The Social Costs of Spreading Misinformation
Mainstream media and politicians are complicit in the problem Biotechnology began to be applied to crop agriculture in the early 1980s, with the first commercialized …
COVID-19
A Many Splendored Fall
Droughts, elections, pandemics all offer turmoil As my research team and I begin the kick off of another academic year, we recently learned that SAIFood …
It’s time to take a blog & COVID break
What a year it has been! As you may know, at SAIFood, we typically take the summer months off to recharge, and while there is …
mRNA Covid-19 Vaccines: Translating What They Are
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The Social Costs of Environmental Activist (eNGO) Fear Campaigns
Human health now affected due to deliberate misinformation For over 20 years now, activist environmental non-governmental organizations (eNGOs) like Greenpeace, Sierra Club, Friends of the …
Set Cattle Aside, Not the Meat
By Oliver Xuan, University of Saskatchewan Student 2020 has been a relatively more challenging year for every individual around the world. However, especially for Canada’s …
Goodbye 2020, we are happy to see you go
2020 is in the books! Hopefully, 2021 is a redo & not a repeat year Thank you to all our readers this year for making …
Global Pandemic Pushes Food Prices Higher
Canada’s 2021 Food Price Report What a year 2020 has been, and through it all, the researchers behind Canada’s Food Price Report have been paying …
Teetering on the knifes edge
Why Canada’s robust, but fragile, beef supply chain needs a revamp By: Judson Christopherson, University of Saskatchewan student Loads of Local Beef, A Lack of …
The EU’s Gene Editing Regulatory Dilemma
Scientists, grad students and fiscal research investments are all fleeing Europe As consumers, we all want to be reassured that the products we purchase are …