10 successful examples of genetic modification
pišeThe media keeps bombarding us with alarming news items about genetically modified food, and we rarely hear anything positive about this exciting topic. Below…
Biotechnical Sciences
Why I am glad to have received the Jesenko Award
piše Metina listaEvery year, the Biotechnical Faculty presents the Jesenko Award to an individual for his or her life’s work in education and research in in…
Plant breeding and genetically modified food
piše Dr. Borut BohanecThe Slovene word for plant breeding žlahtnjenje is really difficult to pronounce. I have already been asked by journalists if it could be replaced…
Children have better taste than you might think
piše Dr. Tilen KonteThe best are medium cooked vegetables, according to boys and girls included in Australian science research. Researchers asked 82 five- and six-year-olds, accompanied by…
Is wolf culling necessary?
piše Metina listaThe 2012 killing of two she-wolves, Tonka and Tia, has fuelled a lively discussion in the media and among the general public about wolf…
Borut Bohanec dispels common GMO myths
piše Dr. Borut BohanecWhat are genetic transformation and genetically modified organisms (GMOs)? 2. GMOs do not help us have a better life. 3. Is genetically modified…
Strawberries: red, tempting and bland. Is it really all the fault of the weather?
piše Dr. Borut BohanecIt all started with a tweet by Nataša Briški, the editor of Meta’s List: “Hey, strawberries, this was not our deal, you look like…