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International Trade in Crops with New Breeding Technologies: The Australian Perspective June 9, 2021 ISAAA and partners present the webinar International Trade in Crops with New Breeding Technologies: The Australian Perspective to provide an insight into the future landscape of trade involving gene-edited crops, particularly in relation to countries involved in the international trade of agricultural products. It will be held on June 11, 2021, at 2 PM Manila / 4 PM Sydney via Zoom. De...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: During the first quarter of 2021, various federal bills were introduced which impact the food industry. This article provides a primer on some of these bills and their potential impact on the food industry. The Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education and Research (FASTER) Act (S.578), introduced by Senator Tim Scott on March 3, 2021, later passed by both the Senate and House of Representatives, and signed into law by President Biden...

262 image Istock A day before Earth Day, retired forester Rex Mann watched as scientists signed an agreement with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina to allow for the eventual planting of genetically engineered American chestnut trees on tribal land. Mann, who has heard countless stories about the American chestnut tree that once dominated the Appalachia region, was emotional as he witnessed the signing. "My dad loved the tree... and he understood what it meant to the way of...

Scientists hope genetic engineering can revive the American chestnut tree Reuters 1 hr ago April 22 (Reuters) - A day before Earth Day, retired forester Rex Mann watched as scientists signed an agreement with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina to allow for the eventual planting of genetically engineered American chestnut trees on tribal land. Mann, who has heard countless stories about the American chestnut tree that once dominated the Appalachia region, was emotional as h...

Instagram Macher Facing Wire Fraud Charges Over Bitcoin “Jay Mazini” was raking in the virtual currency but didn’t bother paying for it, Feds say …Or Lie Tryin’ A famous playwright once noted that if you tell an audience that a character is wealthy, they will believe he is wealthy until he does something to contradict the notion — like hand out money to other characters onstage. That’s just not how rich people behave. Rapper 50 Cent, AKA Curtis Jackson, is a case in point. 50 Cent...

Why new genetic techniques need to be stringently regulated – study LATEST VIDEOS Why new genetic techniques need to be stringently regulated – study Details 1. Why new genetic techniques need to be stringently regulated – comment on new study 2. Differentiated impacts of human interventions on nature: Scaling the conversation on regulation of gene technologies – new study abstract --- Third World Network Biosafety Information Service, 4 Apr 2021...

#1: Farm-Raised Salmon   If you want to maximize health benefits from fish, you want to steer clear of farmed fish, particularly farmed salmon fed dangerous chemicals. Wild salmon gets its bright pinkish-red color from natural carotenoids in their diet. Farmed salmon, on the other hand, are raised on a wholly unnatural diet of grains (including genetically engineered varieties), plus a concoction of antibiotics and other drugs and chemicals not shown to be safe for humans. This diet leaves the...

"Small" changes made with gene editing cause severe deformities in plants LATEST VIDEOS "Small" changes made with gene editing cause severe deformities in plants Details New study points to unintended effects of gene editing in plants and potential negative effects on ecosystems Gene editing causes drastic unwanted effects in gene-edited plants including severe deformities, a new scientific publication in the journal Environmental Sciences Europe shows. ...

[links to sources at this URL] Planning documents for the 2021 United Nations Food Systems Summit shed new light on the agenda behind the controversial food summit that hundreds of farmers’ and human rights groups are boycotting. The groups say agribusiness interests and elite foundations are dominating the process to push through an agenda that would enable the exploitation of global food systems, and especially Africa. The documents, including a background paper prepared for summit dialogue...