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APHIS Releases New Strategic Plan for 2023-2027, Includes Biotechnology Objectives

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Objective 5 is “Ensure the development of safe agricultural biotechnology products using a science-based regulatory framework.” Objective 3 is “Mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change.” Objective 3 is “Mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change.”

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Climate change coping mechanism discovered in humble algae

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One of the building blocks of ocean life can adapt to cope with the effects of climate change, according to new research.

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Warming Trends: Katherine Hayhoe Talks About Hope, Potty Training Cows, and Can Woolly Mammoths Really Fight Climate Change?

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A column highlighting climate-related studies, innovations, books, cultural events and other developments from the global warming frontier. Colossal , a company founded by technology entrepreneur B.

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Bioengineer Charles Denby is working to make beer and wine more sustainable

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When Charles Denby looks at a pint of beer, he sees a product of one of the oldest biotechnologies in the world. Read the full story at Chemical & Engineering News.

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For the first time, genetically modified trees have been planted in a U.S. forest

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Living Carbon, a biotechnology company, hopes its seedlings can help manage climate change. Read the full story at Grist. But wider use of its trees may be elusive.

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What does flattery do to our brains? Here are five Frontiers articles you won’t want to miss

Frontiers

Writing in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology , a team of Chinese researchers has examined whether structure and efficacy of fish decalcified bone matrix (FDBM) has similar properties. Among them are many amphibian lineages, whose geographical distribution shifts as they seek new habitats in more suitable climates.

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Microalgae could be the future of sustainable superfood in a rapidly changing world, study finds

Frontiers

Yet climate change and human environmental impacts threaten our long-term food security. By Peter Rejcek, science writer The global population recently hit eight billion people.