Top news of the week: 24.08.2021.
Food And Agriculture
GMO social media battleground: Scientists and farmers using activist tactics to push back on disinformation deluge
Social media has fundamentally changed how we communicate with each other. Much has been written about the negative consequences of this development, but
Cronos Group and Ginkgo Bioworks Announce Achievement of Equity Milestone in Partnership to Produce Cultured Cannabinoids
By achieving commercial scale production of CBG, the companies are on track to enable access to rare cannabis molecules TORONTO and BOSTON, Aug. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cronos Group, ...
Ginkgo Bioworks Provides First Half 2021 Update
/PRNewswire/ -- Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. ("Ginkgo") (the "Company"), which recently announced a business combination with Soaring Eagle Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq:...
Is there a difference between a gene-edited organism and a ‘GMO’? The question has important implications for regulation
The controversy over genetically engineered organisms (sometimes called “genetically modified organisms,” or “GMOs”) is genuine, not faux — but only
2013: Van Montagu, Chilton, Fraley
Dr. Marc Van Montagu Brief Synopsis Dr. Marc Van Montagu, Dr. Mary Dell Chilton, and Dr. Robert Fraley share the 2013 World Food Prize for their individual breakthrough …
New Study Suggests Those Extremely Opposed to GMOs Know the Least About GMOs
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) can provide real solutions to some of our most pressing challenges. For example, with GMOs, we can: Increase productivity in agriculture, helping ...
What Impact do GMOs Have on the Environment?
You might have heard people talking about the negative effects of GMOs on the environment – and claim that GMOs harm the environment – but is this true? And how do GMOs actually affect the ...
Researchers Transfer a Human Protein Into Plants to Supersize Them
While a promising route to boosting crop yields, experts say more work needs to be done to understand why the tweak works