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4 days ago · A mix-up over bioengineered tomato seeds sparked fears about spread of GMO crops. The Purple Galaxy Tomato splashed across the cover of this season's Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds catalog: a closeup ...
4 days ago · The mix-up has caused consternation for the heirloom seed company that prides itself on offering rare and organic varieties and takes a firm stance against GMO crops. And it's triggered debate about biodiversity and what can happen with GMO seeds when they begin to spread. When news of a non-GMO purple-fleshed tomato variety first started ...
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2 days ago · Public perception Consumer concerns about food quality first became prominent long before the advent of GM foods in the 1990s. Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle led to the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act, the first major US legislation on the subject. This began an enduring concern over the purity and later "naturalness" of food that evolved from a single focus on sanitation to include others on ...
2 days ago · The development of “omics-driven” high-throughput techniques is highlighted as vital to advancing screening procedures for breeding robust potato cultivars. Implications for Global Food Security. This study not only underscores the challenges posed by climate change but also charts a path forward for adapting potato cultivation practices.
3 days ago · Genetic modification (GM) and genome editing (GE) can improve plant traits to achieve sustainable agriculture objectives which will 1) reduce the need for additional agricultural land, 2) reduce the use of chemicals in the form of fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides, 3) reduce greenhouse gas emissions, 4) conserve natural resources, and 5) improve human health outcomes. GE alters plant ...
5 days ago · A recent court decision halting the production of the genetically modified crops Golden Rice and Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) eggplant may impact on the country’s food security and may cause ...
3 days ago · J. B. S. Haldane. John Burdon Sanderson Haldane FRS ( / ˈhɔːldeɪn /; 5 November 1892 – 1 December 1964 [1] [2] ), nicknamed "Jack" or "JBS", [3] was a British-Indian scientist who worked in physiology, genetics, evolutionary biology, and mathematics. With innovative use of statistics in biology, he was one of the founders of neo-Darwinism.
