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Gene-edited chickens could reduce the threat of bird flu spread and promote sustainability
A solution may be around the corner to an avian flu outbreak that has led to the deaths of millions of ...
Debating sustainable agriculture: Weed management and crop biotechnology
Any discussion of crop chemicals must consider the broad sweep of agricultural history, the pivotal moments of technological innovation, and ...
Viewpoint: The organic food industry is a $180 billion marketing fraud
As a biomedical scientist, it has never failed to annoy me that the term ‘organic’ has been co-opted to spread ...
Is tilapia a human-made freak that we should avoid — or an evolutionary rockstar?
Posts were appearing on my Facebook feed warning against the dangers of eating tilapia. So I decided to do a ...
Are GMOs causing an increase in allergies?
The potential for allergies from foods with genetically modified ingredients is no higher than that in any food, including organics ...
Congress mulls transparency bills to limit booming industry of undisclosed third-party litigators
Litigation funders are hedge funds, credit lenders, and venture capitalists who front legal costs in exchange for a percentage of ...
How a cutting edge gene tracker can help map the rise of pesticide resistance in caterpillars
Farmers rely on pesticides to control agricultural pests. But insects often develop resistance to the toxins in pesticides. University of ...
Bird flu detected in US dairy cattle for the first time, milk supply remains unaffected
Multiple U.S. agencies said on March 29 that for the first time, the rampant bird flu has spread to dairy ...
Did you hear the story about the GMO that nearly destroyed the world?
An old myth has resurfaced that a GMO almost destroyed all life on Earth — but what's the real story? ...
Methane is 28 times more powerful than CO2, and it’s increasing in the atmosphere. Here’s why and what must be done
The greenhouse gas methane is 28 times more powerful than CO2, and its presence is increasing in the atmosphere ...
Viewpoint: The Environmental Working Group’s “Dirty Dozen” list is a danger to public health put out by an organic industry funded activist group
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) is an anti-science activist organization ...
How are we feeding a global population that has tripled since 1940? Propelled by genetic tinkering, crop production takes up 8 to 11 times less land while maintaining yields
The impacts of climate change, particularly extreme weather events, will increase the likelihood of crop failure in the future. As ...
