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Get ready for the next wave of GMOs

GreenBiz

They were led by José Bové , a left-wing activist famous for his skirmishes with the law and his tremendous moustache. Scientists at the biotech firm Corteva, for example, have developed a high-yield strain of a variety of corn used in food additives and adhesives. Gene-edited crops already exist.

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Lamps by Biohm are made from coffee and orange peel

AGreenLiving

Biohm, a London biotech and biomanufacturing startup, has created a line of sustainable lampshades called Obscure that are made of 100% coffee chaff and orange peel. Biohm has become an example of what’s possible in development and bio-manufacturing of natural materials for the built environment.

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Why We’re Excited about Synthetic Biology

Better Ventures

While synthetic biology isn’t new, its potential as a means for scalable and sustainable production has been dramatically enhanced by the recent breakthrough innovations of low-cost DNA sequencing and gene editing tools such as CRISPR-Cas9. in 2003 (cumulatively) to under $1,000 today, a reduction far outpacing Moore’s Law.

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Get ready for the next wave of GMOs

AGreenLiving

They were led by José Bové , a left-wing activist famous for his skirmishes with the law and his tremendous moustache. Scientists at the biotech firm Corteva, for example, have developed a high-yield strain of a variety of corn used in food additives and adhesives. Gene-edited crops already exist.

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Get ready for the next wave of GMOs

AGreenLiving

They were led by José Bové , a left-wing activist famous for his skirmishes with the law and his tremendous moustache. Scientists at the biotech firm Corteva, for example, have developed a high-yield strain of a variety of corn used in food additives and adhesives. Gene-edited crops already exist.

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Mapped: The Network of Powerful Agribusiness Groups Lobbying to Water Down the EU’s Sustainable Farming Targets

DeSmogBlog

We remain committed to delivering innovative solutions that address pressing agriculture challenges for farmers, growers and society.”. In its list of 2030 commitments to support the European Green Deal, CropLife said that it will “invest 10 billion euros into innovation in precision and digital technologies by 2030.” said Cingotti.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

It’s throwing $100 million toward biotech solutions for repurposing waste and improving plastics; regenerative agriculture in deforested zones; and building up markets for biological ingredients. It helped define fast fashion, yet is in the vanguard of circular innovations in apparel. The H&M model embodies some big contradictions.