Tag: bioengineered crops

Science and Technology Links

Nov 26, 2013

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mwkruse

in Environment, Health and Medicine, Links – Science and Technology, Politics, Public Policy, Science, Sociology, Technology (Biotech & Health), Technology (Food & Water), Technology (Manufacturing & Construction)), Trends: Economic, Trends: Social

1. The Cultural Cognition Project The Cultural Cognition Project is a group of scholars interested in studying how cultural values shape public risk perceptions and related policy beliefs. Cultural cognition refers to the tendency of individuals to conform their beliefs about disputed matters of fact (e.g., whether global warming is a serious threat; whether the…
Food crunch opens doors to bioengineered crops

Dec 2, 2008

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mwkruse

in China, Poverty, Science, Technology (Biotech & Health), Technology (Food & Water)

Wired: Food crunch opens doors to bioengineered crops KUNMING, China (AP) — Zeng Yawen's outdoor laboratory in the terraced hills of southern China is a trove of genetic potential – rice that thrives in unusually cool temperatures, high altitudes or in dry soil; rice rich in calcium, vitamins or iron. "See these plants? They can…