Healthier Food Through Gene Editing
Innovations in agriculture focus on every facet of producing a crop, from developing hardier varieties to higher yields and better disease resistance to increased nutrition. …
Gene editing
Gene Editing for Food Security
The following article was originally posted by the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) on May 14, 2026: Gene Editing for Improved Nutrition and More Affordable Food. …
DNA Series: Transgenesis
The DNA Series: Hello everyone, this is going to be a series of blog posts. Stay tuned so you don’t lose a single one! For …
Gene Editing’s Contribution to Increasing Crop Yields
Benefits from Green Revolution Innovations Food insecurity has regrettably been a consistent global challenge, with the number of people affected by hunger consistently rising since …
Organic Yields to Fall Further Behind Conventional Crops
A lack of sufficient nutrient application and the limited ability to control weeds, insects, and plant diseases, results in organic crop yields lagging behind conventional …
What is Biotechnology in 2024 Anyways?
Before we get into the real grit and goo of what is Biotechnology (a.k.a biotech), let me first explain that next week, September 22 -28, …
Canada Confirms Gene Editing Technologies are Conventional Plant Breeding
After months of anticipation, on May 3rd, 2023, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) publicly confirmed that plant varieties developed by advanced mutagenic gene editing technologies …
Genetically Promoted Biodiversity: Control for Invasive Species
The following article was originally posted by the Genetic Literacy Project (GLP), on February 7, 2023: Social justice environmental activists move to block gene editing to …