Monsanto

George and Gil. Photo-Illustration: Vulture and Joan Marcus/Netflix For years, after conquering the prank show, the Great White Way, Netflix, and a piece of branded content with Awkwafina, Hollywood was abuzz wondering what was next for Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland. What else did they have to prove? Well,…

Bayer (OTCPK:BAYRY) is up 4.7% in Frankfurt after reaching verbal agreements to resolve a significant amount of U.S. cancer lawsuits over use of its Roundup weedkiller, Bloomberg reports. The deals, which cover an estimated 50K to 85K suits (of a total 125K), are part of a $10B plan to end…

In today’s Big Idea, Hugo and Nebula Award winner Nancy Kress takes a look at controversy, science, and change — Sea Change, as a matter of fact. NANCY KRESS:  At parties in my city—environmentally conscious, crunchy-granola, high-tech and socially activist Seattle—it is easy to start a flaming argument. Just walk…

We’re all familiar with what a “conspiracy theory” is: a narrative of social control in which shadowy groups are secretly rigging events to increase their own power and profit. An apt personification is “the man behind the curtain” in “The Wizard of Oz.” Of course, there actually are groups attempting to rig…

DUBLIN, May 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Agricultural Biotechnology - Global Market Trajectory & Analytics" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.Research and Markets LogoThe Agricultural Biotechnology market worldwide is projected to grow by US$32 Billion, driven by a compounded growth of 10.4%.Molecular Diagnostics, one of the segments analyzed and…

Bayer greedily bought and swallowed the 'poison pill' of Monsanto without considering its true liability. Fifty-seven billion Euros of market cap down the drain later, now their headache is taking on epic proportions... Growing uncertainty about whether San Francisco Superior Court Judge Suzanne Ramos Bolanos would rule in favor or…

Genetically engineered crops are a form of food imperialism. This technology allows mega-corporations like Bayer/Monsanto to patent seeds, lure farmers into buying them with visions of high yields, and then destroy the ability of small farmers to survive. Genetic engineering produces an artificial combination of plant traits which often results…

Image courtesy of Sam Falconer/theispot.com New digital technologies have upended conventional business models, organizational structures, and operating processes in most industries. Almost every aspect of business — customer relations, supply chain management, after-sales service — has been radically altered. Nowhere is that more evident than in brick-and-mortar companies’ innovation processes.…

MADRID, May 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- AlgaEnergy S.A., a global leader in microalgae biotechnology, announces major growth initiatives in the United States and Mexico, bringing its latest innovations to the front line of the biological revolution in integrated crop management and helping growers reach their Green GoalTM. Microalgae are single-cell…

Monarchs are spectacularly beautiful butterflies, beloved by the public, but their numbers have been dropping alarmingly since 2000. The herbicide Roundup was quickly identified as the culprit behind their decline but new suspects have now emerged to share the stage with Roundup. The story is told by science writer Gabriel…