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Category Archives: Press
EU safety regulations – Dont mar legislation with pseudoscience
328. Dietrich DR, Dekant W, Greim H, Heslop-Harrison P, Berry C, Boobis A, Hengstler JG, Sharpe R. 2016. EU safety regulations: Don’t mar legislation with pseudoscience. Nature 535: 355 (21 July 2016) doi:10.1038/535355c We are concerned that some of the European Union’s … Continue reading
Posted in Press, Publications
Tagged breeding, crop protection, eu, fertilizers, glyphosate, health, human, legislation, parliament, policy, regulation, science
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Regulation should follow robust scientific assessments not opinions
University of Leicester scientist in battle to ‘stem onslaught of pseudoscience’ Geneticist at European Commission alarmed at impact of ‘dogma’ in regulation and the negative impact on the environment and European industry A University of Leicester scientist has joined leading … Continue reading
Posted in Farming, News, Press
Tagged Commission, edc, endocrine disruptors, environment, eu, Europe, genetics, genomics, glyphosate, hazard, herbicides, press release, publicity, risk
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Scientists ready to stem the onslaught of pseudoscience in the EU
BRUSSELS, May 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ A meeting was held between Dr Vytenis Andriukaitis, Commissioner of Health & Food Safety and well established and respected scientists (Prof. Sir Colin Berry, Prof. Alan Boobis, Prof. Wolfgang Dekant, Prof. Daniel Dietrich, Prof. Helmut Greim, … Continue reading
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Tagged Andriukatis, assessment, EP, eu, European commission, European Parliament, food, laws, legislation, pseudoscience, regulation, risk, safety, science
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Saffron crocus, cooking and Iran on the radio
The spice Saffron is valued worldwide for its flavor, aroma and color. I’ve just broadcast an interview with Robin Young produced by Jill Ryan for NPR’s Here and Now program which let me tell you something about my enjoyment of … Continue reading
Posted in Crocus, Farming, Genomics, News, Press, Research, Species, Sustainability, Uncategorized
Tagged color, cooking, crocus, diversity, fraud, genomics, Iran, livelihoods, NPR, radio, Robin Young, saffron, spice
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Saffron Crocus, quality and fraud in New York Times
Elaine Sciolino discusses saffron in the New York Times. Saffronomics partners Jean Thiercelin and Pat Heslop-Harrison are quoted, with the outcome of the project in developing methods to detect fraud and measure quality. In the article, the special qualities of saffron are discussed … Continue reading
Posted in Crocus, Farming, Press, Uncategorized
Tagged breeding, colour, crocus, food, genetics, Iran, new york times, newspapers, press, saffron, spain, spice, testing
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Banana research at the botanic garden
324. Heslop-Harrison, P. 2015. Banana research at the botanic garden. University of Leicester Botanic Garden Newsletter 12: 4. November 2015. Dessert bananas and the cooking bananas or plantains are among the oldest crops in the world. Most crops were domesticated through a long pathway … Continue reading
Posted in Musa, Press, Publications, Uncategorized
Tagged banana, botanic garden, chromosomes, diversity, fruit, press
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We need to have more scientific mavericks @guardianletters
306. Braben DW, Allen JF, Amos W, Ball R, Birkhead T, Cameron P, Cogdell R, Colquhoun D, Dowler R, Engle I, Fernández-Armesto F, Fitzgerald D, Heslop-Harrison P, Herschbach D, Kimble HJ, Kroto H, Ladyman J, Lane N, Lawrence P, MacIntyre … Continue reading
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Tagged education, Guardian, letters, newspapers, peer review, policy, press, review, science, scientists
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