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World Biodiversity Day on Sunday marked an urgent challenge: Researchers warn that our continued failure to save diverse plant and animal species could ultimately […]
Biotech helps address biodiversity challenges Read More »
The Coalition for Responsible Gene Editing in Agriculture has launched a voluntary framework for utilizing gene editing ethically in food and agriculture. The framework,
Coalition launches framework for ethical gene editing in food and agriculture Read More »
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds joined the groundbreaking on construction of a new facility in Eddyville, Iowa, to produce bio-based butanediol, a sustainable version of
Iowa breaks ground on first U.S. plant producing bio-BDO Read More »
A new bill with bipartisan support would promote the development and use of biostimulants, which can help farmers and improve the soil by facilitating
Bipartisan bill would boost plant biostimulants Read More »
President Biden announced May 4 that the White House will hold a Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health in September, for the first time
White House will host the first food insecurity conference in 50 years Read More »
The United States is experiencing its worst avian flu epidemic in years, Bloomberg reports. A new strain with “a near 100 percent mortality rate,”
Deadly bird flu has knock-on effect on people Read More »
A record-breaking heatwave is threatening to scorch India’s wheat harvest, CNBC reported. This is only a glimpse of what is to come if countries
Heatwave batters India’s wheat crop, adding to urgency of biotech solutions Read More »
Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig was awarded the World Food Prize in 2022 for her research on how climate change affects our food systems. The World
World Food Prize recognizes links between climate change and food systems Read More »
To address the increasing problem of Lyme disease on Nantucket, MIT scientists propose releasing hundreds of thousands of genetically altered mice on the island,
Gene-edited mice with Lyme disease immunity could help humans Read More »
Iowa lawmakers passed a bill last week that will require all gas stations in the state to carry E15 biofuel by 2026. Gov. Kim
Iowa Senate adopts bill to increase availability of E15 biofuel Read More »
