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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: GMO's, Crop Diseases, Research, Ag United Kingdom, Ag Europe, Genes /Genetics,

Researchers identify new enzyme that infects plants - paving the way for potential disease prevention

Scientists have identified an unusual enzyme that plays a major role in the infection of plants - and have shown that disabling this enzyme effectively stops plant disease in its tracks.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Rice, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, GMO's, Research, Genes /Genetics, World Hunger, World Population,

The scientist whose hybrid rice helped feed billions

Hear the biggest stories from the world of science | 30 June 2021

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Cotton, Agriculture Global, Beekeeping, Research, Genes /Genetics, Pollinators,

Modified genes can distort wild cotton’s interactions with insects

In a Yucatan nature park, engineered genes influence nectar production, affecting ants’ and maybe pollinators’ attraction to the wild cotton plants.

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this article 4 years ago
Topics: Rice, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, GMO's, Research, Ag Asia / Pacific, Genes /Genetics, World Hunger,

Yuan Longping (1930–2021)

Crop scientist whose high-yield hybrid rice fed billions.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, GMO's, Research, Genes /Genetics, World Hunger, World Population, Ag Podcast Global,

EC study on new genomic techniques – What’s next?

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Genes /Genetics, Ag Startups & Financing, Plant-Based/Animal Free, Plant Breeding,

Benson Hill to go public in $1.35B SPAC deal

The agtech firm will use the transaction to grow its proprietary genomics discovery platform to identify the best tasting, most nutritious and sustainable crop varieties as demand grows for plant-based foods.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, GMO's, Research, Genes /Genetics, Ag Innovation, World Hunger,

Gene Editing Seeds With CRISPR Is Transforming Agricultural Biotechnology

One of the main focuses of agricultural biotechnology is to feed a hungry world in a more sustainable way. Many current farming methods are inefficient because they require large amounts of water, fertilizer and pesticides. Agricultural biotech is trying to solve these problems at the seed level.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Grapes, Genes /Genetics,

what's more exciting to read about than grape flower sex?

Grape genetics research reveals what makes the perfect flower | Cornell Chronicle

Cornell scientists have worked with the University of California, Davis, to identify the DNA markers that determine grape flower sex. In the process, they also pinpointed the genetic origins of the perfect flower.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: GMO's, Research, Ag Europe, Genes /Genetics, Government / Policies,

German Greens: The 'X' factor in EU's debate on new genomic techniques

With the Greens increasingly likely to hold sway in the future German government after the 26 September election, EURACTIV took stock of the party’s position on gene-editing, which could prove to be a turning point for Germany's position and the ongoing debate in the EU.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, GMO's, Genes /Genetics, Ag Innovation, World Hunger,

Genetic technology to make inedible seeds more edible

Every night millions of people go to bed hungry. New genetic technology can help us feed the world by making inedible seeds more edible.

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