The Food Security Benefits from Genome Sequencing
A lengthy history of genome sequencing In the 1990s, the world witnessed an incredible scientific achievement, the sequencing of the human genome. This was a …
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Bioeconomy and Food Systems Transformations
Summary of contribution to the UN’s Food Systems Summit On September 23rd, the United Nations held the first Food Systems Summit. This involved the creation …
Canadian Consumer Risk Perceptions of Biotech Food Production
When it comes to food production methods, the risks and benefits matter Studies on consumer awareness and knowledge, specifically on how crops and foods are …
Interesting Agenda of Speakers for the 25th ICABR Conference
In 1997, a small group of agricultural economists met at the Food and Agriculture Organization’s headquarters in Rome, Italy to discuss the impacts that biotechnology …
The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is a Barrier to Innovation
Is it finally time to end the CPB? The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) is an international agreement developed by governments and environmental organizations opposed …
mRNA Covid-19 Vaccines: Translating What They Are
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Brazil’s Sweet Move
Brazil has been the world’s largest producer of sugarcane since 1980 when production and area harvest surpassed India’s (Figure 1). By 2030, sugarcane production in …
Outlook into the future regulatory landscape for genome editing
Genome editing: A real promise for future agriculture Led by genome editing, new breeding techniques (NBTs) are an evolving spectrum of technologies targeting changes in …
Are Canada’s Intellectual Property Laws Facilitating Innovation?
Is the 35-year-old Patent Act getting the job done? The 150th anniversary of Canada’s intellectual property (IP) protection passed unnoticed in 2019. Over its history, …
Deficient in Understanding Proteins?
Protein, protein, protein everywhere! In the last year, it is official, the inclusion of a seemingly new nutritional and agricultural buzzword: PROTEIN. As we are …