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Top news of the week: 19.08.2021.

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@ms4cy shared
On Aug 18, 2021
RT @Bayer4CropsUS: At Bayer, we are proud to walk alongside our grower-customers in their fight against weeds and pests. Read more: https://t.co/aOJkuFGaBw
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Protecting Crops: Why it Matters

Protecting Crops: Why it Matters

Bayer works to provide farmers in America and around the world with the tools they need to confront this existential challenge—tools that include biological and chemical products and, ...

@SciDevNet shared
On Aug 17, 2021
RT @WorldResources: #Agroforestry has helped farmers in Niger turn 5M hectares of barren land green since 1985, sequester up to 30M metric tons of carbon over 30 years and produce 500K extra tons of cereals annually. More nature-based solutions via @SciDevNet: https://t.co/h0esMar7QO
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Nature-based innovation ‘driving food systems into future’

Nature-based innovation ‘driving food systems into future’

Farming innovations rooted in nature and plant science could forge path towards future food systems.

@pharminews shared
On Aug 18, 2021
BioLife Plasma Services Opens First All-Electric Plasma Donation Center https://t.co/jzWsxPU4aj #PharmaNews #ClinicalResearchNews #BiotechNews #LifeSciencesNews #MedicalNews #HealthcareNews #PharmiwebNews https://t.co/3uqDCbQcVF
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BioLife Plasma Services Opens First All-Electric Plasma Donation Center

BioLife Plasma Services Opens First All-Electric Plasma Donation Center

The new Tukwila, WA center underscores the urgent patient need for plasma while supporting Takeda’s sustainability goal to have zero carbon emissions by 2040TUKWILA, Wash.--(BUSINESS ...

@JonEntine shared
On Aug 13, 2021
Biotechnology is key to meeting UN’s goal of zero hunger worldwide by 2030 https://t.co/WLAR5a5aU4 via @GeneticLiteracy
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Biotechnology is key to meeting UN’s goal of zero hunger worldwide by 2030

Biotechnology is key to meeting UN’s goal of zero hunger worldwide by 2030

Agricultural biotechnology is a crucial tool for transforming global food systems to meet the United Nation’s goal of ensuring zero hunger by 2030, say

@SuccessfulFarm shared
On Aug 18, 2021
The “crown jewels” of the historic Garst family farmland in Iowa sold yesterday for a grand total of $19,262,308 at auction. https://t.co/On65I10Bqw
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Over 1,900 acres of Garst farms sell for over $19 million

Over 1,900 acres of Garst farms sell for over $19 million

The eight tracts of Garst family farm land sold to five local farmers in a very active day of bidding.

@JonEntine shared
On Aug 17, 2021
Biotech beauty: How technology advances are revolutionizing the skin care, cosmetics and beauty market https://t.co/oDbHlq0MXg via @GeneticLiteracy
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Biotech beauty: How technology advances are revolutionizing the skin care, cosmetics and beauty market

Biotech beauty: How technology advances are revolutionizing the skin care, cosmetics and beauty market

Until recently the beauty industry could be split into two camps. In one corner, there’s high-tech, lab-made contenders – like Estee Lauder Advanced Night

@pharminews shared
On Aug 16, 2021
Can Seaweed Reduce the Scourge of Plastic Waste? Packaging Leader DS Smith Looking to Use Seaweed as Alternative Fiber Source https://t.co/TNVBIZJIlr #PharmaNews #ClinicalResearchNews #BiotechNews #LifeSciencesNews #MedicalNews #HealthcareNews #PharmiwebNews https://t.co/Att4XlxDZb
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Can Seaweed Reduce the Scourge of Plastic Waste? Packaging Leader DS Smith Looking to Use Seaweed as Alternative Fiber Source

Can Seaweed Reduce the Scourge of Plastic Waste? Packaging Leader DS Smith Looking to Use Seaweed as Alternative Fiber Source

Seaweed project part of company’s $140M circular economy research, development programATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--From a pile of seaweed to a cardboard box.That’s what sustainable paper and ...

@stuartsmyth66 shared
On Aug 17, 2021
RT @globalfoodsecur: "Examining live plants shows us the full picture of how plants use, move & store nutrients" A first-of-its-kind project at GIFS @usask is using cutting-edge laser synchrotron technology to image live plants & allow for more efficient crop breeding. 📰 https://t.co/0Umtc0Bxnj https://t.co/2PsDVzIyKu
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NewsFirst-of-its-kind project at Global Institute for Food Security imaging live plants for more nutrient-efficient crop breeding

NewsFirst-of-its-kind project at Global Institute for Food Security imaging live plants for more nutrient-efficient crop breeding

A first-of-its-kind project at the Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) is using cutting-edge laser synchrotron technology to image live ...