All posts tagged "Genetic engineering"

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    Opinion: Labels and GMO

    Brandon McFadden Humanity needs an innovative food system to not only survive, but to thrive. In 2050, nearly 10 billion people will populate the Earth. Future generations will be dealing with not only greater numbers of neighbors and denser population centers, but also a food system likely to face the negative impacts...

    fruitworldmedia-admin April 24, 2018
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    Israeli scientists discover method to make fruit more heat resistant

    August 2016 was the hottest month, not only the hottest August, since Man invented the thermometer, according...

    fruitworldmedia-admin October 12, 2016
  • Arctic Apples are a suite of trademarked[1] apples that contain a nonbrowning trait (when the apples are subjected to mechanical damage, such as slicing or bruising, the apple flesh remains its original color)[2] introduced through biotechnology.[3][4] They were developed through a process of genetic engineering and precision breeding by Okanagan Specialty Fruits Inc. (OSF).[5] Specifically, gene silencing reduces the expression of polyphenol oxidase (PPO), thus preventing the fruit from browning. It is the first approved food product to use that technique.[6] This is unlike many other genetically modified foods, which insert genes from other species for the purposes of pesticide tolerance or insect resistance.
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    USDA approves GMO non-browning Arctic Fuji

    The national nightmare of apples turning slightly brown is coming to an end: The US Department of...

    fruitworldmedia-admin October 2, 2016
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