Top news of the week: 07.10.2021.
Sustainability
Viewpoint: Agricultural Cold War? ‘EU and US are veering toward a high-stakes stand-off over the global food system’
In the race to reduce the damage that agriculture is wreaking on the climate, the EU and the U.S. are veering toward a high-stakes standoff over how to
The liability of inviting disinformation to academia
The University of Missouri Kansas City is welcoming the poisonous message of conspiracy, division and bad science of activist Dr. Vandana Shiva.
Good Day BIO: Calculating the climate benefits of biotech – and a TRIPS update
How can we calculate the benefits of our sustainability practices—and ensure biotech innovations can be widely adopted? Experts provided insight during BIO IMPACT yesterday. We also have an ...
Pocket K No. 60: Rust-resistant Wheat
In December 2019, Wuhan City in China became the epicenter of a respiratory disease outbreak with mysterious origins, that spread to many countries immediately. To investigate the matter ...
Concentrate farming to leave room for species and carbon, better than 'eco-friendly' agriculture
Farming should be as high-yield as possible so it can be limited to relatively small areas, allowing much more land to be left as natural habitats while still meeting future food targets, ...
‘Prejudiced, anti-science, anti-social stances’: Letter denounces University of Missouri lecture series speech invitation to anti-biotechnology activist-philosopher Vandana Shiva
Dear Chancellor, We are scholars of life sciences and social sciences who have published many scholarly papers and articles about agriculture, food and
At Eppendorf, it has always been our mission to contribute to the improvement of human living conditions. We view sustainability – and its social, ecological, and economic impact – as a key component of that mission.
Dear Reader, Sustainability continues to play an ever-increasing role in our daily lives. More and more institutions have entire teams focused on increasing sustainability in the …
USPS Begins Postal Banking Pilot Program
The test allows customers to cash business or payroll checks at the post office and place them onto a gift card.