As the European Union debates the deregulation of new genomic modification techniques (NGM), the American company Pairwise accelerates its strategic partnerships with Crispr/Cas, including its recent agreement with IRRI. Leveraging its Fulcrum platform and SHARC enzyme, Pairwise promises rapid agricultural innovations that are "non-GMO" – a claim contested in Europe, where these methods are regulated as such. These alliances, involving both public and private actors, could soon shape access to NGM and the arrival of new modified foods on our plates, raising ethical and regulatory questions.
Source: Info Ogm, published under the title "Pairwise façonne l’alimentation du futur à la sauce NTG" - 9 December 2025
Read more
Innovative Soil Assessment in Mexico: A study integrates multi-source remote sensing and machine learning to estimate organic carbon and soil strength in the Del Centro region. By combining terrain derivatives and categorical data, the best model achieves an R² of 0.84 and a MAE of 0.16, demonstrating gains of up to 73% in robustness through multi-scale variable fusion. These advancements enhance digital soil mapping for sustainable agriculture.
Source: Springer, published under the title "Multi-scale strength and characteristic assessment of soil m..." - 23 October 2025
Read more