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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Education U.S. SouthEast, Water, GMO's, Research, Genes /Genetics, Regenerative Agriculture,

Navigating the corn maze: A technique to map out 'light switches' of maize genome - todaybiznews

Pollination bags cover corn tassels at a Florida State University research field for an experiment led by biology Professor Hank Bass. The bags prevent plants from being pollinated, which allows scientists to avoid contamination of the specimens they are researching. Credit: Jonathan Doster Getting a full understanding of how genes are regulated is a major …

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, GMO's, Research, Genes /Genetics,

Discovery of mobile disease detectors in plants could boost crop resilience - My Droll

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A study of how plants identify and react to invading pathogens using mobile disease detectors could help researchers breed disease-resistant crops. Many important crop plants can be devastated by pathogens including bacteria, fungi and viruses. Knowing exactly how some plants respond could give researchers the information to breed crops with the […]

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, GMO's, AgriBusiness,

08/19/2021 SOURCE: www.foodpolitics.com

Who is responsible for public distrust of GMOs? Monsanto, anyone? - Food Politics by Marion Nestle

In my view, one of the strongest reasons for public distrust of GMOs is the behavior of the GMO industry, with the secretive, aggressive, corporate behavior of Monsanto as the most glaring example. I saw this myself. In the late 1990s, I was at a meeting of food industry executives, among them the CEOs or […]

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Organic, Vegetables, Agriculture Global, GMO's, Research, Genes /Genetics, Regenerative Agriculture,

History of the spread of pepper (C. annuum) is an early example of global trade- TechCodex

The researchers conducted a huge genomic scan of over ten thousand pepper (Capsicum spp.) samples from worldwide genebanks and used the data to investigate the history of this iconic staple. Credit: Ilan Paran Genebanks collect vast collections of plants and detailed passport information, with the aim of preserving genetic diversity for conservation and breeding. Genetic […]

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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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TOPIC(S): GMO's, Ag Global Specialty Food, Consumer/Retail,

08/10/2021 SOURCE: finance.yahoo.com

Benson Hill Advances Its Yellow Pea Innovation Efforts with the Launch of a Breeding and Commercialization Program

Benson Hill, Inc. (the "Company" or "Benson Hill"), a food tech company unlocking the natural genetic diversity of plants with its cutting-edge food innovation engine, today launched its advanced yellow pea breeding and commercialization program. The program is an important next step in the Company's growth strategy and will enable Benson Hill in the coming years to bring to the fast-growing plant-based protein market and the pet food and animal feed markets a portfolio of enhanced, non-GMO yell

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Randy Krotz
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Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, GMO's, Ag Tech, Consumer/Retail,

An article I missed late last month.

Learning to Love G.M.O.s

Overblown fears have turned the public against genetically modified food. But the potential benefits have never been greater.

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Randy Krotz
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Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, GMO's, Consumer/Retail,

NY Times Publishes Solid GMO Story; Anti-Biotech Groups Blow a Gasket

Three well-known anti-GMO groups have attacked the New York Times for publishing a generally excellent story about crop biotechnology. Natural News, for example, called the article "pure propaganda

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TOPIC(S): GMO's, Ag Europe, Consumer/Retail,

08/09/2021 SOURCE: www.kamcity.com

Mars Recalls Some M&M Products Due to Unauthorized GMO Ingredient

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TOPIC(S): GMO's, Research, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Consumer/Retail,

07/09/2021 SOURCE: geneticliteracyproject.org

Survey: Consumers are willing to embrace gene edited foods if they understand their sustainability and health benefits

Consumer acceptance of gene edited foods. That’s the title of a research paper co-authored with Vicenzina Caputo and Valarie Kilders for the Food Industry

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