Top news of the week: 26.05.2022.
Sustainability
From dairy to meat to seafood, the future of sustainable food is here. Thank you synthetic biology!
The very definition of what food is will be challenged by beefless beef, porkless pork, fishless fish, chickenless chicken, milkless milk, milkless dairy
UBC-grown biotech companies lead pandemic efforts
A key component of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was developed by a UBC spin-off company in Vancouver
Genetic Technology Bill: enabling innovation to boost food security
New legislation will make the UK the best place in the world to invest in agri-food research and innovation.
Cloud of disinformation: Ghanian scientist challenges anti-GMO scare campaigns in Africa
Africa has a more urgent need than the rest of the world to adopt genetically modified organisms for agricultural improvement, says Prof. Eric Yirenkyi
Biotage Launches New Flash Purification System
UPPSALA, Sweden, May 24, 2022 / B3C newswire / -- Biotage is pleased to announce the launch of Biotage® Selekt Enkel, a new addition to the Biotage family of flash purification systems. The ...
Farm groups claim US Solicitor General’s Supreme Court brief on glyphosate labeling puts it on the wrong side of science — and invites regulatory chaos
In a letter to President Biden, 54 agricultural groups expressed grave concern with a recent amicus brief submitted by the U.S. Solicitor General to the
‘Prioritize science and innovation to revamp agrifood systems’: New head of UN Food and Agricultural Organization urges global commitment to new breeding techniques
Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Qu Dongyu, has made an urgent call for the transformation of
Gene Editing to Achieve Zero Hunger
Zero hunger is the second of the sustainability development goals (SDG2) set by the United Nations in 2015 to achieve global food security by 2030. Throughout the world many staple food ...