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Climate and food security concerns prompting new openness to technology in agriculture

Real Agriculture

Approval of a biotechnology reform bill in the European Parliament last month has been hailed as a major breakthrough toward allowing “new genomic techniques,” such as gene-editing, to be used in crop breeding in Europe. The bill still faces an uphill battle to become law across the European Union, but the vote was one example.

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Role of Biotechnology in Agriculture

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Biotechnology in agriculture refers to the use of scientific techniques and innovations to improve plants, animals, and microorganisms for agricultural

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Texas A&M begins construction on Animal Reproductive Biotechnology Center

AgriLife Today

Read More → The post Texas A&M begins construction on Animal Reproductive Biotechnology Center first appeared on AgriLife Today. The post Texas A&M begins construction on Animal Reproductive Biotechnology Center appeared first on AgriLife Today. The $13 million facility is a joint.

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Weekend reading: FDA’s curricula for middle and high school teachers

Food Politics

The Science and Our Food Supply Teacher Guides are challenging hands-on, minds-on activities that empower students to make informed choices about food safety, nutrition, biotechnology, and dietary supplements. You would never know from reading the one on biotechnology, for example, that the topic caused much in the way of debate.

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Agricultural Biotechnology

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Although there is a growing concern about the health impact of agricultural biotechnology, the use of genetic engineering to improve plants or animals will rema

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Board of Regents approve Animal Reproductive Biotechnology Center construction

AgriLife Today

Domestic animal reproductive biology and technology focus of new state-of-the-art facility The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents approved construction of the new $13 million Animal Reproductive Biotechnology Center at their meeting on Aug. This initiative is a joint.

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Introduction to Agricultural Biotechnology

Agric4profits

What is Agricultural Biotechnology? Biotechnology is not a new era of scientific endeavour: microorganisms have been used to produce food such as beer, vinegar,