New Report: Biotechnology to Help Mitigate Climate Change
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has released “The State of Food and Agriculture”. This …
Do Conflicts of Interest Negate Scientific Consensus on GMO Safety?
Mark Lynas of the Cornell Alliance for Science discusses Chilean researcher Miguel Sanchez analysis of 698 journal articles concerning health …
Response to Danny Hakim's Article in the NY Times "Doubts About the Promised Bounty of Genetically Modified Crops"
NCSU William Neal Reynolds Professor of Agriculture and Co-director of the Genetic Engineering in Society Center Fred Gould is …
Stacking Sequence-Specific Nuclease-Induced Mutations Using Talens to Improve Soybean Oil
Soybean oil is one of the most prevalent oils used in the food industry. Soybean oil has high levels …
Study Finds That Adoption of Gm Crops Could Improve Health of Chinese Farmers
Glyphosate resistant crops increase the use of glyphosate while reducing non-glyphosate herbicides and insect resistant crops reduce the use …
Genetically Engineered Foods and Their Regulation: The Way Forward After Twenty Years of Adoption
This article, by Gregory Jaffe of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, “reviews the US history and …
High Tech Farm Animals Stuck on the Shelf
Opposition to the use of biotechnology in livestock has been more intense than with plants. Several biotech livestock traits …
Nothing Will Compare to Next 30 Years, Says Biotechnology Pioneer
World Food Prize Laureate Dr. Marc Van Montagu talks about the future of biotech. Dr. Montagu won the World Food …
President Obama Signs Genetically Modified Food Labeling Bill
President Obama signed the compromise labeling bill for genetically modified food products. The bill will establish national procedures for …
Recent Agbiotech Developments
Opponents of biotechnology often claim that the cost of using biotechnology is too high compared to conventional methods. This …
Purdue Scientists Evaluate the Economic and Environmental Impacts of a Global GMO Ban
Purdue scientists modeled the economic and environmental impacts of a global ban of the us of agricultural biotechnology products. …
House Passes GMO Labeling Bill
The House has passed the Senate compromise on GMO labeling 306 to 117. The bill will now go to …
GMO Food Labeling Bill Passes in the Senate
The Senate passed a compromise bill that will require labeling of foods made with genetic engineering. The compromise allows …
107 Nobel Laureates Sign Letter Blasting Greenpeace Over GMOs
Over 100 nobel laureates have signed a letter asking Greenpeace to stop their opposition to genetically engineered organisms. Laureates …
GMO: African Voices Must Be Heard
Interesting article by Mark Lynas about Europe imposing their views on agricultural biotechnology on Africa. Lynas refers to this …
Are Organic and Non-GMO Farming More Sustainable Than Farming Using GMOs?
This article suggests that both conventional and organic farming have some advantages in terms of sustainability. The most sustainable …
Media Coverage of National Academies Report on Genetically Engineered Crops
The report, summaries of the report and some responses to the report are available on this portal. Much of …
National Academies Report on Genetically Engineered Crops
The Committee on Genetically Engineered Crops: Past Experience and Future Prospects; Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources; Division on Earth …
U.N. Experts Find Weed Killer Glyphosate Unlikely to Cause Cancer
There has been a flurry of concern and activity concerning glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup herbicide, following the WHO’s …
Cows Made Hornless Through Gene-Editing, With No Off-Target Effects
Physical dehorning of cattle is a common practice. This practice is considered necessary to prevent cattle from injuring each …