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Climate-smart agriculture: Here are the barriers keeping South Asian farmers from adopting next generation farming techniques

Andrew Wight | Forbes | 
A researcher originally from Bangladesh has been looking at farms in South Asia to determine why agricultural practices aimed at ...
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Here are genetic reasons why some people age more quickly than others

William Haseltine | Forbes | 
Which genes are involved in aging and longevity? How are they involved? What are the therapeutic implications? ...
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How reviving ancient heat-resistant proteins could help plants survive rising temperatures

Bruce Dorminey | Forbes | 
After what NASA says was the hottest three-month period ever recorded on Earth, people in the Northern Hemisphere in particular ...
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Future food: Carbon-neutral chicken, 3-D printed cake and 8 other foods likely to be on your plates soon

Juergen Eckhardt | Forbes | 
Here are 10 products coming soon to your plates that are set to redefine our gastronomic experiences. Plant scientists at ...
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Viewpoint: ‘Rejecting the luxury green beliefs of the privileged West’ — Why developing countries are rebelling against Greenpeace’s anti-technology policies

Tilak Doshi | Forbes | 
On May 19, the Moscow Times announced the closure of Greenpeace Russia following the government authorities’ decision to label it “undesirable,” ...
What do ‘sustainable’ and ‘humane’ food labels mean?

What do ‘sustainable’ and ‘humane’ food labels mean?

Christine Ro | Forbes | 
Americans tend to think that the farmed animals we eat were treated better than they actually were. In one 2017 survey, ...
Science-based reasons why Environmental Working Group’s Dirty Dozen list of 'pesticide-laden' fruits and vegetables is dangerously misleading

Science-based reasons why Environmental Working Group’s Dirty Dozen list of ‘pesticide-laden’ fruits and vegetables is dangerously misleading

Steve Savage | Forbes | 
Fruits and vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet providing vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, dietary fiber and other benefits ...
Here’s how drones can optimize harvests and save on labor

Here’s how drones can optimize harvests and save on labor

Steve Savage | Forbes | 
Drones are being used for an ever widening range of agricultural applications enabled by new technology and diminishing regulatory constraints ...
Here’s how synthetic biology can support eco-friendly agriculture

Here’s how synthetic biology can support eco-friendly agriculture

Sylvain Gariel | Forbes | 
Methane from cattle and livestock accounted for 37.5% of greenhouse gases in 2020. Added to this is the carbon footprint from gas ...
How your brain reacts to even small ‘doses’ of sugar

How your brain reacts to even small ‘doses’ of sugar

Alice Walton | Forbes | 
If you’ve ever bought a box of donuts only to find it triggers a donut phase in your life, you ...
Viewpoint: 'It undermines farmers and confidence in regulators' — Real impact of Environmental Working Group's organic-promoting 'Dirty Dozen' list

Viewpoint: ‘It undermines farmers and confidence in regulators’ — Real impact of Environmental Working Group’s organic-promoting ‘Dirty Dozen’ list

Steve Savage | Forbes | 
Nutrition experts agree that many Americans should eat more fruits and vegetables, but that can be challenging for those with ...
Viewpoint: ‘Imagine grilling lab-grown steak on your patio with bricks made from bacteria’ — Regulations stymie US biomanufacturing benefits

Viewpoint: ‘Imagine grilling lab-grown steak on your patio with bricks made from bacteria’ — Regulations stymie US biomanufacturing benefits

Deborah Wince-Smith | Forbes | 
Breakthroughs in biomanufacturing could position the U.S. economy for new possibilities that reshape industries — and maintain our global competitiveness ...
Viewpoint: We need fossil fuels, fertilizers, and pesticides — which improve crop production and keep food prices low

Viewpoint: We need fossil fuels, fertilizers, and pesticides — which improve crop production and keep food prices low

Diana Furchtgott-Roth | Forbes | 
Thousands of Belgian and Dutch farmers are being sacrificed on the altar of climate change. They are losing their livelihoods ...
$10,500 for a bottle of perfume made with 8,000 flowers? Synthetic biology makes royal fragrances available at a fraction of that price

$10,500 for a bottle of perfume made with 8,000 flowers? Synthetic biology makes royal fragrances available at a fraction of that price

John Cumbers | Forbes | 
Perfume has historically been the indulgence of the rich. Many of the ingredients used by the nobility to scent the ...
Here's a primer on the technology behind lab-grown meat

Here’s a primer on the technology behind lab-grown meat

Steve Savage | Forbes | 
Between population growth and rising economic status, global demand for food protein is expected to continue to increase for a ...
Biomimicry and four other technologies that can limit carbon emissions from food production

Biomimicry and four other technologies that can limit carbon emissions from food production

Shayna Harris | Forbes | 
Here are five major innovation trends that could help to curb the worst of the climate impact ...
How a genetic tweak boosted ethanol production and serendipitously yielded beef and dairy sustainability benefits

How a genetic tweak boosted ethanol production and serendipitously yielded beef and dairy sustainability benefits

Steve Savage | Forbes | 
Enogen corn was developed using genetic engineering to add a gene for the enzyme alpha amylase which breaks down starch ...
‘Dawn of synthetic medicine’: How wearable devices can transform personalized medicine

‘Dawn of synthetic medicine’: How wearable devices can transform personalized medicine

Oscar Segurado | Forbes | 
We are at the dawn of synthetic medicine, which will forever change how doctors and patients approach healthcare. In fact, ...
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Age of rejuvenation: Using ‘genetic Botox’ to target wrinkles, sagging and aging skin

Alex Zhavoronkov | Forbes | 
In my previous articles, I covered the wonderful female medical doctors working in longevity medicine, female reproductive longevity and inequality, ...
Viewpoint: Satellites, artificial intelligence and smart machines key to addressing agriculture’s sustainability and social challenges of the future

Viewpoint: Satellites, artificial intelligence and smart machines key to addressing agriculture’s sustainability and social challenges of the future

Jennifer Powell | Forbes | 
Migel Tissera, Co-Founder and CTO of Metaspectral, says that technology has a significant role in improving agriculture sustainability ...
Viewpoint: Media hypocrisy — ‘What makes oil companies’ climate change disinformation different from ‘backward progressives’ GMO rejectionist campaigns?’

Viewpoint: Media hypocrisy — ‘What makes oil companies’ climate change disinformation different from ‘backward progressives’ GMO rejectionist campaigns?’

Michael Lynch | Forbes | 
The media often has difficulty deciding what counts as obvious disinformation or falsehoods. But supposed disinformation about climate change is ...
Viewpoint: For centuries, grain yields remained stagnant — but they have tripled since 1960. We can thank biotechnology innovations

Viewpoint: For centuries, grain yields remained stagnant — but they have tripled since 1960. We can thank biotechnology innovations

Eben Bayer | Forbes | 
For centuries, yields for crops like corn remained relatively steady. Everything changed in the middle of the 20th century ...
4th agricultural revolution: Former energy secretary and Nobel Laureate Steven Chu challenges US to adopt climate sustainable genetic engineering

4th agricultural revolution: Former energy secretary and Nobel Laureate Steven Chu challenges US to adopt climate sustainable genetic engineering

Jeff McMahon | Forbes | 
GMOs could have enjoyed a better reputation had their fame rested on genetically-fortified golden rice or on eggplant and cotton ...
Lab-grown seafood: Here’s a taste test and roadmap of its path to approval

Lab-grown seafood: Here’s a taste test and roadmap of its path to approval

Brian Kateman | Forbes | 
Wildtype, a cell-cultured meat company pioneering the field of cellular agriculture to grow cuts of seafood, without fishing or fish ...
Solicitor General’s amicus brief ‘unwittingly makes strong case’ for Supreme Court intervention in latest Monsanto case

Solicitor General’s amicus brief ‘unwittingly makes strong case’ for Supreme Court intervention in latest Monsanto case

Glenn Lammi | Forbes | 
The U.S. Supreme Court invited the Solicitor General of the United States to express the government’s views on Monsanto’s appeal ...
Conspiracist Alex Jones spreads factless claim that monkeypox linked to COVID vaccines

Conspiracist Alex Jones spreads factless claim that monkeypox linked to COVID vaccines

Bruce Lee | Forbes | 
Well, it was only a matter of time before someone started blaming the Covid-19 vaccines for the current ongoing monkeypox ...
With the US honeybee population stable, what are the challenges going forward?

With the US honeybee population stable, what are the challenges going forward?

Steve Savage | Forbes | 
There is a common phrase that appears in the popular press, in grant proposals and as a fund raising theme ...
Viewpoint: Is cell-based meat oversold as a sustainability solution?

Viewpoint: Is cell-based meat oversold as a sustainability solution?

Errol Schweizer | Forbes | 
A new report by the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems critiques the growing trend of alternative proteins. By promising a more ...
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