‘For the benefit of all’: Why governments should play a ‘critical role’ in funding biotechnology research

Published on April 26, 2021 | Ali Kay, Farmers Guardian | Genetic Literacy Project Governments should invest in gene editing research to avoid profiteering by large multinationals at the expense…
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The world is dry and hungry but GM crops could change all that

Published on April 26, 2021 | Jonathan Gilbert and Scott Squires, Business Day Biotech is eyeing wheat in Latin America and China as Bioceres warns about future food shortages Buenos…
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It turns out crops have been genetically modifying themselves for decades

Published on April 23, 2021 | Tom Bawden, i News New study finds that grass crops such as wheat and barley have a habit of borrowing genes from neighboring species…
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Naturally GM: Crops Steal Genes From Other Species to Accelerate Evolution

Published on April 22, 2021 | University of Sheffield | SciTech Daily Grass crops are able to bend the rules of evolution by borrowing genes from their neighbors, giving them…
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The future of eating: how genetically modified food will withstand climate change

Published on April 22, 2021 | Jay Sullivan, National History Museum Climate change is transforming how we feed ourselves. Floods, droughts and new diseases can have a big impact on…
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Many plants have been “naturally GMO’d” by bacteria

Published on April 21, 2021 | Mihai Andrei, ZME Science Much of the controversy around genetically modified (GM) plants is that they aren’t “natural”, and somehow dangerous. But we may…
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Biotechnology must be embraced to protect food security

Published on April 20, 2021 | Chrissy Sexton, Earth.Com The adoption of biotechnologies to improve crop production has stalled, which threatens global food security, according to a new study from…
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Kenya’s Agricultural Reforms Set to Bolster Bt Cotton Commercialization

Published on April 14, 2021 | ISAAA Radical reforms in Kenya’s agricultural sector are set to inject fresh impetus to Bt cotton farming in the country, should a fibre crops legislative Bill…
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Biotech crop area in Vietnam increases 26 times

Published on April 17, 2021 | Van Phuc, Saigon Giai Phong Online | Translated by: Thanh Nha According to the report at the seminar ‘Contributions of Agricultural Biotechnology Adoption in…
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Brazil approves environmentally ‘Friendly’ GM tool for controlling fall armyworm

Published on April 16, 2021 | Joan Conrow, Cornell Alliance for Science | Genetic Literacy Project Brazilian farmers are a step closer to using an environmentally friendly tool to control…
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The BCP, a non-stock, non-profit membership association duly registered with the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission, is a broad-based multi-sectoral coalition of advocates for the safe and responsible use and advancement of modern biotech in the Philippines. Our members are representatives from academe, the science community, farmers’ organizations, industries, church, media and other civil society organizations.

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