Why People Oppose GMOs Even Though Science Says They Are Safe
Intuition can encourage opinions that are contrary to the facts By Stefaan Blancke | August 18, 2015 Genetically modified organisms …
Scientists Warn Over Plans to Ban Growing GM Crops in Scotland
PROPOSALS to ban the growing of genetically modified crops risk “constraining” Scotland’s contribution to research, according to a group …
NC: A Life Science Leader Poised for More Growth in 6 ‘SuperScieNCe’ Sectors
By Barry Teater, NCBiotech Writer North Carolina’s life science sector grew four times faster than that of the rest of …
Atomic-Level Defense Secrets Revealed
Just as nations around the globe carefully guard their defense secrets, so do plants. New research in the current issue …
Interview with Professor M S Swaminathan “Processing can improve scope for value-added agri”
Though, sometime back, the state of Maharashtra, initiated open field trials for genetically-modified (GM) crops, recently they were put …
Want a Bird Flu-Free World? Consider Breeding Resistant Birds
The solution to avian flu, the virus responsible for the devastating eradication of chicken and turkey flocks across much …
Targeted Increase of a Naturally Occurring Sugar Improves the Yield of Drought Affected Corn
A collaborative project between Syngenta and Rothamsted Research has shown that genetically altering the amounts of a naturally occurring sugar can …
Diamondback Moth Project at Cornell University in 2015
The Sheldon Lab, Cornell University The diamondback moth (DBM) (Plutella xylostella) is the world’s worst insect pest of brassica crops …
Ongoing NAS Study Examines Current Understanding of GE Crops
Ongoing NAS Study Examines Current Understanding of GE Crops – Entomology Today By Fred Gould Genetically engineered crops and their use …
Bioscience Will Accelerate East-West Convergence in the Century Ahead
Bioscience will accelerate East-West convergence in the century ahead | Brookings Institution William Hoffman | July 30, 2015 7:30 a.m. If …
GM Crops Are Safe, Commercialise Bt Brinjal: Scientist
GM crops are safe, commercialise Bt Brinjal: Scientist Deepti Verma Tribune News Service Chandigarh, July 28 Years after the government imposed an indefinite …
As Patents Expire, Farmers Plant Generic GMOs
Monsanto Roundup Ready Soybean Patent Expiration Ushers in Generic GMOs MIT Technology Review Billy Maddox planted 100 acres of Roundup Ready …