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Dirty to drinkable
July 27, 2016 Editor 0
Graphene oxide has been hailed as a veritable wonder material; when incorporated into nanocellulose foam, the lab-created substance is light, strong and flexible, conducting heat and electricity quickly and efficiently.
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Ancient wisdom boosts sustainability of biotech cotton
December 16, 2014 Editor Comments Off on Ancient wisdom boosts sustainability of biotech cotton
Combining computer modeling and field research on cotton pests, a UA-led study suggests that biotechnology and traditional agriculture can be compatible approaches toward sustainable agriculture. Advocates of biotech crops and those who favor traditional farming practices such as crop diversity often seem worlds apart, but a new study shows that these two approaches can be […]
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Feeding Africa: Why Biotechnology Sceptics are Wrong to Dismiss GM
September 19, 2014 Editor 0
“Genetically-modified (GM) crops or any other breeding methods on their own cannot solve the challenges related to food quality, access to food, nutrition or stability of food systems. But their role cannot be dismissed for ideological reasons.” Go to Source Related articles across the web Feeding Africa: why biotechnology sceptics are wrong to dismiss GM […]
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Leap-frogging in African Agriculture: The Case of Genetically Modified Crops
February 11, 2014 Editor 0
Calestous Juma and Katherine Gordon argue that biotechnology has the potential to exponentially raise Africa’s agricultural production, increase food security, drive economic growth and save African farmers millions of dollars. Go to Source
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Biotechnologies at Work for Smallholders: Case Studies from Developing Countries in Crops, Livestock and Fish
October 30, 2013 Editor 0
This book documents a unique series of 19 case studies where agricultural biotechnologies were used to serve the needs of smallholders in developing countries. They cover different regions, production systems, species and underlying socio-economic conditions in the crop (seven case studies), livestock (seven) and aquaculture/fisheries (five) sectors. Most of the case studies involve a single […]
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Pan-African genomics
January 29, 2013 Editor 0
Nature Biotechnology 31, 10 (2013). doi:10.1038/nbt0113-10b Author: Linda Nordling The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the London-based charity Wellcome Trust launched a new initiative designed to bolster Africa’s genomics research capacity. The Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) scheme announced on October 8 is a $38-million, five-year project aimed at studying diseases that […]
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