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On Mar 2, 2020
@prometheusgreen shared
How 'speed breeding' will help expand crop diversity to feed 10 billion people https://t.co/6ggQegYksh
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How ‘speed breeding’ will help expand crop diversity to feed 10 billion people

How ‘speed breeding’ will help expand crop diversity to feed 10 billion people

These technologies could be game changers in the world of plant breeding.

On Feb 27, 2020
@EuropaBio shared
How to feed 10Bn people sustainably? #GMOs & #CRISPR crops could help to increase yields, improve agrobiodiversity & availability of local food varieties, produce plants richer in micronutrients & vitamins - and more. Dr Rupesh Paudyal explains: https://t.co/sxboVdqXET @TalkPlant https://t.co/zY32WmLUGV
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Viewpoint: We can sustainably feed 10 billion people. Here’s how CRISPR and GMO crops can help

Viewpoint: We can sustainably feed 10 billion people. Here’s how CRISPR and GMO crops can help

If adopted widely, genetic engineering will bring us closer to meeting the EAT-Lancet dietary targets.

On Feb 28, 2020
@gmopundit shared
RT @NEI: “Nuclear is ideal for dealing with climate change, because it is the only carbon-free, scalable energy source that’s available 24 hours a day.” –@BillGates on why #nuclear is critical to our carbon-free energy future. https://t.co/UVDl00cy85 https://t.co/8AhJKGQAQR
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Voices for Nuclear Energy

Voices for Nuclear Energy

Nuclear unites a vast coalition from both sides of the aisle and across the country. See what everyone is saying about our largest clean energy source.

On Feb 28, 2020
@klausammann shared
'Lost communities': thousands of wells in rural California may run dry https://t.co/kHc1VNK4gA https://t.co/F7hLQIKBqV
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'Lost communities': thousands of wells in rural California may run dry

'Lost communities': thousands of wells in rural California may run dry

Years of pumping, drought and a thirsty agriculture industry have taken a heavy toll on the water supply – and new plans are leaving vulnerable residents behind

On Feb 25, 2020
@IAmBiotech shared
Perdue unveils 30% #biofuel goal in innovation agenda--here's the scoop: https://t.co/I4sLlqtfNn
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Trump's agriculture department announces 30% biofuel goal for 2050

Trump's agriculture department announces 30% biofuel goal for 2050

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday announced a goal for biofuels to ...

On Feb 29, 2020
@pharminews shared
Global Lead Employee Wellbeing - Dublin, Ireland - Novartis #jobs #pharma #hiringnow #pharmiweb https://t.co/GfFDD1bxkl
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Global Lead Employee Wellbeing

Global Lead Employee Wellbeing

108,000! That's the number of associates whose lives we touch and improve. Join us in our mission to protect our people, patients and planet. As part

On Feb 27, 2020
@GHGGuru shared
I recently spoke about sustainability in the US feed sector at IPPE in Atlanta, Georgia. | FeedNavigator https://t.co/8FdVeb01wD
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US feed industry talks sustainability at IPPE

US feed industry talks sustainability at IPPE

The US Poultry & Egg Association, the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and the North American Meat Institute (NAMI) sponsored an Animal Agriculture Sustainability Summit at IPPE to ...

On Feb 28, 2020
@henryimiller shared
The Vatican has been positively disposed toward genetic engineering since the papacy of Pope Bendict XVI: https://t.co/dCDqF74Eit https://t.co/DE7ZQaVBBj
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A Scientist's Week at the Vatican The outcome was a constructive melding of science, technology, religion, and humanistic principles

A Scientist's Week at the Vatican The outcome was a constructive melding of science, technology, religion, and humanistic principles

Ten years ago this month, I had the experience of a lifetime. I was one of a small group of scholars from around the world who were convened by the Vatican's Pontifical Academy of Sciences ...