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Fatter Cows and Chickens from GM Crops

Biotech turns to DNA editing technology to engineer easier-to-digest plants for farm animals.New methods of genome editing that make precise changes in the DNA of living organisms could have a...

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Agricultural Drones

Relatively cheap drones with advanced sensors and imaging capabilities are giving farmers new ways to increase yields and reduce crop damage.

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Chinese Researchers Stop Wheat Disease with Gene Editing

Researchers have created wheat that is resistant to a common disease, using advanced gene editing methods.Advanced genome-editing techniques have been used to create a strain of wheat resistant to a...

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Insect Farming Is Taking Shape as Demand for Animal Feed Rises

As the world grows hungrier for animal protein, insects could be the new way to feed livestock.Most farmers go to great lengths to keep insects at bay. For a growing cadre of livestock and fish...

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A Nimble-Wheeled Farm Robot Goes to Work in Minnesota

The latest in autonomous farming is a robot that weaves between corn stalks, applying fertilizer as it goes.This summer a Minnesota startup began deploying an autonomous robot that rolls between corn...

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Climate Change: Why the Tropical Poor Will Suffer Most

As the Pope calls for action on climate change, a growing body of evidence shows that low-latitude countries will feel the heaviest effects of global warming.In his encyclical on climate change, leaked...

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At a Crossroads, Biofuels Seek a New Path Forward

New microbes and new techniques show promise for advanced biofuels, but the industry is still years away from real progress.Attempting to chart a path forward for the beleaguered biofuels industry, a...

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The Next Great GMO Debate

Deep inside its labs, Monsanto is learning how to modify crops by spraying them with RNA rather than tinkering with their genes.The Colorado potato beetle is a voracious eater. The insect can chew...

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Like GMOs, Minus the Baggage

Sprayed-on RNA can improve farmers’ lives without genetically modifying their crops.Almost 60 years ago I stood beneath a blazing Louisiana sun, up to my knees weeding in the tepid, mosquito-infested...

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Sachs Says UN’s Development Goals Should Inspire Technologists

Columbia economist says ambitious international goals are needed to avert big crises in the world.Establishing a set of hugely ambitious global goals that include ending extreme poverty by 2030 is “not...

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