The cassava plants in this petri dish have been genetically engineered to resist brown streak virus, a disease that’s spreading across sub-Saharan Africa, where…
Posts published in September 2014
September 24, 2014 Studies have shown that university professors and public sector scientists are regarded by the public as highly credible sources of…
USDA Foreign Agriculture Service released a report on agri-biotechnology in the Philippines. According to the report, the Philippines continues to be a regional leader in biotech…
22-September-2014 SEARCA BIC Media Release Scientist-members of the National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST Philippines) of the Department of Science and…
By Jon Entine SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 9/17/2014 @ 4:53PM Visit almost any anti-GMO website and you will find alarming headlines about the alleged dangers of…
By Stacey Shackford Aug. 21, 2014 A new international effort led by Cornell will seek to add a stronger voice for science and depolarize…
Is synthetic biology on its way to our farms, markets and tables? By Josie Garthwaite @journojos September 18, 2014 — Thousands of researchers will…
This image shows a tobacco plant that has been genetically engineered for the first time so that all its organic material comes from carbon…
September 8th, 2014 Government and private sector leaders recently said the growth of agricultural biotechnology has boosted the country’s prospects for increased food…
SEARCA BIC Media Release 08-September-2014 Local government constituents including municipal agriculturists and farmers from the province of Pangasinan, Philippines; students of Pangasinan State…