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Could bio-engineered foods be part of a climate solution?

DAVAO CITY—American researchers have developed a marine bacteria that may help solve plastics pollution of the world’s oceans when laboratory results showed their ability to break down plastics. Researchers from the United States North Carolina State University “have successfully engineered a marine microorganism that can break down polyethylene terephthalate (PET),” or plastics commonly used as

Researchers from the College of Development Communication at the University of the Philippines Los Baños (CDC-UPLB) revisited their original study conducted in 2006 that focused on understanding and communicating Filipino stakeholders public perception of biotech crops. Almost 20 years later, they found that this knowledge has made significant progress, enough to continuously guide stakeholders into accepting biotechnology and products derived from it in the Philippines.

ISAAA has released its annual report for 2022, which highlights the organization’s contributions to information exchange, international discourses, capacity building, and international partnerships on global topics such as climate change mitigation, biodiversity conservation, sustainable agriculture

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