Arkansas Releases First Roundup Ready Soybean
Fast Facts: UA 5414RR is the first public soybean variety with Roundup Ready® technology released from the University of Arkansas …
GM Crops Perform Far Better in Third World Than U.S.
Insects may pose a concern for farmers in the developed world, but in places where pesticide technologies are not …
Questions and Answers Agricultural Growth Act: Updating the Plant Breeders' Rights Act in Canada
On June 22, the Agricultural Minister of Canada announced the approval of UPOV’91 treaty, intended to improve the plant variety …
Global scientists assess homeopathy-funded Séralini study claiming all GMO tests ‘contaminated’
Gilles-Éric Séralini’s latest study on GMOs–“Laboratory Rodent Diets Contain Toxic Levels of Environmental Contaminants: Implications for Regulatory Tests”–was published on PLOS ONE …
False Food Fears
Consumer fears over genetically modified foods have prompted restaurants and foodmakers to tout their new non-GMO products. But many …
TANZANIA DEPUTY Minister for Agriculture Advocated Adoption of Biotech in Agriculture
Tanzania’s Assistant Minister for Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives, Mr. Godfrey Zambi, said that Tanzania cannot afford to ignore the …
The Plan to Feed the World by Hacking Photosynthesis
With the world population projected to soar past the 11 billion mark by 2100, we’re going to need to …
Most Would Accept Nanotechnology, Genetic Modification in Food for Nutrition, Safety
New research suggests that most consumers will accept nanotechnology or genetic modification technology in their food if it will …
Move over Arabidopsis, there’s a new model plant in town
Bond LSC researchers showed for the first time ever that a grass, Setaria viridis, can receive 100 percent of …