Top news of the week: 25.02.2020.
Biotechnology, Organic food, Genetically modified food, Poverty, Organic farming, Sustainable agriculture
Food And Agriculture
RT @JonEntine: Viewpoint: Free speech vs science—Should colleges invite anti-GMO speakers they know spread misinformation? Alison Van Eenennaam @biobeef https://t.co/xha8EhkVIh
OpenViewpoint: Free speech vs science—Should colleges invite anti-GMO speakers they know spread misinformation?
In the face of climate change, the expectation for evidence is doubled because of the dramatic implications.
Gene drives could revolutionize how we deal with pests—if the technology avoids the controversial fate of GMOs https://t.co/CFjUjIlcWo
OpenGene drives could revolutionize how we deal with pests—if the technology avoids the controversial fate of GMOs
In addition to research and laboratory ethics, gene drive proponents need to focus on public perception.
RT @GeneticLiteracy: "On this day I was embarrassed to be a UC alumna, a faculty member, and a UC parent."
https://t.co/YhMKYEBJqN @biobeef
OpenViewpoint: Glyphosate causes kidney disease? Debunking anti-GMO activist Vandana Shiva’s herbicide junk science
Seeing Vandana Shiva hosted at the University of California made me embarrassed to be a UC parent, alum, and faculty member.
Viewpoint: We can sustainably feed 10 billion people. Here's how CRISPR and GMO crops can help Rupesh Paudyal @talkplant https://t.co/7LpYWdWvqP
OpenViewpoint: We can sustainably feed 10 billion people. Here’s how CRISPR and GMO crops can help
If adopted widely, genetic engineering will bring us closer to meeting the EAT-Lancet dietary targets.
RT @prometheusgreen: Podcast: Biologist Rob Wager takes on anti-GMO scientists at 1st International Conference on Agroecology https://t.co/qV8L9Cy8T2
OpenPodcast: Biologist Rob Wager takes on anti-GMO scientists at 1st International Conference on Agroecology
Economic growth fueled by market reforms has cut poverty in the developing world drastically over the last 30 years. But approximately 400 million people
Some organic farming advocates poised to embrace CRISPR and other New Breeding Techniques because of their sustainability benefits https://t.co/rE7Bra8Y6C
OpenSome organic farming advocates poised to embrace CRISPR and other New Breeding Techniques because of their sustainability benefits
There is a new ongoing debate as to what plant breeding technologies constitute genetic modification. The transgenic GM crops introduced more than 20
“Unlike with IT, India riding the new #biosciences wave shouldn’t be an accident” https://t.co/POALjt6lnA @manavikapur @qzindia
Open“Unlike with IT, India riding the new biosciences wave shouldn’t be an accident”
Ashoka University's new school to induct 30 faculty and 100 doctoral scholars by 2025.
Charles Benbrook: Agricultural economist and consultant for the organic industry and anti-biotechnology advocacy groups @chuckbenbrook https://t.co/T4Hn83s7iw
OpenCharles Benbrook: Agricultural economist and consultant for the organic industry and anti-biotechnology advocacy groups
Independent scientists rip Benbrook's co-authored commentary in New England Journal calling for reassessment of dangers of all GMO crops and herbicides