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TED Talk: Possible Futures from the Intersection of Nature, Tech, and Society

Sustainability Consulting

As an internationally recognized leader in the field of biodesign, Chieza’s innovation lab focuses on tackling big societal problems through the intersection of technology, design, and biology. Faber Futures is also combining the study of open-source data on the human microbiome with the ethics of DNA mining.

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The American chestnut tree is coming back. Who is it for?

Grist

For years, controversy has swirled around the ethics of using novel biotechnology for species conservation. That’s long for research scientists, or a plant technology innovator. (Transgenic organisms contain DNA from other species.) When that happens, people will be able to grow the blight-resistant trees without restriction.

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How regulations can tear down the barriers faced by the cultivated meat industry

Business Green

The industry is attracting investment as new technologies for cultivating meat are emerging and start ups edge towards commercialisation. As with many developing technologies getting from lab to market is a major challenge," said Sara Wilson, sector lead for agri-food at BSI. "In

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Should we genetically edit the food we eat? Two experts offer their thoughts

Business Green

We also work to improve plant biotechnologies and have contributed to proof-of-concept studies demonstrating that genome editing can be used to develop useful traits in barley, brassica and potatoes by deleting just a few letters of DNA. The outcomes of gene editing are quite different to those of GM. Frankenfood'.

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Eco Friendly Retail Packaging Complete Guide (Sustainable Packaging Innovations)

Green Business Bureau

Retail packaging defined: The impact of packaging waste and the rise of the ethical consumer. Retail packaging defined: The impact of packaging waste and the rise of the ethical consumer. Luckily, the ethical consumer claims a market majority , meaning the two go hand-in-hand. The 6 types of retail packaging waste.