Societal Impact Statement The problem of genetically modified maize contamination in
Mexico is the result of both planned and unplanned consequences of scientific and political …

Mexico is the center of origin of maize and one of the phenomena that imperil maize
conservation is transgene presence. Although previous studies have documented transgene …

Brazil is one of the largest global producers of genetically modified crops and a center of
origin and diversification of relevant species for agriculture and food. Transgenic …

Maize diversity in southern Mexico is threatened as climate change and sociopolitical factors
limit the ability of small-scale farmers to continue agricultural production. Between 2017 and …

The presence and levels of transgenic maize in Mexico and the effect this could have on
local landraces or closely related species such as teosinte has been the subject of several …

Representative seed samples of 215 of maize varieties from four (Jalisco, Michoacán,
Oaxaca and Puebla) Mexican States were collected. The total genotypes collected in each …

Corn earworm (Helicoverpa zea) and fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) are major
migratory pests of maize (Zea mays) in the United States and Mexico. They are primarily …

Mexico harbors over 50% of maize's genetic diversity in the Americas. Native maize varieties
are actively managed by small-scale producers within a diverse array of cultivation systems …

A substituição de variedades promovida pela modernização agrícola gerou prognósticos de
desaparecimento das variedades crioulas. Os agricultores familiares, entretanto, seguem …

The thrilling and terrifying history of genetic engineering In 2018, scientists manipulated the
DNA of human babies for the first time. As biologist and historian Matthew Cobb shows in As …