15 surprising GMO and gene-edited crop advances underway in South and Central America
Daniel Norero | Genetic Literacy Project | February 28, 2018 Latin America is a vital region in the global production of genetically modified (GM) crops, with Brazil and Argentina ranked as the world’s second and third largest producers, respectively. Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia are major producers of GM soy, with Chile and Costa Rica functioning as important counter-station seed countries. Other nations, like Colombia and Mexico, still have...
Read MoreBrazil sugar mills start genetically-modified cane plantation
José Roberto Gomes | MARCH 2, 2018 PIRACICABA, Brazil, March 2 (Reuters) – Brazilian sugar mills looking to grow the world’s first variety of genetically modified (GM) sugarcane have planted an initial area of 400 hectares (988 acres), according to the research firm behind the project. Developed by Centro de Tecnologia Canavieira (CTC) with Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) genes that make it resistant to the cane borer, around 100 mills are...
Read MoreDoes GMO corn increase crop yields? 21 years of data confirm it does—and provides substantial health benefits
Paul McDivitt | Genetic Literacy Project | February 19, 2018 While many studies show that genetically modified crops contribute to yield gains, GMO critics say that they don’t. Such claims, they say, are industry talking points drawn from industry-funded studies. Most recently and notably, The New York Times’ Danny Hakim asserted in a 2016 front-page analysis that “genetic modification in the United States and Canada has not...
Read MoreAfter Two Decades And 6,000 Studies, Scientists Find GMO Corn Is Actually Good For You
There is a great deal of misinformation out there regarding genetically modified organisms (GMOs). From monikers like “Frankenfoods” to general skepticism, there has been a variety of biased reactions to these organisms, even though we as a species have been genetically modifying our foods in one way or another for approximately 10,000 years. Perhaps some of this distrust will be put to rest with the emergence of a new meta-analysis that...
Read MoreWhen genetic engineering came of age: World’s first GMO—GE insulin—approved 35 years ago
Henry Miller | October 30, 2017 | Genetic Literacy Project 35 years ago, the world entered an important new era in pharmaceutical development with the approval by the FDA of human insulin synthesized in genetically engineered bacteria–the world’s first recombinant DNA drug product. As the medical reviewer of the product and the head of the review team, I had a front-row seat. The saga is remarkable in several ways, not least of which is that although...
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