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Self-cloning rice—the holy grail of agriculture?

Lola BellNovember 9, 2022March 18, 2023012 mins

Lola Bell reports on a lecture by Professor Venkatesan Sundaresan on the ability to create self-cloning rice to tackle growing food demands.

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Are GMOs safe? The debate over genetically altered foods

Isabel SchmidtAugust 29, 2022September 28, 2022010 mins

Isabel Schmidt discusses GMO crops and the debate about their safety.

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Why bananas could disappear from our supermarkets

Isabel SchmidtAugust 8, 2022January 9, 2023016 mins

The lack of genetic diversity in banana plants puts them at risk of disease pandemics that could wipe them off our supermarket shelves for good. Isabel Schmidt discusses how our current bananas have been developed and how to overcome these risks in the future.

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Approval of GM maize that kills rootworm larvae using RNAi

Nisha HareJuly 22, 2017January 5, 202305 mins

A new pesticide which halts gene expression in one of North America’s most damaging pests is the first of its kind to be approved by the EPA. Final regulatory approval has been granted to a genetically modified corn known as SmartStaxPro in North America. SmartStaxPro has been engineered to produce DvSnf7, a pesticide that kills…

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