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ProMED http://www.promedmail.org
ProMED-mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases http://www.isid.org Date: Fri 20 Mar 2020 Source: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) [edited] https://www.mdpi.com/2076- …
Alliance for Science https://allianceforscience.cornell.edu/blog/2020/03/mozambique-sees-gmo-crops-as-way-to-reduce-poverty-achieve-food-security/
The Alliance is based in the Department of Global Development within Cornell University’s College of …
Science https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/11/new-genetically-modified-corn-produces-10-more-similar-types
Supporters of genetic engineering have long promised it will help meet the world’s growing demand for food. But despite the creation of many …
Business Standard https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/faw-outbreak-rs-20-cr-maize-crop-damaged-in-mizoram-119052200772_1.html
The fall armyworm (FAW), an insect indigenous to the Americas, has caused an estimated loss of …
The Invasives Blog https://blog.invasive-species.org/2018/07/03/twenty-innovators-selected-to-tackle-fall-armyworm-in-africa-with-digital-solutions/#more-1994
Reblogged from Agrilinks It’s hard to believe that a small worm …
CropBiotechUptake http://www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiotechupdate/article/default.asp?ID=16009
Scientists from France and the U.K. reviewed 52 articles on CRISPR use in crops published from 2014 to mid-2017 in peer-reviewed journals. The result is …
PhysOrg https://phys.org/news/2017-11-maize-pest-exploits-defense-compounds.html The western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera), orginally from Central America, is more and more frequently found in Europe. Credit: Nowlan Freese, Max …
Science
The poison known as aflatoxin that contaminates food supplies can delay children’s development and stunt their growth. It also causes liver cancer, and exposure to high enough concentrations can be fatal. The …