Biotech
Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, GMO's, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Biotech,

10/11/2020 SOURCE: www.salon.com

CRISPR researchers, awarded the Nobel Prize, say the technology could defeat coronavirus

The Nobel Prize was given to scientists who discovered a tool that helps us precisely alter DNA

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TOPIC(S): Ethanol/Biofuel, Economics, Ag Europe, Biotech, World Population, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

10/11/2020 SOURCE: www.euractiv.com

Difficult times for Germany’s transport ministry - biofuels could alleviate worries

The German Federal Ministry of Transport might be heading for difficult times in the next decade. On the one hand, the department is under pressure from the EU Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR), writes Elmar Baumann.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: CRISPR/Gene Editing, Ag Europe, Genes /Genetics, Biotech,

Expert warns about strict regulation of new plant breeding methods in the EU

New technologies in plant breeding, especially gene editing technologies such as nobel-prize winning CRISPR, enable the targeted and precise modification of the genetic material of plants. In 2018, the ...

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Potatoes, Genes /Genetics, Biotech,

Scientists Identify New Resistance Gene to Potato Disease that Caused Irish Famine

Late blight, the most important and most destructive pathogen of potato, was caused by the microorganism Phytophthora infestans. Late blight is the disease that caused the Irish Famine of the 1840s and still one of the most serious threats to potato production that causes significant economic losses globally.

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Cotton, GMO's, Biotech, Education,

Numerous studies are available across multiple crops regarding the equivalence of GMO and non-GMO seed/feed.

GMO insect-resistant Bt cotton 'as safe as' conventional counterpart, study finds

Genetically engineered crops expressing insecticidal and herbicide-tolerant traits offer a new strategy for crop protection and enhanced production;

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Pesticides, GMO's, Insects, Biotech,

09/24/2020 SOURCE: www.wired.com

Can a Genetically Modified Bug Combat a Global Farm Plague?

Biotech company Oxitec has created a caterpillar with self-destructing eggs in an attempt to curb agricultural damage. But will other pests simply move in?

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TOPIC(S): CRISPR/Gene Editing, Biotech, Coronavirus/COVID,

09/17/2020 SOURCE: www.agdaily.com

Science used in ag can help defend against viruses | AGDAILY

In the modern era, scientists have harnessed the mechanism (CRISPR) developed by bacteria to defend against invading viruses by chopping them up.

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TOPIC(S): Beef Cattle, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Biotech,

09/16/2020 SOURCE: newatlas.com

CRISPR creates "surrogate sires" that produce prize-winning donor sperm

In a breakthrough that promises to revolutionize the precision breeding of animals, an international team of scientists led by Jon Oatley, a reproductive biologist with Washington State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, has for the first time used the CRISPR gene editing tool to produce infertile animals that become "surrogate sires" and produce sperm containing only donor animal DNA

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, GMO's, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Ag Tech, Biotech,

09/10/2020 SOURCE: www.feednavigator.com

Non-GMO advocates hail 'first open source detection test' for a gene-edited GM crop

The first-ever public detection method for a gene-edited crop has been successfully developed and published, according to a group of non-governmental organizations, non-GMO food associations and a food retailer behind the development.

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