Top news of the week: 26.10.2021.
Food And Agriculture
Viewpoint: How distributing misinformation about farming, food and agricultural biotechnology became a big business
Biotechnology began to be applied to crop agriculture in the early 1980s, with the first commercialized products coming to market in the mid-1990s.
‘Silent Earth’ raises false alarm about non-existent ‘insect apocalypse’
If you keep up with the news in the mainstream media, you might think it’s time to ditch the flyswatter and trash the bug spray: In the finest tradition of
Viewpoint: ‘It’s time to listen to what the data say’ — Agricultural biotechnology industry issues joint statement challenging Europe’s proposed Farm to Fork Green Deal
Food chain actors all agree with the main principles set out in the Farm to Fork strategy and are fully aware that constant and substantial improvement
Good Day BIO: Intelligence community warns climate change threatens security – biotech can help.
Ending the week with alarming reports from the intelligence community about the impact of climate change on global security—and the role for biotechnology. Sunday’s World Polio Day, so we ...
Vilsack Gets Assurance Mexico Will Keep Buying US Corn, Lends Support to Striking Deere Workers
Mexico's agriculture minister on Wednesday promised to keep buying U.S. corn during a visit to Iowa with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. The secretary also took time to visit with ...
Do GMOs cause “superweeds”?
Crop biotechnology critics argue that the use of genetically modified seeds, which now represent nearly 95 percent of soybeans and 90 percent of corn grown in the United States, has led to ...
Ginkgo Bioworks Announces Participation in Jefferies Gene Therapy/Editing Summit
Ginkgo Bioworks Inc. (NYSE: DNA) ("Ginkgo"), which is building the leading horizontal platform for cell programming, announced today that management is scheduled to present at the Jefferies ...
Animal agriculture and alternative meats: advancing sustainability efforts through communication and allied innovation
A UC Davis review highlights technological innovations across livestock sectors and alternative meat options, broadening conversations about sustainable