The European Commission said Thursday it has asked EU member states to check imports of wheat from the United States which may be tainted with a genetically modified strain made by US agrochemicals giant Monsanto.
Biotechnology
May 30, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Researchers in Britain have announced the development of a new strain of wheat that early reports suggest produce 30 percent greater yields than those currently in use.
Our data on the natural world is uncertain. And so are the models we use to make sense of it. The Uncertweb project, funded by the EU, aims to clarify both of these sources of doubt. The project is designed to ensure that ...
Environment
Apr 17, 2013
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(Phys.org)—Increased carbon dioxide levels caused by climate change may help wheat cope with drought, according to researchers at The University of Western Australia.
Ecology
Feb 22, 2013
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(Phys.org)—Agriculture and forestry contribute $70.4 billion annually to Alabama's economy and account for 22 percent of the state's workforce, according to a study released today.
Other
Feb 13, 2013
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No clear evidence exists to support the idea that celiac disease is increasing in prevalence because farmers are growing strains of wheat that contain more gluten. That's the conclusion of an article in the ACS' Journal of ...
Biochemistry
Feb 6, 2013
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In releasing the first ever comprehensive report on sub-Saharan Africa's economic and biological potential for producing wheat, scientists said today that the region's farmers may be growing only 10 to 25 percent of the production ...
Other
Oct 8, 2012
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Global food prices rose by 1.4 percent in September after holding steady for two months as cereals, meat and dairy prices climbed, the UN Food and Agricultural Organization said Thursday.
Economics & Business
Oct 4, 2012
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Can we have enough to eat and a healthy environment, too? Yes—if we're smart about it, suggests a study published in Nature this week by a team of researchers from the University of Minnesota and McGill University in Montreal.
Environment
Aug 29, 2012
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With expanded industrial-scale production of nanomaterials fast approaching, scientists are reporting indications that dust generated during processing of nanomaterials may explode more easily than dust from wheat flour, ...
Bio & Medicine
Feb 15, 2012
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