2022 was full of challenges, but it was also a year of milestones toward a better future.
Harvesting Golden rice from am IRRI field trial in 2010. Twelve years later, the genetically modified rice is finally being grown at scale.ver the past year, the headlines have been dominated by alarming events: the Russian invasion of Ukraine, high inflation, supply chain shortages, and the threat of food insecurity for many nations. But 2022 was also a year of milestones toward a better future, scientific breakthroughs, and stories of hope.
The World Health Organization backed the widespread rollout of the Mosquirix vaccine after successful pilot programs in Kenya, Ghana, and Malawi.In addition, another malaria vaccine, the R21/Matrix-M developed by Adrian Hill and the University of Oxford, also continued to show promise. According to ain early December, the vaccine provided 80% protection against the disease in human trials.
For much of the 20th century, hunting and habitat loss reduced large animal populations throughout the European continent. But over the last 50 years, many species have made an incredible comeback, with stable and self-perpetuating populations of large animals, from whales to bison, rebounding.
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