Free” lecture. @biobeef https://t.co/xrjcFA2UO1
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Viewpoint: Fact-checking anti-GMO activist Vandana Shiva’s ‘Poison-Free, Fossil-Free’ food lecture

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.

@prometheusgreen shared
On Dec 19, 2021
RT @GeneticLiteracy: “The core problem is actually the very concept of organic farming itself, which is rooted historically and ideologically in pseudoscience.” @stevennovella https://t.co/hAsdrxCWaq
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Organic farming has a sustainability problem — and now the EU is in a dilemma of their own making

Organic farming has a sustainability problem — and now the EU is in a dilemma of their own making

European Union (EU) agricultural scientists are in a bit of a pickle. I’m not sure to what extent it is one of their own making or how much it was imposed

@JonEntine shared
On Dec 15, 2021
Viewpoint: Climate-fighting agricultural tools are delivering enormous benefits — but anti-biotechnology activists continue to vilify them @henryimiller https://t.co/UJ6TCO7Csf via @GeneticLiteracy
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Viewpoint: Climate-fighting agricultural tools are delivering enormous benefits — but anti-biotechnology activists continue to vilify them

Viewpoint: Climate-fighting agricultural tools are delivering enormous benefits — but anti-biotechnology activists continue to vilify them

Following the recent COP26 séance in Glasgow, climate change issues remain prominent for governments and the public. Agricultural practices have been

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