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3 days ago · 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 ...
4 days ago · The FDA announced that it will regulate genetically engineered animals. The FDA announced in May 2024 that the agency will lead the charge on regulation of animals with intentional genomic alterations (IGAs). In its guidance, the FDA stated that the agency will consult with the USDA, but that the FDA will primarily be in charge of regulating ...
3 days ago · 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 ...
3 days ago · 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.
4 days ago · Since 01900, it is estimated that three-quarters of the genetic diversity once stored in farmers’ fields has been lost. The way we farm today, raising vast acreages of crops, many of them genetically modified or scientifically hybridized to maximize yield, leaves them vulnerable to such diseases as wheat rust and corn smut.
3 days ago · After issuing more than 85 food safety approvals and importing GM corn for more than 25 years, Mexico abruptly issued a series of bans on GM corn citing “safety concerns” but without any new ...
4 days ago · Liberated Deer Won’t Change Wild Deer Genetics Anyway. Numerous scientific studies have shown we cannot manage genetics of wild deer through selective hunter harvest or through releasing small numbers of deer into large wild populations. Releasing captive-bred 96S deer into the wild would not reduce CWD in a deer population, and it would not ...
