Scientifically Speaking | A molecular tweak that could make farming environmentally friendly
Modern agriculture’s critical challenge is to feed a growing global population while reducing the environmental footprint of ...
The Accelerating Pace Of Genomics Technologies For Plants And Animals
The Plant and Animal Genomics conference recently held in San Diego showcased the ways that rapidly advancing technologies can be used in the crop and livestock sectors ...
CRISPR technique helps reveal how bean genes could improve nitrogen fixation
Beans are a key food at the dietary level, boasting high nutritional value and constituting the most directly consumed legume ...
Google’s X spins out Heritable Agriculture, a startup using AI to improve crop yield
Google’s X "moonshot factory" this week announced its latest graduate. Heritable Agriculture is a data- and machine ...
Seed oils are toxic, says Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – but it’s not so simple
Despite calls from some corners to switch from canola oil and corn oil to beef tallow, the move is unlikely to make Americans ...
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Rice paddies, like cows, spew methane. A new variety makes them a lot less gassy.
Rice plants are a big source of methane, an extremely potent greenhouse gas. Scientists just developed a strain that cuts ...
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Gene editing is not the same as GMO
In a shift away from GMOS, aka genetically modified organisms, important research is continuing in gene editing, sometimes ...
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CRISPR Sheds Light on Bean Gene Nitrogen Boost
Beans are a key food at the dietary level, boasting high nutritional value and constituting the most directly consumed legume. They also have a ...
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Brevel and CBC Group Team Up to Create Microalgae-Enriched Products
Under a long-term purchase agreement spanning 10 years, Brevel will supply CBC with its algae-derived raw ingredients, ...