Top news of the week: 30.06.2020.
Biotechnology, Genetically modified food, Chestnut blight, Green manure, Nutrition, Bacteria
Food And Agriculture
RT @SynBioBeta: Early innovators in #syntheticbiology have had to get creative to grow not just their own businesses, but the industry as a whole. Perhaps no company has contributed more to this growth than @Ginkgo Bioworks. https://t.co/Qf68b4HlHE @snowmaker @synlogic_tx @aoifemlbrennan #synbio
OpenIf Biology Can Build It, They Will Come: Ginkgo Bioworks Is Laying The Foundation For The $4 Trillion Bioeconomy
Early innovators in synthetic biology have had to get creative to grow not just their own businesses, but the industry as a whole. Perhaps no company has contributed more to this growth ...
RT @aoifemlbrennan: The weekend is coming- take a long, socially distant hike in the woods, then sit in the shade of your favorite canopy tree and read this wonderful piece. The Nature of Nature - Grow by Ginkgo https://t.co/bJ9A8JbPa0
OpenThe Nature of Nature
Is the genetically engineered chestnut tree an act of ecological restoration or a threat to wild forests?
Should regenerative agriculture embrace gene editing? This startup says it must https://t.co/6RAvjKDota
OpenShould regenerative agriculture embrace gene editing? This startup says it must
Incorporating CRISPR and other biotech tools in the still-forming regenerative ag movement will undoubtedly cause some controversy.
@LotL20 @KHefferon @physorg_com there is a fair bit known about the energetics of plant metabolism but it is the focus of intense research by a number of labs looking to tweak photosynthesis for improved productivity. very cool stuff e.g. https://t.co/gCipCW1BWe 2/2
OpenImproving Photosynthetic Efficiency for Greater Yield
ANRV410-PP61-11 ARI 8 April 2010 0:47 Improving Photosynthetic Efficiency for Greater Yield Xin-Guang Zhu,1,2,3 Stephen P. Long,3,4 and Donald R. Ort3,4,5 1CAS-MPG Partner …
RT @AgBioWorld: India considering import of GM corn-derived animal feed as local corn 🌽 production can’t meet the demand. Why not let Indian farmers too grow GM corn? 25 years & billions of acres in US & other countries with perfect safety record not good enough? https://t.co/g6BfoBbDrC
OpenReport on GM corn-derived animal feed likely to be taken up today
Amid growing demand for permitting import of animal feed derived out of Genetically Modified (GM) crops, the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), the country’s apex biotechnology ...
RT @rishityag: GMO skeptics abuse UN Biodiversity Conference to promote anti-biotech agenda https://t.co/KiKFoe5TzI
@APCoAB @APAARI @agbiotech @ICGEB @isaaa_org @GMOinfoEU @AgBioWorld
OpenViewpoint: GMO skeptics abuse UN Biodiversity Conference to promote anti-biotech agenda
Countless people continue to suffer and die needlessly as a result of the arbitrary and unscientific restrictions forged at the UN.
The Age of Agrochemicals is Ending: It’s Time for Agricultural Biotechnology
As Europe moves to reduce its reliance on agrochemicals in the farming system over the next 10 years and beyond, a crucial question emerges: what replaces them? Agricultural biotechnology ...
Imagine a world in which we can produce meat without animals, cure previously incurable diseases by editing an individual’s genetic fabric, and manufacture industrial chemicals in yeast factories. https://t.co/mABa0wE9lH #synbio #biotech
OpenThe Bio Revolution is changing business and society
The Bio Revolution is the use of CRISPR and other genetic engineering tools to treat diseases, make crops less vulnerable to climate change, and more.