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GMOs are not the only fashionably foolish denialism sloshing around the internet. Chris Mooney explains over at Mother Jones: “So is there a case study of science denial that largely occupies the political left? Yes: the claim that childhood vaccines are causing an epidemic of autism. Its most famous proponents are an environmentalist (Robert F….
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Welcome to ISAAA – India Biotech Information Center Mandy and Fanny: The Future of Sustainable Agriculture A novel educational cartoon publication featuring two characters, “Mandy” and “Fanny”, which illustrates the attributes of biotech/genetically modified (GM) crops –biotech maize (corn) and biotech cotton and are viewed as the “Tom and Jerry” of modern agriculture. The cartoon…
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from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation webpage on BioCassava Plus BioCassava Plus The Need Cassava is central to the diets of more than 250 million people in Africa. Though rich in calories, it offers limited nutritional value. As a result, many people who rely on cassava as their main source of calories are deficient in a…
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From the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation webpage: a page with truly hopeful sparkleGolden Rice The NeedRice is the staple food crop for more than half of the world’s population, and is especially important in Asia. While it is ample in calories, it lacks vitamin A, which plays an important role in maintaining good health. Because millions…
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Written by Bill Price In a recent discussion on Biofortified, a conversation regarding the ability of small scale research plots to represent real world results was raised. For reasons of experimental control, practicality, and economy, the majority of agricultural research is carried out at smaller scales, i.e. through growth chambers, greenhouses, and small field plots. …
Written by Matt DiLeo “Heirlooms were varieties that were so unsuccessful that they wouldn’t be sold today… Every product declines until it’s replaced by new heirlooms.” The backlash was inevitable.
12 April 2011. Press release A pioneering Australian research alliance is leading the international race to break the world’s reliance on fish stocks for its supply of the vital dietary nutrient, long chain omega-3. Today (Tuesday 12 April) three Australian organisations announced a $50 million dollar research collaboration which will use leading edge gene technology…
Howdy doodie all you foodies, Frank N. Foode™ here with a brand new Community Contest for y’all! Gosh, it has been too long since our last contest in November, the first annual FrankenFood Carving Contest – and I have a bit of a confession to make: I forgot to announce the winner! While several fantastic…
Fill in the XXXs below as you see fit. How the anti-XXX lobby misled us all with dodgy claimsGeorge Monbiot, The Age, MelbourneApril 6, 2011 When the facts don’t suit, the movement resorts to the folly of cover-up allegations.OVER the past fortnight I’ve made a deeply troubling discovery. The anti-XXX movement to which I once…
Two brief introductions about how to overcome stress damage in crops have appeared in this months ISB April 2011 newsletter, coming out of Virginia Polytech. They cover manipulation of leaf pore (stomata) density and better triggering of plant stress responses: