Biotech firms are using climate goals opportunistically in an attempt to force through the deregulation of genetically modified crops.
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Recent study investigated how fast genes are being transferred between distantly related species.
Each food-based vitamin A programme carries different advantages and issues.
Field trials of genetically edited crop plants are to be allowed in England under new government proposals.
Catherine Price, sociologist, and Nicola Patron, synthetic plant biologist, discuss the promises, dangers and concerns around gene edited and GM crops.
A new biotech regulation allows companies to self-police and decide which crops should be regulated. The new rule is likely to amplify greater distrust of GM crops.
One reason for the likes of the anti-vaxxers movement is a misplaced faith in Mother Nature.
According to current regulations, animals that have been genetically edited, like pigs or cows, are considered drugs. What are the consequences of such rules on American livestock and agriculture?
Predictions suggest that Africa will suffer dramatic losses of crops and productive land as the climate warms. Perhaps adopting GM crops designed to tolerate stress can save the continent from famine.
Synthetic biology is highly promising – but if we don’t get the regulation and engagement right, we risk alienating members of the public, and may even close doors for potentially fruitful research.
Over half the calories humans eat today come from corn, wheat and rice. Raising a greater diversity of types of crops and animals (agrobiodiversity) makes diets healthier and farming more resilient.
Science and technology has always helped us feed the world. GM has more to offer, if we let it.
Everything from domesticated carrots to glow-in-the-dark tobacco fits somewhere on the spectrum. ‘Banning GM’ isn’t a simple yes-no decision.
Modern agriculture is synonymous with monoculture. That lack of diversity is bad news for plants’ natural immune defenses. Researchers are figuring out how to help plants fend off microbes – without pesticides.
Monsanto an other biotech companies got caught short in the 1990s. But since then, the GM argument has been moving in their direction.
The solutions presented by GM crops are rarely tested against the other options. Take a look at our philosophy of farming and it all starts to make sense.
Why are half of European Union members opting out of GMO crops? Hint: it’s not about food and environmental safety.
Since the heyday of retail bans on products containing genetically modified ingredients 15 years ago, the tide has been heading in the other direction.
The GM debate in the developing world encompasses countries with very different priorities. Through the shrill battle of interests, the real agents for change tend to be overlooked.
Over 20 years since GM crops reached the public consciousness, the industry has struggled to get off the ground. Had it played a better hand, it could all have been very different.
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Lecturer in Law, Queen's University Belfast
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Visiting Professor of Biotechnology, King's College London
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Professor of Ocean Leadership, University of Tromsø
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Professor of History and Philosophy, and Deputy Dean Research (Faculty of Arts), University of Adelaide
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Reader in Cell and Molecular Biology, Oxford Brookes University
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PhD researcher in Conservation Genetics, Queen Mary University of London
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Professor of Plant Biology, Sainsbury Laboratory
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Professor and Director, Metabolic Biology, John Innes Centre
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Professor of Natural Philosophy in the Department of Physics, University of York
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Professor, Australian National University
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Professor of Agriculture, Curtin University
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Emeritus Professor of Social Statistics, University of Manchester
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Professor of Geography, Durham University
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Senior Research Fellow in Anthropology, Durham University
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CEO, Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics
