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  • October 2008

    • Gene Tweak Could Grow Crops in Toxic Soil

      Wired  |  Oct 3, 08 10:35 AM CDT

      Gene Tweak Could Grow Crops in Toxic Soil

      (Newser) - Scientists have made a breakthrough that could dramatically boost the world's food production by making more land farmable, Wired reports. A slight change to a single gene allows plants to thrive in earth made toxic by aluminum, which currently renders nearly half of the world's soil useless for growing crops. The metal severely stunts root growth, and scientists think they’ve figured out why. More »

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      agriculture  • farming  • crops  • toxin  • genetic engineering  • aluminum  • genetically modified crops  • genetic alteration

  • August 2008

    • Anti-'Frankenfood' Activists Should Modify Stance

      Economist  |  Aug 4, 08 5:48 PM CDT

      Anti-'Frankenfood' Activists Should Modify Stance

      (Newser) - The recent destruction of a research crop of genetically modified potatoes in England highlights how attitudes towards altered crops have changed, the Economist writes. A decade ago, Greenpeace activists caught in the act of destroying food crops were acquitted because of popular fear of the consequences of “Frankenfoods.” Today, such crops have been accepted by most as safe. More »

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      food  • crops  • hunger  • academic research  • famine  • experiments  • environmentalists  • genetically modified crops

  • February 2008

    • Gene Discovery Holds Hope for Drought-Safe Crops

      BBC  |  Feb 28, 08 2:45 AM CST

      Gene Discovery Holds Hope for Drought-Safe Crops

      (Newser) - Scientists have discovered a gene that controls how plants absorb carbon dioxide and release moisture in a breakthrough discovery that could help develop drought-resistant crops, reports the BBC. The gene that regulates the work of stomata, or pores on plant leaves, has been sought by biologists for decades. The gene also controls the amount of water vapor a plant releases into the atmosphere, and its manipulation could affect climate change. More »

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      Africa  • farming  • genes  • crops  • carbon dioxide  • drought  • plants  • Nature  • genetically modified crops

  • April 2007

    • Pharmaceutical Farming Generates Hopes and Fears

      Guardian (UK)  |  Apr 30, 07 11:10 AM CDT

      Pharmaceutical Farming Generates Hopes and Fears

      (Newser) - The battle over genetic modification has a new player: "pharming," or pharmaceutical farming, which uses genetically modified plants to mass-produce drug compounds relatively inexpensively. By altering common plants—for instance, tobacco, which can be engineered to produce an HIV drug—researchers say pharming could transform the treatment of illnesses that primarily affect third-world countries. More »

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      health  • food  • medicine  • genetics  • pharmaceutical companies  • plants  • genetically modified crops

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