Over the course of this week, September 10th-14th, Stuart has the great pleasure of being in the beautiful country of Australia with the opportunity to speak at various events. To kick off his week, he will be presenting on Sept 11th to officials from the Office of the Gene Technology …
By Mitch Lyons, University of Saskatchewan Student The AquAdvantage salmon is a genetically engineered Atlantic salmon which can grow to market size in half the time of a regular Atlantic salmon. This salmon’s genome has been altered by the insertion of a promoter sequence of DNA that act like …
By Graham Brookes, PG Economics Ltd, UK When Romania joined the European Union (EU) in 2007 and adopted EU policies, its farmers were no longer allowed to use GM herbicide tolerant (to the herbicide glyphosate) soybeans that many had been using since original authorisation in 1999. Ten years on, …
How the EU implicitly encourages rejection of GM ag As a researcher, I have dedicated considerable time to the coexistence of GM, conventional and organic crops. It was actually funding for this issue that allowed me to start my graduate work in 1999. When I began my research, the European …
United Nations Biodiversity ConferenceAt what point does prevention and precaution trump science and innovation? Depending on who one asks, the responses would run the full gamut from never to always. My view is that as long as the identifiable risks can be adequately addressed, then one should proceed. Of late, …
Of the four main genetically modified crops, cotton is one that northern climates have little to no experience with and therefore little knowledge about the impacts of GM cotton. In Western Canada, it is quite common to see the bright yellow fields of GM canola and it is becoming increasingly …
Risk assessment of all novel foods and plants An important question that many of us may not have thought of is, how are new food products tested to be determined safe to be eaten by humans? Each year dozens of new plant varieties, novel foods or newly imported foods, are …
By Grainews Staff Originally published March 21, 2016, Grainews online Potatoes modified for reduced bruising and black spots, and for lower levels of a chemical linked to health risks in baked spuds or fries, have picked up federal approvals. The plant science arm of U.S. potato giant J.R. Simplot announced Monday …
New Research Collection on Innovations in Agriculture and Food[shareaholic app=”share_buttons” id=”15180628″][printfriendly] Genetically modified (GM) crops were first commercially available 18 years ago. Over this time, the technology has been applied to 15 different types of food crops (as of 2015). GM crops have been grown in 28 different countries during …
Cooperation is needed to reduce malnourishment, not protesting[shareaholic app=”share_buttons” id=”15180628″][printfriendly]Environmental awareness is a growing issue for societies. The 2015 Paris Climate Conference highlighted the importance for national governments to take action on carbon and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to protect our planet, population and environment. Climate changes over the coming …
