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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 U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service reported several incidences of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)
Bird flu reappears in the U.S.; CDC says human risk low Read More »
As the fashion world seeks to reduce its sizable environmental impact, a new report offers a framework for helping the industry improve its support
Fashion urged to make regenerative agriculture trendy Read More »
Traditional breeding techniques used over thousands of years have allowed for gradual genetic improvements in agricultural animals. Gene editing, which enables the same kinds
Report calls for reasonable regulation of gene editing in livestock Read More »
Reports this week of deer in Staten Island becoming the first wild animals identified as having the Omicron variant of the coronavirus underline the
One Health treats human, animal, and ecosystem health together Read More »
Postharvest waste and crop loss increase agricultural challenges for humanity and, according to studies, will continue to do so over the next decade. The
Gene editing can fight food waste, reducing hunger and poverty Read More »
The decision late last year by Brazil to allow the import of flour manufactured from genetically modified wheat grown in Argentina may be a
Biotech wheat gains acceptance as drought concerns grow Read More »
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) newly released Global Map of Salt-Affected Soils, there are more than 833 million hectares of salt-affected
Combating soil salinization using biotechnology Read More »
At the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Glasgow – also known as COP26 – nearly 200 countries (including the United States) agreed to the
What happened at COP26 Read More »
Gene editing of agricultural animals could help us solve climate change, hunger, and disease pandemics. But to get there, we need “a remodeling of
How to ‘remodel’ the regulatory framework for GE animals Read More »
