The controversial #herbicide ingredient glyphosate does not cause cancer in humans, according to a scientific opinion published by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) Monday. #ag #agriculture #news politico.eu/article/glyphosa…

🌽"Evidence that GM products are dangerous to human health may be lacking but estimates of the negative impact of Mexico’s new policy are not" by @I_is_JMB @MexicoInstitute

🌱Genetically engineering rice to have better salt tolerance could allow it to be grown in places it would otherwise fail, new research from the University of Sheffield has found. sheffield.ac.uk/news/genetic…

🐝"The federal government has granted a conditional license for a honeybee vaccine, the developer of the drug announced Wednesday. The vaccine will be used to help fight American Foulbrood disease in the insects." #biotech #bee #science by @ayanaarchie npr.org/2023/01/06/114734296…

🌱"Amidst calls for the EU to adopt less cumbersome regulations for certain gene-editing techniques, @diana_petroio, president of the EU Council of Young Farmers, argues that NGTs could benefit the environment and bolster the resilience of Europe's farms" theparliamentmagazine.eu/new…

The 🇺🇸 chestnut was a dominant tree in many of the forests of the E. 🇺🇸 until an imported fungus spread destroyed trees across the range. A biotech solution to repatriate the forests lead to the production of trees that could resist blight. colabra.app/podcasts/talking…

"Despite being a preventable & treatable disease, malaria is currently affecting the lives of more than 200 million people. Dr. Federica Bernardini is using genetically modified mosquitoes to pioneer novel disease management strategies against malaria selectscience.net/editorial-…

Several African scientists who are knowledgeable about GMO science argue that contrary to ongoing anti-GMO propaganda the actual threat to Africa’s seed systems and agriculture is not GMOs but rather the fear of them. allianceforscience.org/blog/…

Given the approval of GEAC for environmental release of DHM-11, there is a need for creating an enabling environment for farmers to move forward for wider adoption of improved technology for better yields and incomes. @firstpost firstpost.com/opinion/why-gm…

🌞🌧️"Climate change poses an enormous challenge to plant agriculture. Crops will need to endure weather extremes, including heat, drought & excess rain. There is clearly a need for new crop varieties that can withstand these abiotic & biotic challenges" croplife.org/wp-content/uplo…

If the Non-GMO Project cared about the opinions of poor farmers, they’d endorse the technology these growers want to use. But that won’t happen. The project’s lucrative business model hinges on the myth that biotech crops are uniquely harmful. geneticliteracyproject.org/2…

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"Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and from time to time the @NFUcanada does some good research and raises valid issues. But you hear the NFU quoted much less in agricultural media, and that’s directly related to credibility." @westernproducer producer.com/opinion/nfu-rec…