Daily Food & Agriculture Digest – Genes and Science https://geneticliteracyproject.org Science Not Ideology Mon, 24 Aug 2020 17:05:31 -0400 en-US hourly 1 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cropped-favicon-cropped-spectrum-initials-blue-box-borders-512x512-1-32x32.png Daily Food & Agriculture Digest – Genes and Science https://geneticliteracyproject.org 32 32 149325001 Democratic strategists urge Joe Biden to take on Monsanto to win rural support https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/democratic-strategists-urge-joe-biden-to-take-on-monsanto-to-win-rural-support/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/democratic-strategists-urge-joe-biden-to-take-on-monsanto-to-win-rural-support/#disqus_thread Mon, 24 Aug 2020 04:04:57 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2333719 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/democratic-strategists-urge-joe-biden-to-take-on-monsanto-to-win-rural-support/feed/ 0 2333719 Zinc-fortified crops may fight diabetes, cardiovascular disease in poor countries better than supplements https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/zinc-fortified-crops-may-fight-diabetes-cardiovascular-disease-in-developing-countries-better-than-supplements/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/zinc-fortified-crops-may-fight-diabetes-cardiovascular-disease-in-developing-countries-better-than-supplements/#disqus_thread Mon, 24 Aug 2020 04:03:49 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2333716 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/zinc-fortified-crops-may-fight-diabetes-cardiovascular-disease-in-developing-countries-better-than-supplements/feed/ 0 2333716 Cuba expects massive crop yield increase with GMO insect-resistant, herbicide-tolerant corn https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/cuba-expects-massive-crop-yield-increase-with-gmo-insect-resistant-herbicide-tolerant-corn/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/cuba-expects-massive-crop-yield-increase-with-gmo-insect-resistant-herbicide-tolerant-corn/#disqus_thread Mon, 24 Aug 2020 04:02:19 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2333713 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/cuba-expects-massive-crop-yield-increase-with-gmo-insect-resistant-herbicide-tolerant-corn/feed/ 0 2333713 GMOs ‘pose no health risks,’ biotech experts say, but ‘bioengineered’ food labels coming anyway https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/gmos-pose-no-health-risks-biotech-experts-say-but-bioengineered-food-labels-are-coming-anyway/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/gmos-pose-no-health-risks-biotech-experts-say-but-bioengineered-food-labels-are-coming-anyway/#disqus_thread Mon, 24 Aug 2020 04:01:29 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2333711 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/gmos-pose-no-health-risks-biotech-experts-say-but-bioengineered-food-labels-are-coming-anyway/feed/ 0 2333711 Bt cotton in Africa: Role models and lessons learned https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/bt-cotton-in-africa-role-models-and-lessons-learned/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/bt-cotton-in-africa-role-models-and-lessons-learned/#disqus_thread Fri, 21 Aug 2020 04:04:50 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2333452 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/bt-cotton-in-africa-role-models-and-lessons-learned/feed/ 0 2333452 CRISPR crop development proceeds rapidly, but ‘bottlenecks’ limit promise https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/crispr-crop-development-proceeds-rapidly-but-bottlenecks-limit-promise/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/crispr-crop-development-proceeds-rapidly-but-bottlenecks-limit-promise/#disqus_thread Fri, 21 Aug 2020 04:03:50 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332618 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/crispr-crop-development-proceeds-rapidly-but-bottlenecks-limit-promise/feed/ 0 2332618 ‘Steadily increasing’ GMO acceptance in Europe fuels efforts to revise biotech restrictions https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/steadily-increasing-gmo-acceptance-in-europe-fuels-efforts-to-revise-biotech-restrictions/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/steadily-increasing-gmo-acceptance-in-europe-fuels-efforts-to-revise-biotech-restrictions/#disqus_thread Fri, 21 Aug 2020 04:02:04 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2333179 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/steadily-increasing-gmo-acceptance-in-europe-fuels-efforts-to-revise-biotech-restrictions/feed/ 0 2333179 Viewpoint: Germany’s pesticide use drops for 8th straight year, but anti-GMO groups say that’s not good enough https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/viewpoint-germanys-pesticide-use-drops-for-8th-straight-year-but-anti-gmo-groups-say-thats-not-good-enough/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/viewpoint-germanys-pesticide-use-drops-for-8th-straight-year-but-anti-gmo-groups-say-thats-not-good-enough/#disqus_thread Fri, 21 Aug 2020 04:01:41 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2333182 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/viewpoint-germanys-pesticide-use-drops-for-8th-straight-year-but-anti-gmo-groups-say-thats-not-good-enough/feed/ 0 2333182 GMO crops don’t cause infertility, systematic evidence review finds https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/gmo-crops-dont-cause-infertility-systematic-evidence-review-finds/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/gmo-crops-dont-cause-infertility-systematic-evidence-review-finds/#disqus_thread Thu, 20 Aug 2020 04:04:50 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2333177 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/gmo-crops-dont-cause-infertility-systematic-evidence-review-finds/feed/ 0 2333177 Florida green lights release of malaria- and Zika-fighting GMO mosquitoes https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/florida-green-lights-release-of-malaria-and-zika-fighting-gmo-gene-drive-mosquitoes/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/florida-green-lights-release-of-malaria-and-zika-fighting-gmo-gene-drive-mosquitoes/#disqus_thread Thu, 20 Aug 2020 04:04:20 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2333201 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/florida-green-lights-release-of-malaria-and-zika-fighting-gmo-gene-drive-mosquitoes/feed/ 0 2333201 EU blocks Austria’s planned glyphosate ban, rejecting claim that weedkiller harms human health https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/eu-blocks-austrias-planned-glyphosate-ban-rejecting-claim-that-weedkiller-harms-human-health/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/eu-blocks-austrias-planned-glyphosate-ban-rejecting-claim-that-weedkiller-harms-human-health/#disqus_thread Thu, 20 Aug 2020 04:03:31 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2333190 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/eu-blocks-austrias-planned-glyphosate-ban-rejecting-claim-that-weedkiller-harms-human-health/feed/ 0 2333190 USDA invites public comment on petition to approve GMO chestnut tree https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/usda-invites-public-comment-on-petition-to-approve-gmo-chestnut-tree/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/usda-invites-public-comment-on-petition-to-approve-gmo-chestnut-tree/#disqus_thread Thu, 20 Aug 2020 04:01:28 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2333185 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/usda-invites-public-comment-on-petition-to-approve-gmo-chestnut-tree/feed/ 1 2333185 Has ‘Big Tech’ replaced ‘Big Ag’ as America’s favorite corporate villain? https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/has-big-tech-replaced-big-ag-as-americas-favorite-corporate-villain/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/has-big-tech-replaced-big-ag-as-americas-favorite-corporate-villain/#disqus_thread Wed, 19 Aug 2020 04:04:47 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332918 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/has-big-tech-replaced-big-ag-as-americas-favorite-corporate-villain/feed/ 0 2332918 Video: GMO insect-resistant Bt corn vs conventional corn—which is more vulnerable to pest attacks? https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/video-gmo-insect-resistant-bt-corn-vs-conventional-corn-which-suffers-more-from-pest-attacks/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/video-gmo-insect-resistant-bt-corn-vs-conventional-corn-which-suffers-more-from-pest-attacks/#disqus_thread Wed, 19 Aug 2020 04:03:58 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332915 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/video-gmo-insect-resistant-bt-corn-vs-conventional-corn-which-suffers-more-from-pest-attacks/feed/ 0 2332915 CRISPR-edited canola slated for 2021 field trials, moving crop closer to commercialization https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/crispr-edited-canola-slated-for-2021-field-trials-moving-crop-closer-to-commercialization/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/crispr-edited-canola-slated-for-2021-field-trials-moving-crop-closer-to-commercialization/#disqus_thread Wed, 19 Aug 2020 04:02:35 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332912 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/crispr-edited-canola-slated-for-2021-field-trials-moving-crop-closer-to-commercialization/feed/ 0 2332912 Viewpoint: ‘Bird apocalypse’? Study wrongly blames neonicotinoid pesticides for declining bird biodiversity https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/viewpoint-bird-apocalypse-study-wrongly-blames-neonicotinoid-pesticides-for-declining-bird-biodiversity/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/viewpoint-bird-apocalypse-study-wrongly-blames-neonicotinoid-pesticides-for-declining-bird-biodiversity/#disqus_thread Wed, 19 Aug 2020 04:01:06 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332910 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/viewpoint-bird-apocalypse-study-wrongly-blames-neonicotinoid-pesticides-for-declining-bird-biodiversity/feed/ 0 2332910 Indian scientists call out anti-GMO groups trying to block insect-resistant Bt eggplant safety field trials https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/indian-scientists-call-out-anti-gmo-groups-trying-to-block-insect-resistant-bt-eggplant-safety-field-trials/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/indian-scientists-call-out-anti-gmo-groups-trying-to-block-insect-resistant-bt-eggplant-safety-field-trials/#disqus_thread Tue, 18 Aug 2020 04:04:32 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332622 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/indian-scientists-call-out-anti-gmo-groups-trying-to-block-insect-resistant-bt-eggplant-safety-field-trials/feed/ 2 2332622 Federal court upholds dicamba weedkiller ban, opening door to possible Supreme Court challenge https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/federal-court-upholds-dicamba-weedkiller-ban-opening-door-to-possible-supreme-court-challenge/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/federal-court-upholds-dicamba-weedkiller-ban-opening-door-to-possible-supreme-court-challenge/#disqus_thread Tue, 18 Aug 2020 04:03:59 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332652 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/federal-court-upholds-dicamba-weedkiller-ban-opening-door-to-possible-supreme-court-challenge/feed/ 1 2332652 Vegan eggs, lab-grown beef jerky and 10 other alternative proteins we could be eating soon https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/vegan-eggs-lab-grown-beef-jerky-and-10-other-alternative-proteins-we-could-be-eating-soon/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/vegan-eggs-lab-grown-beef-jerky-and-10-other-alternative-proteins-we-could-be-eating-soon/#disqus_thread Tue, 18 Aug 2020 04:02:28 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332616 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/vegan-eggs-lab-grown-beef-jerky-and-10-other-alternative-proteins-we-could-be-eating-soon/feed/ 0 2332616