The construction (and promotion) of “synthetic tissues” as food is moving forward: companies that obtain the relevant licenses (4 so far in the US) are fueled by the desire to …
Squeeze the cockroaches!
You may have your reservations about those whom the Establishment had early on characterized as specialized idiots – unless, of course, you are one of them… However, from a more …
Business ownership in everything!
The recognition of “intellectual property” (i.e. industrial/commercial exploitation) in genetic material (and therefore in life forms) is supposedly acknowledged only if some technical intervention has been made to it. These …
The “Immaculate Conception of Data”
When a farmer buys a tractor from the agricultural machinery company John Deere, they receive a license to operate the vehicle. Nowadays, tractors are not like the old vehicles of …
Big Tech enter the food game
Do not trust the new UN campaign, “Food Systems Coordination Hub”, regarding the “transformation of food systems for global health”. The current corporate agenda, which is supported by this new …
Two discussions on the digitalization of the food system
The following dialogues are transcribed text from the first two episodes of a podcast series by the ETC group (www.etcgroup.org), which began in the summer of 2023, titled “Who Will …
Kicks to the genitals?
When we indicate it, it might simply be another moment of “marginality.” But if it is an official paper, submitted and registered in the “national medical library” of the USA? …
“Genetically modified organisms” (GMO) and “New genomic techniques” (NGT): old and new mutations, same background
We copy from a random article, from the first results of the search engine, searching for the term “new genomic techniques”: New genetic techniques (NGTs), or gene editing techniques, are …
The gourmet treats of the “new normal”
The “artificial burgers,” made from “artificial meat,” have already reached the shelves of grocery stores: with the right processing, the right additives, the right flavorings, and, of course, the right …
Bill Gates’ radical menu for food systems: ultra-processed foods, patents, monocultures
If Bill Gates gets his way, food in the future will look very little like what exists on our plates today. Gates and his partners in the agricultural industry propose …
Bayer, Monsanto and Big Data: Who will control our food system in the era of digital agriculture and major mergers?
With the upcoming mega-merger between Bayer and Monsanto and the rise of digital agriculture and data-driven farming, our agricultural system is on the verge of a paradigm shift. According to …
The seeds of despair
Bayer. Perhaps the largest chemical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology company in the world, leading in every sector it operates. Monsanto. Perhaps the largest agrochemical and agricultural biotechnology company in the world, responsible …
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