Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Soil Health, Genes /Genetics, Regenerative Agriculture,

New meta-analysis finds Bt crops have no impact on soil biota - Alliance for Science

A new meta-analysis finds that genetically modified Bt crops — in stark contrast to some pesticides — have no impact on soil invertebrates. The new research provides further weight to the argument that Bt crops, which control pests in a very targeted way using insecticidal proteins (Bt) expressed in plant tissues, protect biodiversity by helping farmers reduce their […]

Dogs sniff out coronavirus 'far better than machines or tests' - Alliance for Science

Researchers in Finland and elsewhere are training dogs to detect the coronavirus....

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Team AgWiki
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Water, GMO's, Grapes, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Climate Change, Ag South America, Tomato,

Chile advances in breeding gene-edited crops that weather climate change - Alliance for Science

After playing a key role in global genetically modified (GM) seed production for two decad...

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Team AgWiki
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Topics: Pesticides, Vegetables, Education U.S. NorthEast, Agriculture Global, Fruit, Economics, Pest Control, Insects, Ag India, Ag Asia / Pacific, World Hunger,

IN PHOTOS: How Bt brijnal made Bangladesh a global 'role model' - Alliance for Science

How Bt brijnal is improving lives in Bangladesh....

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, GMO's, Ag Africa,

05/09/2020 SOURCE: allianceforscience.cornell.edu

COVID-19 may stall Nigeria's rollout of GMO cowpea - Alliance for Science

The COVID-19 pandemic may delay the rollout of pest-resistant Bt cowpea, Nigeria’s first...

GMO tomato as edible COVID vaccine? Mexican scientists work to make it a reality - Alliance for Science

While large companies and public sector consortiums in the United States, Canada, China an...

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Kim Bremmer
shared this article 5 years ago
Topics: Dairy, GMO's, Genes /Genetics,

I grew up dehorning cattle...this advancement in precise breeding is so exciting to see!

Genome editing results in animal welfare breakthrough - Alliance for Science

In a major animal welfare breakthrough, a new study published in Nature Biotechnology conf...

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Topics: Ag Africa,

New breeding techniques can boost food security in Africa, report finds - Alliance for Science

New breeding techniques can help Africa meet its food security and industrial needs while ...

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Kim Bremmer
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Topics: GMO's, CRISPR/Gene Editing, World Hunger, Biotech,

My house always has bananas on the counter, but it's far from being my family's major food source compared to the 500 million people worldwide who rely on bananas for survival. The very serious issue of the threat to bananas from pests, pathogens and Mother Nature finally has some hope for solutions...thanks to scientists and new gene editing techniques. I wonder how many other crops we will get to see that incorporate "climate-smart varieties"?

A CRISPR approach to saving banana - Alliance for Science

CRISPR/Cas9‐based genome editing is offering new hope for protecting a critical food sec...

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Matt Brechwald is the world's most prolific agricultural podcaster. Consistently podcasting since 2014 Matt has hosted well over 1,000 podcasts about agriculture and conducted hundreds of radio interviews as well. From his farm in Kuna, Idaho, Matt has developed the term "Off-Farm Income" into a multi-national brand.

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