Engineering Honesty: USDA Moves to Disclose “GMOs”
The National Bioengineered Disclosure Law was signed by president Obama on July 29, 2016. The law gives USDA 2 …
First Genetically Engineered Salmon Sold in Canada
The first genetically engineered salmon has been sold in Canada. AquAdvantage salmon is a genetically engineered Atlantic salmon that …
When Genetic Engineering Is the Environmentally Friendly Choice
Crop Hybridization and Genetic Engineering: An Illustration Using Playing Cards Dr. Paul Vincelli of the University of Kentucky demonstrates why …
The EPA Approves Monsanto's New RNA Interference Genetic-Engineering Technology in Corn
RNA interference is a promising technology that involves using RNA to interfere or inhibit gene expression by neutralizing targeted …
Global Status of Commercialized Biotech / GM Crops: 2016
ISAAA (International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications) has released its annual report on the adoption and commercialization …
Scientist Race to Use Virus to Save Florida Orange Trees
The Florida citrus industry has been hit hard by a disease called citrus greening or huanglongbing. Citrus greening is …
Scientists Discover Gene That Doubles Production of Malaria Drug in Artemisia Annua Plant
Scientists at the Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) and Sequentia Biotech S.L. have been able to double the production …
NAS Releases Report on Future of Biotechnology Products
The National Academies of Science has released a report on the future of biotechnology products. This report covers the …
EPA Approves New GM Potato
The EPA has approved three varieties of potato that are resistant to the disease that caused the Irish potato …
Video GMO Story: The Near Death and Rescue of the Hawaiian Papaya
Interesting video of the story of the development of the papaya genetically engineered to be resistant to ringspot virus. …
Second GM Crop Ready for Release in Bangladesh
Bangladesh is close to approving a potato that is genetically engineered to be resistant to late blight. Late blight …
Golden Rice Trials in Bangladesh Show High Promise
A version of Golden Rice developed in Bangladesh performed well in field trials in 2017. Golden Rice is genetically …
Cultivating the Future: How Can 20 Years of GM Debate Inform UK Farm Policy?
The Agriculture Biotechnology Council, a UK based biotech industry group, has recently produced a report called “Cultivating the future: …
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 …