Unique project to sequence the genome of the Hong Kong bauhinia tree
It's November and Hong Kong's bauhinia trees are in full flower. Their branches blaze with gorgeous magenta blooms, adding splashes of tropical colour to the city's streets and parks. This month also...
View ArticleEurope, states leading the way.
By Ronnie Cummins Health and food safety are hot-button issues for millions of Americans - and rightly so. Polls indicate alarm over the contamination of everyday foods by pesticides, antibiotics,...
View Article“Unneeded, Unwanted and Unsafe,” the Case of Genetically Modified Mustard in...
In India, genetically modified (GM) mustard is edging closer to becoming the first officially approved GM food crop to be placed on the commercial market. This is despite a series of official reports...
View ArticleReport: Why GM crops have failed to deliver on their promises. (IFOAM -...
(Source: IFOAM - International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements) Twenty years ago, the first genetically modified (GM) crops were planted in the USA, alongside promises about this new...
View ArticleSeeds Are A Sacred Metaphor For Life And Renewal, Say These Faiths
With water, sun and soil, a tiny seed can grow into a majestic tree. The seed's power to transform so dramatically seems almost mythic in proportion, which is perhaps why seeds appear in many religious...
View ArticleIt's now legal to eat genetically modified salmon in the US
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved genetically modified salmon, the first such altered animal allowed for human consumption in the United States. The Obama administration had stalled...
View ArticleUS clears genetically modified salmon for human consumption, in world’s first...
US health regulators have cleared the way for a type of genetically engineered salmon to be farmed for human consumption in a world-first approval for an animal whose DNA has been scientifically...
View ArticleActivist Vandana Shiva slams govt handling of dal crisis
NEW DELHI: Environment activist Vandana Shiva has blamed the government for mishandling the dal crisis and instead advocated support to farmers. Responding to questions on the spiraling prices of...
View ArticleGenetically altered salmon a ‘frankenfish,’ activists say
WASHINGTON — What’s for dinner? Before long, it might well be genetically modified salmon, the first such altered animal cleared for human consumption in the U.S. Critics call it “frankenfish,” but the...
View ArticleBengal to focus on farm mechanisation: Minister
West Bengal Agriculture Minister Purnendu Basu pitched for popularisation of farm mechanisation. “Corporate investment is the only way for farmers in the State to match up...
View ArticleIndia to screen GM cotton hybrids after pest attacks
By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will screen genetically modified (GM) cotton hybrids on sale in the country to identify the varieties that are resistant to whitefly, a pest that recently...
View ArticleGovt hikes rabi pulses MSP by Rs 250/qtl; wheat by Rs 75/qtl
Faced with high prices of pulses, the Centre today hiked the support price to farmers for masoor and gram dals sharply by Rs 250 a quintal each to boost production in the ongoing rabi season and reduce...
View ArticleUS clears genetically modified salmon for human consumption
US health regulators have cleared the way for a type of genetically engineered Atlantic salmon to be farmed for human consumption - the first such approval for an animal whose DNA has been...
View ArticleGenetically modified salmon OK'd for human consumption in US
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved genetically modified salmon, the first such altered animal allowed for human consumption in the United States. The Obama...
View ArticleGenetically modified salmon coming to US tables
WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved genetically modified salmon, the first such altered animal allowed for human consumption in the United States. The Obama...
View ArticleCPP To Campaign Against GMOs During Election 2016
THE CONVENTION People’s Party (CPP) will make the fight against the release of Genetically Modified Foods one of their topmost issues in the 2016 electioneering campaign, the party has hinted....
View ArticleGM Crops And The Developing World: Opposing Sides Miss The Bigger Picture
The majority of genetically modified (GM) crops are now cultivated in the developing world. In 2014, around 53% of the 182m hectares (nearly two million square kilometres) of GM crops were grown in...
View ArticleGM technology needs policy overhaul
The NDA government has completed 15 months in office, which while have been fruitful for various sectors, but one that appears to have been neglected is agriculture. Now is the time to address some...
View ArticleAfter pest attack, some Indian farmers shun GM cotton
By Rupam Jain Nair and Mayank Bhardwaj BHATINDA (Reuters) - Indian farmers are for the first time abandoning genetically modified cotton after a devastating pest attack ravaged their fields, sowing...
View ArticleGovt hikes rabi pulses MSP by Rs 325/quintal; wheat by Rs 75/quintal
NEW DELHI: Faced with high prices of pulses, the government today hiked the support price to farmers for masoor and gram dals sharply by Rs 325 per quintal, including a Rs 75 per quintal bonus, to...
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