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Dangerous Bacterium Hosts Genetic Remnant Of Life’s Distant Past 14 Aug 2010 Within a dangerous stomach bacterium, Yale University researchers have discovered an ancient but functioning genetic remnant from a time before DNA existed, they report in the August 13 issue of the journal Science. To the surprise of researchers, this RNA complex seems to…
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2nd UPDATE: Wheat Prices Hit 2-Year Highs Following Russian Ban – WSJ.com THE WSJ is reporting that wheat futures prices soared Thursday to their highest levels in two years after Russia said it would ban grain exports due to a severe drought, a move that heightens concerns about global supplies of the grain and the…
Monsanto ~ News & Events ~ Feature Stories ~ Wheat added as a fifth crop to BASF Plant Science and Monsanto joint plant biotechnology pipeline Monsanto joint plant biotechnology pipeline On 7th July Monsanto and BASF announced an expansion of their collaboration to develop higher‐yielding and stress‐tolerant crops to include wheat. The agreement extends the…
RISK MANAGEMENT RESEARCH Sustainability of Glyphosate-based Weed Management: The Benchmark StudyMicheal Owen, Philip Dixon, David Shaw, Stephen Weller, Bryan Young, Robert Wilson, and David Jordan The benefits and risks of the widespread adoption of genetically engineered glyphosate resistant (GE GR) crops on agroecosystems and for society has been a contentious topic of debate in scientific…
Life Cycle Study Shows Soy Continues to Grow More Sustainable By John Cooper, United Soybean Board directorSoybean farmer, Wynne, Ark. Today, probably one of the most overused, misunderstood and most difficult to accurately measure business practices proves to be the concept of sustainability as it relates to the environmental impact of many industries. U.S. soybean…
Yet because the world as a whole produces enough food for the entire world population, and because countries such as India with massive malnutrition also produce enough food to feed their entire populations, recent approaches to combat malnutrition have de-emphasised food production itself in the interventions needed to combat malnutrition. The emphasis instead has been…
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Regulation must be revolutionizedUnjustified and impractical legal requirements are stopping genetically engineeredcrops from saving millions from starvation and malnutrition, says Ingo Potrykus. Nature Volume 466 , July 29th 2010, page 561 The crop [Golden Rice] was stalled for more than ten years by the working conditions and requirements demanded by regulations (see ‘From bench to…
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Genes from Ebola Virus Family Found in Human Genome: Scientific American Genes from Ebola Virus Family Found in Human Genome A rush of new research has found evidence that some RNA viruses made their way into vertebrate genomes millions of years ago By Katherine Harmon at Scientific American Viruses do not make good fossils. But…
Things may not be as simple as they seem There is a strand of thought in modern, sophisticated societies which yearns for a simpler life. This is understandable; the complexities of living in the 21st century can be stressful. A quiet life in the country sounds idyllic to people balancing the demands of a job, urban…
“Hidden GMOs” : anti-GMO campaigners change target but not strategy – OGM : environnement, sante’ et politique: “‘Hidden GMOs’ : anti-GMO campaigners change target but not strategy” “Hidden GMOs” : anti-GMO campaigners change target but not strategy par Marcel Kuntz Having no GM crops or trials to destroy in France (since there are almost no…