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Food Processing April 2013 Rory Gillespie	Fear and Loathing Haunt GMOs It's difficult to balance the lack of negative scientific evidence against consumers' right to know what's in their food.
AskMen.com Sebastien Stefanov	Are Modified Foods Dangerous? What foods are potentially dangerous, what are the risks and how can consumers protect themselves against this new industry?
BusinessWeek April 14, 2011 Jon Birger	The Battle Royale for Supercorn Corn that doesn't need so much nitrogen could cut America's $8-billion-a-year fertilizer bill, send less pollution into the water and less carbon into the air. Meet the scientists trying to build a better kernel
AskMen.com Dustin Driver	Genetically Modified Foods Before you make any snap judgments, take the time to learn what Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are.
BusinessWeek July 24, 2006 Adrienne Carter	Eat Your Hybrid Veggies Innovation is sweeping through the farm sector, bringing surprises that go beyond exotic fruits jet-shipped from the ends of the earth.
HHMI Bulletin Aug 2010 Sarah C.P. Williams	Switching Plants' Reproductive Methods The shipments of seeds that farms rely on at the beginning of each growing season could soon be a relic of the past. Scientists have discovered how to coax plants to clone themselves by altering their reproductive methods.
BusinessWeek July 14, 2003 Arlene Weintraub	The Outcry over "Terminator" Genes in Food Critics fear such safeguards present fresh genetic perils
Chemistry World February 4, 2009 Ned Stafford	BASF seeks GM alternative German chemical giant BASF has applied directed mutagenesis to develop crop plants that are tolerant to specific pesticides.
National Gardening Ben Watson	Hybrid or Open Pollinated Is one type of vegetable seed better than another?
Science News June 21, 2003 Janet Raloff	Treaty is Imminent for Genetically Engineered Foods The new treaty, when it goes into force next September, will require that documentation accompany all shipments of GMOs to and through nations that ratified the treaty, which so far doesn't include the United States.
Chemistry World April 25, 2007 Bea Perks	Tomatoes Once Tasted Like Cucumbers Plant geneticists have identified a gene in wild tomatoes that would have made the fruit taste of cucumbers. The gene appears to have been inactivated as the plant was domesticated, they say.
Mother Jones May/Jun 2001 Bill McKibben	An Alternative to Progress Bangladesh, despite all its problems, holds the promise of a kind of self-sufficiency not imagined at the World Bank...
Wired April 2006 David Wolman	Turf Warrior Jim Hagedorn wants to sell you the pest-proof, no-mow, genetically engineered lawn of the future. But first he has to head off a grassroots rebellion.
Registered Rep. April 1, 2006 Bob Hirschfeld	Good Breeding Ag-biotech is entering a period of vibrant growth as farmers, not only in the U.S., but Brazil, India and China increase usage of the highly productive seeds. Is Wall Street valuing shares of ag-biotech companies correctly?
BusinessWeek April 29, 2010 Kaskey & Ligi	The Seed Makers Who Don't Pray for Rain Agricultural companies tweak crops to flourish with less.
Reason December 2007 Ronald Bailey	X Crops Anti-biotech activists continue to fret about the possible dangers of such foods. Yet they ignore the less controlled reshuffling of genes that occurs through the more widespread and longstanding practice of mutation breeding.
Wired April 2003 Charles C. Mann	New and Improved! A user's guide to your genetically modified future.
Science News August 30, 2003 Janet Raloff	Spying Genetically Engineered Crops Environmental Protection Agency scientists are exploring the use of satellites to monitor genetically engineered crops.
BusinessWeek August 1, 2005 Arlene Weintraub	What's So Scary About Rice? Biotech crops can make drugs, but they must be kept out of the food chain.
Salon.com October 19, 2001 Katharine Mieszkowski	The genetically engineered pause that refreshes Corn chips and sodas are just two examples of today's "Frankenfoods," says the author of "Dinner at the New Gene Cafe"...
Fast Company October 2008 Elizabeth Svoboda	The Future of Farming is in Nitrogen Efficiency A California biotech firm claims a gene that makes plants use nitrogen more efficiently can transform agriculture, make lots of money -- and slash greenhouse-gas emissions.
National Gardening Carolyn Male	Tomato Diseases Forewarned is forearmed: how to read your tomato leaves.
Chemistry World October 30, 2015 Emma Stoye	GM tomato is a factory for healthy nutrients A tomato that has been genetically engineered to produce large quantities of potentially health-boosting compounds -- including flavanols and anthocyanins -- has been developed.
Science News September 14, 2002 Janet Raloff	Afghanistan's Seed Banks Destroyed On Sept. 10, scientists in Kabul reported the loss of Afghanistan's principal agricultural insurance policy: two stores of carefully collected seeds, materials selected to represent the genetic diversity of native crops.
Smithsonian July 2006 David Karp	Berried Treasure Why is horticulturalist Jan Swartz so determined to grow an exotic strawberry beloved by Jane Austen? He's searching for what may be the most elusive prize in the highly competitive, secretive, $1.4 billion-a-year strawberry industry.
The Motley Fool February 29, 2008 Jack Uldrich	Agriculture Sector Looks Good in Genes Innovations in genomics and supercomputing will fuel the agriculture sector's future growth.
Nutrition Action Healthletter June 2000 Michael F. Jacobson	News From CSPI Critics and advocates of crops that are engineered to carry genes from other species are waging a battle royal. The public will hotly debate biotechnology for years to come. Our goal should be to throw out any dirty bathwater, but not the baby.
National Gardening Deborah Wechsler	Super-Nutritious Vegetables Now you can plant vegetables bred for their high nutrient content
Reason Aug/Sep 2000 Ronald Bailey	Strands of Life Book Review: Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters, by Matt Ridley
The Motley Fool July 17, 2007 Brian Orelli	A Fruitful Collaboration Monsanto and BASF team up to grow better plants. Long-term investors should take it as a sign that Monsanto and BASF are putting their capital to good use.
BusinessWeek January 21, 2010 Jack Kaskey	Monsanto Will Let Bio-Crop Patents Expire Genetically engineered soybeans will go generic, but woe to anyone that crosses the seed giant on new products.
This Old House March 27, 2001 Lynn Ocone	Growing Perfect Tomatoes Treat yourself to one of the true pleasures of summer: your own homegrown tomatoes fresh from the vine...
Geotimes August 2007 Megan Sever	Genetic Discovery Yields Stronger Plants Researchers have discovered a gene in a variety of rice that allows rice plants to grow better in low-nutrient conditions and may in fact actually enhance plant growth.
BusinessWeek January 16, 2006 Arlene Weintraub	Much Ado Over "Lethal Genes" As scientists prepare genetically engineered bugs that could wipe out pest species, environmentalists raise the alarm about unforeseen consequences
Fast Company November 2009 David H. Freedman	The Gene Bubble: Why We Still Aren't Disease-Free When the human genome was first sequenced nearly a decade ago, the world lit up with talk about how new gene-specific drugs would help us cheat death. Well, the verdict is in: Keep eating those greens.
Chemistry World April 7, 2015 Ned Stafford	Future of GM in Germany hangs in the balance The German government is considering a new law to ban genetic modified organism after the European parliament passed a law allowing EU states to restrict or ban the cultivation of EU-approved GM crops.
National Gardening National Gardening editors	The Facts of Life About Melons and Squash What you need to know about crosses and hybrids.
HHMI Bulletin May 2010 Amber Dance	Peering Back in Time Joseph P. Noel wants to use paleontology to learn how plants endured history's harsh climates and how to ready crops to face severe conditions in the future.
The Motley Fool April 15, 2009 Brian Orelli	No Bumper Crop, but Bans Aplenty for Monsanto Germany's move to ban planting of Monsanto's genetically modified corn seeds won't be a major hit to sales, but it's the thought that counts.
Chemistry World March 26, 2008 Hepeng Jia	Big Funding for GM Research China is to launch a huge research program on genetically modified (GM) crops by the end of the year, according to top agricultural biotechnology advisors.
Reason April 2004 Brian Doherty	Patent Sense Patents are running out on some genetically modified crop seeds.
Chemistry World August 26, 2007 Michael Gross	Grapevine Genome Reveals Wine's Flavour Secrets The genome of the grapevine, Vitis vinifera, has been decoded by scientists. The research reveals the genetic origins of certain aromas and health-promoting compounds in wine.
National Gardening Jack Ruttle	Weird Tomatoes Heirloom tomatoes offer diverse characteristics and are easy to grow. Five top heirlooms are suggested.
The Motley Fool January 11, 2012 Jacob Roche	Betting the Farm on Monsanto The biotech giant sits at the top of the food chain.
Smithsonian November 2005	35 Who Made a Difference: Wes Jackson In Kansas, a plant geneticist sows the seeds of sustainable agriculture.
The Motley Fool May 26, 2006 Brian Gorman	Delta and Pine's Cotton-Pickin' Challenge Delta and Pine disclosed this week that it has purchased Syngenta's global cotton seed business. India promises to be a huge market, but there's more work ahead.
National Gardening	Choosing Tomato Varieties Healthy, vigorous tomato vines can produce a lot of fruit. But of the thousands of varieties available, how do you narrow your choices?
The Motley Fool March 23, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Is Monsanto Going to Seed? Several recent news headlines referring to its genetically modified products should give investors some reason to contemplate the risks that face this biotech giant.