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Tag Archives: Plant biotechnology
Transgenic Crops Contribute to Sustainable Development
The Plant Biotechnology Journal has an article in its January edition on the use of transgenic crops in meeting sustainable development goals. The concept of sustainable development forms the basis for a wide variety of international and national policymaking. World population continues to expand at about 80 M people per year, while the demand for natural resources continues to escalate. Important policies, treaties and goals underpin the notion of sustainable development. In this paper, the authors Read More >
Biotech Forests Could be an Environmental Blessing
The National Center for Policy Analysis has released a new report on the potential environmental benefits of genetically modified trees. Genetically modified grains, fruits and vegetables have become ubiquitous on U.S. farms and in supermarkets. Genetically modified trees could be a boon as well, say Wesley Dwyer, a policy intern, and H. Sterling Burnett, a senior fellow, with the National Center for Policy Analysis. If commercialized on a large scale, genetically modified trees would provide Read More >
How “Fear of Science” Is Harming Our Future
Michael Specter, staff writer at The New Yorker, told attendees at the GrowCanada Conference last week that irrational thinking about scientific advancements like plant biotechnology may present unique concerns to the world. This is the greatest time there has ever been on this planet, by any measure that you wish to choose,” Specter says. “And yet the chilling effect caused by denying the scientific evidence on a whole range of topics, including genetically modified foods, may Read More >
The Wonders of Biotechnology: “Healthy” Chocolate!
Forget penicillin, space travel and the silicon chip. Science is on the verge of its greatest discovery – chocolate that’s good for you. DNA experts are working with sweet giant Mars to create genetically modified chocolate that fights heart disease and diabetes and won’t make you fat. They’ve already been at it for two years. And they claim that in another five, they could unlock the secret of how to make chocolate healthy. The scientists Read More >
Vilsack Extols the Value of Biotech Crops
As part of Forbes Video Network’s “Thought Leaders” series, U.S. Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack talks about the benefits of agricultural biotechnology: “We probably have not done a very good job of explaining to people the benefits of GMOs, not just simply the fact that they can produce more crops, but that they can do so with less reliance on natural resources, less damage to natural resources and less reliance on chemicals and pesticides.” View the Read More >
