Canola, a crop that produces a heart-healthy type of cooking oil and was created in Canada via cross-breeding of plants, is being improved through …
Gene-editing improves Canada’s canola and can support sustainability Read More »
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has joined the One Health partnership, which includes the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the …
The UN Environment Program has joined a group addressing One-Health challenges Read More »
As risk of a fertilizer shortage grows, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it will assist in increased fertilizer production for American farmers in …
Fertilizer shortage threatens food crisis; biotech can help Read More »
BIO launched a new season of the I am BIO Podcast on March 22, 2022 with an episode for World Water Day. Hosted by …
I am BIO Podcast: Water Stress: Can We Avert a Looming Crisis? Read More »
Much of the Russian oil that America has decided to forgo would be replaced with biofuels under the Home Front Energy Independence Act, unveiled …
Bipartisan bill would replace banned Russian oil with biofuel Read More »
The FDA on Friday announced its first “low-risk determination” for a gene-edited food animal. The FDA made the decision regarding two genome-edited beef cattle …
FDA greenlights marketing gene-edited cattle for food Read More »
Gene editing can improve the health and welfare of animals, and the sustainability of our food supply, Elena Rice, CSO of Genus PLC told …
USDA Forum told of gene editing benefits for animals and people Read More »
One of the first public statements made by Dr. Robert Califf after he was appointed as the new head of the FDA put an …
Scientists hoping to fight tick-borne diseases last week announced “a new protocol that allows gene editing at the embryo stage in ticks, previously thought …
Gene editing breakthrough in ticks promises to help fight disease Read More »
As of last week, the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service had reported several incidences of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A viruses …
Bird flu reappears in the U.S. after six years, but CDC says risk to people is low Read More »
