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Mike von Massow

Mike von Massow is the University of Guelph’s OAC chair in food system leadership and food agriculture and a resource economics professor.

Potential agricultural, human health benefits of gene editing outweigh risks

  • Gene editing is the latest technology focused on modifying the DNA of a species that offers the potential for large improvements in human, animal,
Opinion | BY MIKE VON MASSOW | September 18, 2019
CRISPR technology could be transformative, particularly in the prevention and treatment of human diseases. It could also revolutionize plant and animal breeding, writes Mike von Massow. Image courtesy of National Human Genome Research Institute Flickr

Potential agricultural, human health benefits of gene editing outweigh risks

Opinion | BY MIKE VON MASSOW | September 18, 2019
  • Gene editing is the latest technology focused on modifying the DNA of a species that offers the potential for large improvements in human, animal,

Potential agricultural, human health benefits of gene editing outweigh risks

Opinion | BY MIKE VON MASSOW | September 18, 2019
  • Gene editing is the latest technology focused on modifying the DNA of a species that offers the potential for large improvements in human, animal,
CRISPR technology could be transformative, particularly in the prevention and treatment of human diseases. It could also revolutionize plant and animal breeding, writes Mike von Massow. Image courtesy of National Human Genome Research Institute Flickr

Scope of USMCA’s new impacts on our food system relatively limited

  • The negotiation and completion of the USMCA garnered significant attention. While there are important elements of the agreement, the scope of the new impacts
Opinion | BY MIKE VON MASSOW | November 5, 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump frequently raised Canada’s high tariffs on dairy as unacceptable and this additional access provides an avenue for product to come into Canada at significantly lower tariff levels. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

Scope of USMCA’s new impacts on our food system relatively limited

Opinion | BY MIKE VON MASSOW | November 5, 2018
  • The negotiation and completion of the USMCA garnered significant attention. While there are important elements of the agreement, the scope of the new impacts

Scope of USMCA’s new impacts on our food system relatively limited

Opinion | BY MIKE VON MASSOW | November 5, 2018
  • The negotiation and completion of the USMCA garnered significant attention. While there are important elements of the agreement, the scope of the new impacts
U.S. President Donald Trump frequently raised Canada’s high tariffs on dairy as unacceptable and this additional access provides an avenue for product to come into Canada at significantly lower tariff levels. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore
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