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Greenpeace-Backed Block Of "Golden Rice" In Philippines Will Cost Lives, Scientists Suggest
IFLScience· 3 days agoAfter years of campaigning by Greenpeace, a court in the Philippines has revoked the permit to grow...
Researchers find a tiny organism has the power to reduce a persistent greenhouse gas in farm fields
KAMR Amarillo· 1 day agoIn the world of greenhouse gas emissions, carbon dioxide gets most of the blame. But tiny organisms...
'Stop growing boring vegetables, try heirloom seeds'
BBC via AOL· 6 days agoHeirloom seeds are considered to be at least 50 years old and are non genetically modified organisms. Ms Hutchings and Ms Cotterill, who are based in...
UK is falling behind China in the race to eradicate crop diseases, British scientists warn
Daily Telegraph· 2 days agoKevin Zhao, co-founder of Qi Biodesign, said the firm had been reviewing safety with regulators for...
Scientists develop mutant rice capable of resisting common crop disease — here's why it's so...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 2 days agoFor example, one study found that a widely available parasite treatment could be used to create more...
La Jolla resident blends science and art for her first U.S. solo exhibit
La Jolla Light· 14 hours agoThe artworks created by La Jolla resident and UC San Diego professor Pinar Yoldas may seem like...
Sea urchins made to order: Scripps scientists make transgenic breakthrough
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 days agoPostdoctoral researcher Elliot Jackson works with sea urchin eggs in a lab at Scripps. (Sandy...
Ice Cream Brands Made With The Highest And Lowest Quality Ingredients
Daily Meal via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIt also uses bio-engineered food products, which is code for genetically modified organisms (GMOs)....
Wheat gene discovery might lead to higher yields and climate change resilience
Cosmos· 5 days agoThe gene is called Photoperiod-1 (Ppd-1) and it is used regularly by breeders to ensure wheat crops flower and set grain earlier in the season, avoiding the harsh conditions of summer. “Photoperiod ...
STOSSEL: Scaremongers
Odessa American· 7 days agoBy John Stossel Have you heard about the “bee-pocalypse?” My new video explains. Honeybees are dying! It’s another environmental crisis we’re supposed to worry about. The media call it “bee-pocalypse ...