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Top news of the week: 29.04.2021.

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Food And Agriculture

@prometheusgreen shared
On Apr 23, 2021
Viewpoint: 6 debunked anti-GMO talking points activists should abandon for good https://t.co/vCoqy4Cb4W
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Viewpoint: 6 debunked anti-GMO talking points activists should abandon for good

Viewpoint: 6 debunked anti-GMO talking points activists should abandon for good

The groundbreaking documentary Food Evolution offered the general public a science-based introduction to crop biotechnology, debunking some of the more pernicious myths about GMOs along the ...

@JonEntine shared
On Apr 28, 2021
Sierra Club endorsement of disease-resistant chestnut tree divides the anti-GMO movement https://t.co/gxBJ1cCvqG
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Sierra Club endorsement of disease-resistant chestnut tree divides the anti-GMO movement

Sierra Club endorsement of disease-resistant chestnut tree divides the anti-GMO movement

Across the eastern seaboard, the majestic American Chestnut tree once dominated forests. A main source of timber for cabins, shipbuilding, and lumber, this

@GeneticLiteracy shared
On Apr 27, 2021
Armed with scaremongering campaigns and an endless stream of lawsuits, these infamous advocacy groups continue to spread misinformation. https://t.co/W3wwVtaPm2
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@CornellGlobal shared
On Apr 28, 2021
“The long-term challenges facing wheat production, whether biotic stresses or climate change, are global in their threat and solutions will require collaboration of a global community of scientists." - @MaricelisAceve1 announcing @globalrust #WIT2021 https://t.co/nCptfHDbZO
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BGRI announces 2021 Women in Triticum award winners

BGRI announces 2021 Women in Triticum award winners

The Borlaug Global Rust Initiative is thrilled to announce the 2021 Women in Triticum (WIT) Early Career and Mentor awardees honoring wheat scientists working to protect food security

@SynBioBeta shared
On Apr 25, 2021
In honor of #DNADay, we're celebrating the tiny molecule that contains the "blueprint" of life and has enabled many groundbreaking innovations in science and medicine. 🧬 https://t.co/28vlPJEayx #NationalDNADay #DNADay2021 @wyssinstitute
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DNA: From blueprint to blank slate

DNA: From blueprint to blank slate

In the half-century since its structure was identified, DNA has become one of the most powerful and versatile tools in biotechnology

@IAmBiotech shared
On Apr 28, 2021
#GoodDayBIO: A look at what’s been accomplished in the first 100 days of the Biden administration ahead of President Biden’s first joint address to Congress, with exclusive insight from BIO’s experts. https://t.co/QpRmetXrUk
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100 days later

100 days later

Ahead of President Biden’s joint address to Congress tonight, we look back at what’s been accomplished over the last 100 days with some exclusive insight from BIO's experts. Plus, a new ...

@CropLifeIntl shared
On Apr 26, 2021
Innovation in plant breeding has never been more vital, both for breeders and farmers as well as for society. The IP system must stay fit for purpose as plant breeding technology and society’s needs evolve. Learn more about IP on #WorldIPDay. https://t.co/0JnX16huhm https://t.co/TbMPl9NXP4
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The Importance of Intellectual Property in Plant Science

The Importance of Intellectual Property in Plant Science

CropLife International is an association, based in Brussels, Belgium, which promotes agricultural technologies such as pesticides and plant biotechnology.

@GMOAnswers shared
On Apr 22, 2021
One of the biggest misconceptions about GMOs is that they are less nutritious than conventionally grown. Fact: GMO crops are developed to have the same nutrition as their non-GMO counterpart (except GMOs with added nutrition such as high-oleic soybeans). https://t.co/dU0Sl5go2y https://t.co/7CsLOK8Yom
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GMOs and Nutrition

GMOs and Nutrition

GMO Food Crops There is no nutritional difference between GMOs and their non-GMO counterpart, unless the nutritional content of the GM crops has been intentionally modified, like high ...