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This week I had the chance to host this webinar for @ScienceAlly about genome-editing and the developments in Latin America of gene-edited crops, a conversation with researchers from @BiovIntCIAT_esp @uchile @Teccr @CropLife_La youtu.be/A6gFtS8VMEU

Our Mexico-based contributor @Iuisventura spoke with farmers and scientists about what is at stake for the country’s agricultural sector if GM crops are excluded, as well as the dangers of ignoring scientific research at the national level. allianceforscience.cornell.edu/blog/2021/01/m…

Tomorrow I'll be hosting this webinar about gene-edited crops under development in Latin America, the panelists will be researchers from CIAT, University of Chile, and the Tecnologic of Costa Rica. @ScienceAlly Here we´ll be live at 12 ET -> fb.me/e/3uSSFq7kw

Who is doing what with crop gene editing in LATAM? And when will these improved crops be available to farmers? Join @DuqueDeYuca, Claudia Stange Klein, Alejandro Hernández, Sandra Valdes and @Iuisventura to find out. allianceforscience.cornell.edu/alliance-for-s…

Este 2 de febrero moderaré este seminario para @ScienceAlly, donde tendremos una conversación con científicos de LATAM que actualmente haciendo investigación sobre cultivos editados genéticamente que están siendo desarrollados para la Región Latinoamericana.

This is the most recent piece I've done for @GeneticLiteracy highlighting the importance to promote NBTs without undermining existing techniques, because in the end, all the available tools matter and are part of a toolbox used for farmers globally. geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2362176

Despite the promise of crop editing technologies like CRISPR, existing GM methods do not necessarily need to be replaced. geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2362176 @Iuisventura

Our Mexico-based contributor @Iuisventura spoke with farmers and scientists about what is at stake for the country’s agricultural sector if GM crops are excluded, as well as the dangers of ignoring scientific research at the national level. allianceforscience.cornell.edu/blog/2021/01/m…

This is the most recent piece I've done for @ScienceAlly echoing farmers' and scientists voices' making reference to a government that “romanticizes poverty in the countryside, and anything that differs from that image seems inappropriate” allianceforscience.cornell.edu/blog/2021/01/m…

The Mexican government “romanticizes poverty in the countryside, and anything that differs from that image seems inappropriate. The idea that technology and sustainability can coexist is unthinkable for them,” reports @Iuisventura. allianceforscience.cornell.edu/blog/2021/01/m…

New gene-editing techniques like #CRISPR are helping Latin America realize its potential as a world power in food production. allianceforscience.cornell.edu/blog/2020/12/l…

Te invitamos a unirte a esta charla con cuatro científicos latinoamericanos que abordarán el pasado, el presente y el futuro de los OGMs, en una región donde estos cultivos han sido adoptados y también prohibidos. Regístrate ahora en Zoom allianceforscience.cornell.edu/alliance-for-s…

This is the last piece I did for @GeneticLiteracy, I explain why banning GM crops because we have “enough food” does not solve any of the world’s real agricultural problems, and I make a closer look at the seven years of GM maize restrictions in Mexico. geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2343068

Banning GM crops because we have “enough food” does not solve any of the world’s real agricultural problems. geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2343068 @luisventura

Un gusto haber estado en esta charla, hablamos de todo un poco: temor a la ciencia, transgénicos, glifosato, la 4T y hasta de Paty Navidad! 🌽💉🔬🧬 @incognia @mbonfil_65 @Fautsch @lmarinsosa facebook.com/32533292809584…

Mañana sábado estaré participando en esta charla organizada por PILARES CDMX sobre el temor a la ciencia, me tocará abordar los mitos y la desinformación que existe sobre los transgénicos.

Acá pueden oir a @kevinfolta y @Camjenglish hablando sobre la historia más reciente que he hecho para @GeneticLiteracy en relación a los grupos anti-OGMs en LATAM, y como su actividad podría obstaculizar la adopción de cultivos editados genéticamente en la región.

Luis Ventura sobre la guerra de las ONG relativistas y regresivas contra los cultivos manipulados genéticamente... razón contra superstición en una guerra que está allí, y haciendo daño...

This is the most recent piece I've done, this one is about the activism in Latin America and how the existing NGO's network could affect the adoption of gene-edited crops in the region. @GeneticLiteracy geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2336723

Anti-GMO groups are alleging that gene-edited crops represent a threat to Latin America’s cultural heritage. geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2336723 @luisventura