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May 22, 2024 · Food and farming Q&A: The evolving debate about using genetically modified crops in a warming world. Crops that have been “altered” by scientists in a laboratory can be found growing on millions of hectares of farmland around the world. These “genetically modified organisms” (GMOs) are planted extensively across swathes of North and ...
1 day ago · The US-Mexico Tortilla War. A trade dispute between Mexico City and Washington puts a spotlight on food sovereignty, GMOs, glyphosate, and the fate of Mexico’s iconic white-corn flatbread. Corn ...
May 21, 2024 · In a 400-plus page report published in 2016, the National Academies of Science found that “no substantiated evidence that foods from GE (genetically engineered) crops were less safe than foods ...
May 22, 2024 · Biotech companies employ various techniques to modify plant genetics, including gene splicing and CRISPR-Cas9. Although various food and health authorities consider them safe, GMOs, like genetically modified foods, may not be completely safe, as they are associated with health risks like allergic reactions, antibiotic resistance, and toxicity.
May 22, 2024 · Sustainable farming on ever-shrinking agricultural land and declining water resources for the growing human population is one of the greatest environmental and food security challenges of the 21st ...
May 8, 2024 · This principle governed, and still governs almost worldwide, how to consider GMOs. In the US, it requires that food labels indicate whether or not they contain GMOs. Almost since its inception, the principle of substantial equivalence was discussed 1 and later disqualified by the results of numerous scientific studies such as: 1.
3 days ago · Norman Ernest Borlaug ( / ˈbɔːrlɔːɡ /; March 25, 1914 – September 12, 2009) [2] was an American agronomist who led initiatives worldwide that contributed to the extensive increases in agricultural production termed the Green Revolution. Borlaug was awarded multiple honors for his work, including the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential ...
