Tag: Genetic Engineering - Page 6
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USDA Ready to Approve GMO Corn for Ethanol Production
With the public comment period just ended, the US Department of Agriculture is set to approve the use of GMO corn for use in ethanol production. This would be the first time that the USDA approved a crop genetically
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"Directed Mutagenesis" Heralds Next Wave of Genetic Engineering
The German chemical giant BASF has announced the development of "a new generation of genetically altered crops, by precisely manipulating the plant's own DNA without inserting foreign genes." BASF refers to the
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5 Food Films That Deserved an Oscar Nomination
Now that this year's Oscar nominations are out, debate will rage about which films deserved it, which actors should have received a nod, and who should (or shouldn't) win. While these food films flew under the Academy's radar, at least when it came
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Consumers' Guide Identifies Genetically Engineered (GE) Ingredients
In North America it's virtually impossible to know if what you're eating contains genetically engineered (GE) ingredients. But, it's a good bet that if you eat processed food at least one of the ingredients in what you're eating has been
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Help Support A Sustainable Dozen For Influential USDA Positions
There was much excitement in the sustainable agriculture world that Barack Obama would appoint a truly progressive Secretary of Agriculture. Obama's nod to former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack was
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Future Biofuels Could Be Created Out of Thin Air: Craig Venter & Synthetic Genomics
With the honeymoon phase of support for first generation biofuels (those derived from food crops such as corn, soybeans, etc) pretty much over, and research into second generation fuels (cellulosic fuels and those derived from
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How Science Supersized Your Turkey Dinner
Wired appears impressed at the growth and change in turkeys and corn; Most everything on your plate has undergone tremendous genetic change under the intense selective pressures of industrial farming. Pilgrims and American Indians ate foods called
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It's Time To Get GMO Soy Lecithin Out Of Certified Organic Food
Time sensitive call to action. Deadline is Monday, November 3.
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Is Organic Farming Good For Africa or Not?
A few weeks ago the Guardian went to town on genetically modified food, suggesting "their development has the potential to save lives" and lambasting Prince Charles as "a very modern Marie Antoinette" for his opinions about organic food and the dangers
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National Sustainable Agriculture Standards Debated
The Leonardo Academy has announced the first meeting of the stakeholder group that will develop "a national consensus standard for sustainable agriculture in the United States". Scientific Certification Systems, who developed
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Swiss Ethicists Consider Plants' Feelings
What does wheat want? That's a question scientists in Switzerland have to ponder now that the country is mandating that geneticists conduct their experiments with consideration to a plant's feelings, according to The Wall
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Saying No To Genetically Modified Foods In Japan
No genetically modified crops are grown commercially in Japan, perhaps one of the countries in the world with the strongest consumer opposition to "unnatural" GM foods. Yet, Monsanto and the US government continue their shameless push for the stuff.
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Study Claims Bovine Growth Hormone Good for Environment
Image: Cow with mastitis (Monica Morgan on Flickr) Just because the cow moos, doesn't mean that it's over. Thanks to giant chains such as Wal-Mart, Safeway and Kroger announcing recently that they would no longer carry milk from cows treated with
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Global Crop Diversity Trust: the Search for 'Climate-Proof' Food
Crop Diversity Vital to Climate Change Fight Earlier today Jasmin brought us a post on that epic battle - Monsanto vs. Michael Pollan on feeding the world, and the idea that climate change could disrupt our food supplies is a pretty regular theme here
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Monsanto and Michael Pollan Talk About Creating a World That Can Feed Itself
Michael Pollan and Hugh Grant (president and CEO of Monsanto, not the floppy-haired British actor) on the same panel? Bring it. In this 36-minute video, taken on Sept. 17, 2008, Pollan, Grant, and Sonal Shah, a development expert at Google.org, talk
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Does Africa Need Genetically Modified Sorghum?
Genetically modified sorghum is coming to Africa. South Africa based Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has received approval from the South Africa government to proceed with
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Genetically Modified Foods "Biggest Environmental Disaster of All Time": Prince Charles
Agree or disagree with him, there's no misunderstanding where Prince Charles thinks about, well, whatever he chooses to speak out on. In a recent interview with with the Telegraph, the Prince condemned the rush to embrace genetically modified foods
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Do You Know What You Eat? Greenpeace's Ads Against Genetically Modified Organisms
Greenpeace commissioned Moscow-based BBDO Russia created a series of ads to raise awareness about genetically-modified organisms. The text in the ad, cropped out of the above image, says, "The DNA of genetically modified plants may contain the genes of
