There is ongoing disagreement between the popularly elected European Parliament and the executives in the European Commission over approvals of “genetically modified” (GM) crops, which are made with modern molecular
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Never has the subject of Front-of-package food labels (FOPL) been so hotly debated in Europe. On Tuesday, December 15th, an Agriculture and Fisheries Council of ministers took place in Brussels
Reassessing the climate action, revisiting Baseline assumptions and avoiding ‘one-fit-all’ approach
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At the end of 2019, I had the chance to participate in a peer-review of the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC). Although the texts
Why Mediterranean food culture is as important as the Mediterranean diet for sustainability
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They say you are what you eat, but in reality, your diet will have much more impact on what is likely to become of you in the future. Genetics account
According to a recent study from the Pew Research Centre, a very large number of people on Earth place global warming top as one of the defining issues of our
On 4 December 2019, in her first Brussels press conference the newly appointed president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said she will lead a ‘geopolitical Commission’. One
Should the risks associated with irradiation of human origin lead to the elimination of leap years?
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The risks associated with radioactivity, seen through the prism of the Hiroshima trauma and the media coverage of accidents such as Chernobyl and Fukushima, continue to be exaggeratedly perceived. The
Genome editing biotechnologies: UEAA calls for a revision of European regulations on genetically modified organisms.
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded in this year 2020 to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna for the discovery of a new genome editing tool, so-called CRISPR-Cas technique, a
Scientists, let’s not go back to the pre-Covid world of unrestrained professional travelling
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Pre-Covid, scientists and more generally academics clocked up thousands and thousands of airmiles to attend conferences, workshops, and various other professional meetings. I know: I did the same. Many of
Across Africa, farmers and governments are struggling to feed growing populations. Ongoing and deadly locusts and Fall Armyworm infestations, cancer-causing mycotoxins, crop diseases and adverse weather all threaten starvation for