Top news of the week: 28.09.2021.
Food And Agriculture
Viewpoint: Should genetically edited food be on your dinner plate? A synthetic biologist and a sociologist say ‘yes’
Oil from soybeans gene-edited to produce a “high oleic” oil with no trans fats and less saturated fat is already on sale in the United
GM Cowpea to Transform Nigeria
CropLife International is an association, based in Brussels, Belgium, which promotes agricultural technologies such as pesticides and plant biotechnology.
Animal board invited review: Animal agriculture and alternative meats – learning from past science communication failures
Sustainability discussions bring in multiple competing goals, and the outcomes are often conflicting depending upon which goal is being given credence…
When will the World become like Avatar?
Discussing Synthetic Biology with Tom Ellis, Professor of Synthetic Genome Engineering at Imperial College London
Biotechnology timeline: Humans have manipulated genes since the ‘dawn of civilization’
The history of biotechnology shows how humans have been manipulating nature for our benefit for a long time—and how modern genetic engineering is
Viewpoint: Facing booming global population and a warming climate, the EU’s ban on gene editing farm solutions is ‘as irrational as it is absurd’
In an article published recently in Nature, the chairmen of an international association of experts called the Scientific Group warn: “The world's food system
Good Day BIO: UN Food Systems Summit kicks off—plus, news from the COVID summit
A busy week of global meetings continues with the start of the UN Food Systems Summit—a chance to build a more sustainable, resilient food supply with the help of biotech. Plus, we recap ...
Scientific group says gene editing key tool for transforming global food systems
The United Nations Food Systems Summit’s Scientific Group has recognized gene editing as a key tool that can help transform global food systems to end hunger by 2030. The group also ...