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The Cornell Alliance for Science was founded five years ago, and I’ve been a supporter from the beginning. I’ve never seen a more powerful, impactful cause. The Alliance is the key to improving the lives of billions by unlocking valuable crop biotechnology. As I’ve learned about the technology’s applications in agriculture,…

I was pregnant with my second child, my daughter, while I gestated—in collaboration with great partners from around the world—the concept that became the Cornell Alliance for Science. My daughter is now five. Like the Alliance for Science, she has a strong sense of self, the determination to win and…

Effective science and communication collaborations are critical to ensure gene editing technology does not suffer from the “perception problem” now facing genetically modified organisms (GMOs), a plant pathologist warned. “I want to feed the world sustainably. That’s what motivates me as a scientist,” said Jim Bradeen, head of the Department…

Though researchers are turning to gene editing to address animal welfare issues, it appears that activists remain lukewarm to that use of the technology. Hornless dairy cows, disease-resistant swine and poultry, male pigs that never reach puberty and cattle that can better tolerate heat are some of the projects…

A new study warns that climate change could drive Ghana’s cocoa (cacao) industry to extinction — a fate that scientists say could be reversed through gene editing. A study by the Climate Change Unit of Ghana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana is predicting the…

Compared to gene-edited babies in China and ambitious projects to rescue woolly mammoths from extinction, biotech trees might sound pretty tame. But releasing genetically engineered trees into forests to counter threats to forest health represents a new frontier in biotechnology. Even as the techniques of molecular biology have advanced, humans have not…

A University of California, Berkeley professor stands at the front of the room, delivering her invited talk about the potential of genetic engineering. Her audience, full of organic farming advocates, listens uneasily. She notices a man get up from his seat and move toward the front of the room. Confused,…

The Danish Council of Ethics argues its time to rethink GMOs, as agricultural biotechnology has shown promise in addressing global challenges like climate change and the need to feed a rapidly growing population.

Scientists are urging Ghana’s anti-GMO groups to embrace gene editing technology to help ensure a more effective and productive agricultural sector. They note the cocoa industry — Ghana’s leading cash crop and a major contributor to the economy — stands to gain greatly if the nation embraces gene editing, particularly…