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Tag Archives: scientist
GM foods neither safe nor needed, say genetic engineers
Today Earth Open Source (‘Collaborative approaches for sustainable food’) promotes the second edition of GMO Myths and Truths. Here’s the press release. Genetic engineers Dr John Fagan and Dr Michael Antoniou, and researcher Claire Robinson, talk good sense in my … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, food, human health, knowledge transfer, money and trade
Tagged America, biotechnology, Europe, farmer, food safety, food security, food sovereignty, genetic modification, glyphosate, knowledge, Monsanto, research, Roundup, Roundup Ready crop, Séralini_Gilles-Eric, scientist, seed, sustainable, trade, tumour
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A scientist against GM crops
Here’s a radio interview with Thierry Vrain. Dr Vrain used to make genetically modified (GM, genetically engineered) crops with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. But now he says that he’s learned not to trust GM crops. Dr Vrain is particularly concerned … Continue reading
Feature: Protecting the pollinators part 2 – bees and disease
argylesock says… Here’s the second of three articles about pollinators, from the Wellcome Trust blog, which I’m passing on today.
Posted in agriculture, ecology, miniculture
Tagged apiculture, arachnid, arthropod, bacterium, bumblebee, conservation, data, deformed wing virus, dipteran, disease, disease transmission, emerging disease, fungus, habitat loss, honeybee, hoverfly, hymenopteran, insect, insecticide, mite, miticide, Nosema ceranae, parasite, pesticide, pollination, research, scientist, Varroa destructor, Varroa destructor virus-1, vector, virus
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Open Source Seeds
Originally posted on Global Food Politics:
A group of researchers and plant breeders based at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, on Thursday announced a new initiative intended to break the monopoly control over plant genetic materials promoted by the use…
Posted in agriculture, horticulture, knowledge transfer, money and trade
Tagged America, brassica, breeding, broccoli, carrot, conservation, crop, crop diversity, development, Europe, farmer, food sovereignty, gardener, genetic diversity, kale, patent, plant_dicot, pseudocereal, quinoa, scientist, seed, seedbank, tradition, umbellifer, vegetable, vegetable variety
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Can BIG be beautiful too?
Three leading figures from science and farming consider the role large-scale farming can play in British agriculture.
Posted in agriculture, knowledge transfer
Tagged farmer, food security, knowledge, land use, livestock, pollution, population, scientist, sustainable, veterinary, welfare
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Remember the forgotten crops
This is my 1000th post on this blog. My 500th is here. I use my 1000th post to honour Monkombu Swaminathan, the scientist known as Father of the Green Revolution in India. Here’s an interview with Fred Pearce at Bioversity … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, food, horticulture, knowledge transfer
Tagged access to food, biofortification, biotechnology, breadfruit, conservation, corn, crop, crop diversity, crop variety, farmer, food, food sovereignty, genetic diversity, genetic modification, grain, Green Revolution, history, iron, Iron Rich Pearl Millet, maize, millet, neglected crop, nutrition, Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato, plant_dicot, plant_monocot, population, poverty, research, rice, scientist, selective breeding, sorghum, staple food, sustainable, Vitamin A, wheat, zinc
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How do you get people to give a damn about climate change?
argylesock says… Beware the ‘idiot effect’. Even more when people get educated because yes, ‘It’s a mistake to assume that valid science will communicate itself.’
Posted in knowledge transfer, weather and climate
Tagged climate, education, knowledge, politics, research, scientist
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Animal research, how it is
Understanding Animal Research (UAR) is a British group. It exists ‘to provide all you want to know about animal research, whether you are a concerned member of the public or have a special interest.’ I like UAR’s factual style, a … Continue reading
Posted in human health, knowledge transfer
Tagged cosmetic, disease, farmer, human, knowledge, lab animal, laboratory, law, livestock, mammal, mouse, primate, research, scientist, vertebrate, welfare
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Farmers and scientists learn from one another’s diverse knowledge
Climates are changing. Populations are growing. There are no simple solutions. Emile Frison and Jacob van Etten at Climate Change Policy and Practice say that it’s essential for farmers and scientists to learn from one another’s diverse knowledge. I like … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, knowledge transfer, miniculture, money and trade, weather and climate
Tagged biodiversity, climate, crop, crop diversity, crop variety, development, education, farmer, food, fungus, history, human, knowledge, livestock, local variety, microlivestock, neglected crop, plant_dicot, plant_monocot, population, research, scientist
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