Top news of the week: 31.07.2022.
Viewpoint: Anti-GMO advocates are losing ground
The anti-Genetic Engineering movement is on shaky ground because it has let its beliefs blind it to the strong scientific evidence concerning the safety
African leaders voice support for GMOs
As African governments ponder the fate of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), prominent leaders across the continent have openly expressed support for the technology. From Ethiopia to ...
Part 1: Carey Gillam — Reporter turned organic propagandist who twists science in campaign to discredit biotechnology and conventional agriculture
With links to the Church of Scientology, anti-vaccine glyphosate litigator Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Organic Consumers Association, US Right to Know, and Environmental Working Group, Carey ...
Get Ready For An Explosion Of Productivity In Biotechnology
If biotech follows the same arc of growth as agriculture or computer technology, it could transform the world.
Ginkgo and Bayer Sign Definitive Agreement to Build Agricultural Biologicals R&D Platform Capabilities
Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE: DNA), the leading horizontal platform for cell programming, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement for the previously announced transaction with Bayer ...
Part II: Web of Disinformers: Carey Gillam, the network of anti-crop biotechnology activists, and the funders behind their campaigns
Carey Gillam, once a reporter at Reuters covering food and farming, left her job under a cloud, challenged by her editors and criticized by scientists for aligning herself with ...
Chemical companies’ interest, trade war responsible for GMO controversies ― DG, NBMA
Director General of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba, has said the controversy over genetically modified organisms (GMO), would continue to trail the sector ...
Ginkgo to Acquire Zymergen
Acquisition is expected to accelerate the development of Ginkgo's innovative horizontal synthetic biology platform Expect integration of Zymergen's...