Top news of the week: 29.05.2022.
Food And Agriculture
Britain is paving the way for gene-edited food – will the public stomach it?
Twenty years ago, the anti-GM movement had wide backing. Experts say the current mood on gene editing is softer
Cloud of disinformation: Ghanian scientist challenges anti-GMO scare campaigns in Africa
Africa has a more urgent need than the rest of the world to adopt genetically modified organisms for agricultural improvement, says Prof. Eric Yirenkyi
Protecting wild salmon and other aquatic species: Success of AquaAdvantage salmon shows sustainable aquaculture will lean heavily on advanced breeding and biotechnology
Wild salmon are in trouble worldwide. Many Pacific and Atlantic populations have disappeared or declined to record lows. But as we and a group of other colleagues argue in the Proceedings ...
Green Revolution 2.0 is unfolding, driven by biotechnology innovation. Here is what you can expect
We are on the cusp of a revolution in food and agriculture that will exceed the tremendous accomplishments of the “Green Revolution” of the 1950s and
Biofortified tomatoes provide a new route to vitamin D sufficiency
Vitamin D insufficiency is a major public health problem requiring dietary fortification and supplement solutions. This study produced gene-edited tomato lines that accumulate provitamin D3 ...
Gene editing could increase food security, UK adviser says
Legislation introduced in Lords aims to help speed up development of gene-edited products
The Future of Food: How Biotech Will Save Us All
With a global food crisis looming, entrepreneurs can capitalize on demands for sustainable solutions.
GMOs and World Hunger: Meeting Food Demand Sustainably
Did you know that the total land devoted to agriculture around the globe is almost 20 million square miles (48 million square km)? That’s more than five times the area of the United ...