Tag: biofortified

Reuters report – U.S. farmers urge sanctions against EU’s GM crop ban | Reuters

U.S. farmers urge sanctions against EU’s GM crop ban | Reuters In this item Reuters reveal that the largest U.S. farm group has urged the Obama administration to begin steps towards imposing sanctions on the European Union in a longrunning dispute over the EU’s treatment of genetically modified crops. It says that he American Farm…

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RARE: Portraits of America’s endangered species

Brilliant talk by photographer Joel Sartore here at the Aspen Environment Forum, sponsored by the National Geographic and the Aspen Institute. “What can I do to get people to care about the environment? I want people to fall in love with these animals as much as I did so the world pays attention. I need…

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Why is it so hard to achieve Energy Efficiency?

More live blogging from The Aspen Environment Forum, sponsored by the National Geographic and the Aspen Institute. Panelist include: Brian Keane, Amory Lovins, Will Wynn, with moderator Jack Riggs. Brian: Each one of us can and must be part of the energy efficient solution. It is the small little simple things that we do everyday…

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Bridges to Sustainability: People, Planet, Possibility

Climate change is the ultimate threat multiplier that will make other problems such as agricultural productivity worse. This is one of the conclusions at a panel called “Trusting Climate Science” here at the Aspen Environment Forum, sponsored by the National Geographic and the Aspen Institute. I am experimenting with liveblogging from the meeting. Lets see…

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All you wanted to know about induced mutations in crop breeding

SeedQuest – Central information website for the global seed industry FAO publication: Induced Plant Mutations in the Genomics Era Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)Rome, 2009 Preface The year 2008 marks the 80th anniversary of mutation induction in plants. The application of mutation techniques, i.e. Gamma-rays and other physical and chemical…

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People who destroy scientific experiments on GM maize in Spain explain why.

ACT FOR FREEDOM NOW!: 2 GM Maize trials trashed in Catalonia, Spain Today, 12th July 2010, dozens of people came together to sabotage two experimental GM Maize trials belonging to Syngenta, located in the municipality of Torroella de Montgrí (Baix Empordà, Girona, Catalunya). They explain why: … GM agriculture makes it impossible to develop and…

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Sweet Success

Clearly, transparency is critical but how much does the source of funding matter if it is fully disclosed? Among the scientific community, government funded research is generally considered trustworthy and as a benefit for the public good. Still, that view is not universal. I have been accused of “taking government funding” for my research (which…

Scaremongering on shoddy ABC TV program about “GM trees” is dissected at On-line opinion

Tasmania fumes over media misconduct – On Line Opinion – 7/7/2010 Scaremongering on shoddy ABC TV program Australian Story about supposedly “GM trees” has been dissected at On-line opinion. A few snippets from Online Opinion are given below Tasmania fumes over media misconduct Mark Pointer

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Why popcorn pops

Written by James Schnable Popped corn Photo: D3 San Francisco, flickr (click to see photo in original context Popping corn, or anything else, all comes down to pressure. Pop-corn has a particularly impermeable pericarp (the corn kernel’s shell), so as it is heated, the water inside the kernel vaporizes into steam and the starch turns…