| Useful news roundup from AgBiotechNet (22/4/2006) | |
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Useful list of stories from pro-GM source. Unfortunately, you need to be an AgBiotechNet subscriber to get further info out of them. The following news stories are available on AgBiotechNet http://www.agbiotechnet.com/articles.asp 2006 articles Court Rules that Brazil's Main Port Must Remove Restrictions on Handling of GM Soya A federal court has ruled that Brazil's main grain port of Paranagua must open all of its soya terminals to genetically modified soyabeans, thus ending its ban on genetically modified organisms. Food Safety Authority of Ireland Raises Concerns Over Labelling of Food With GM Ingredients A quarter of food tested by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) in the last five years contained genetically modified (GM) ingredients. However, consumers would not be able to choose to avoid such foods because the level of GM... Pakistan's Insect-resistant Cotton "To Halve Pesticides Expenditure" The National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIGBE), Faisalabad in Pakistan has developed an insect-resistant cotton variety that it believes will help reduce the country's import bill of pesticides worth Rs15 billion to almost... UK Bioscience Centres Awarded £27M Three new UK centres for integrative systems biology, representing an investment of £27M, have been announced today by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). This follows the successful launch of three centres last... BASF Announce Significant Investment in the Development of GM Crops BASF have announced plans to invest $320 million over the next three years in the development of what it calls 'next generation' GM crops. The announcement demonstrates BASF's intention to expand its involvement in agriculture and nutrition and... Biogemma Cuts Paris and Cambridge Sites In a European environment unfavourable to development, exploitation and investment in plant biotechnology, Biogemma's shareholders have decided to adapt its structure and consolidate activities. This reorganisation will involve the closure of the... Monsanto Applies for Human Food Approval for Stockfeed GM Crops Monsanto has applied to the Food Standards Australia New Zealand for two new genetically-modified crops used as animal feed to be approved for use in human foods. The company wants approval, as a small amount may enter human foods by accident,... BIO President Calls on Congress to Speed Energy Through Biotech Jim Greenwood, Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) president & CEO, stated today, "Industrial biotechnology is causing a dramatic paradigm shift in transportation fuels that will end our national addiction to oil. IFPRI Report Examines National Biosafety Regulatory Systems in East Africa A new report has been released by the International Food Policy Regulatory Institute (IFPRI) which examines the current and proposed biosafety systems in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda using a set of components and characteristics common to... Papers Submitted to WTO by EC Generate Accusation of Double Standards on GM Crop Biosafety Papers obtained by two environmental groups under freedom of information laws show that the European Commission pushed through the approval of seven genetically modified foods despite admissions that there were "large areas of... Clinton Says AgBiotech Will Play a Significant Role in Feeding and Healing Developing Countries Speaking at the BIO 2006 International Annual Convention, Former President Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States, discussed the importance of biotechnology in addressing food security and health issues in the developing world. "The... Ohio Sees Slow Growth in AgBiotech Of all the major corn-producing states in the USA, Ohio ranks last in adopting biotechnology varieties, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture survey. But with high-yielding hybrids and seed package incentives, the shift to transgenic corn... EC Proposes Improvements for Implementation of European GMO Legislation The European Commission has given its support to a proposal to improve the scientific consistency and transparency for Decisions on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). The approach, proposed by Health and Consumer Protection Commissioner... Promotion of Biotech Benefits Latest Strategy by Industry to Win Acceptance The US food and seed industries have developed a new plan of attack in their strategy to win acceptance for biotech products. Their latest campaign will comprise a drive to educate farmers and other customers about the benefits of genetically... World Bank Grant for International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development A global effort to assess how science can improve agriculture has received a US$3 million boost thanks to a grant made by the World Bank. The International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development will evaluate... DuPont and Syngenta Form Joint Venture for Seed Genetics and Biotech DuPont and Syngenta have formed a joint venture and licensing agreements that will bring expanded choice to North American farmers through broader access to the companies’ proprietary corn and soybean genetics and biotechnology traits. Syngenta... University of California, Berkeley joins US$17.6m Africa Biofortified Sorghum Project The University of California, Berkeley has joined the Africa Biotechnology Sorghum (ABS) Project, a Grand Challenges for Global Health initiative funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Florence Wambugu, the CEO of Africa Harvest Biotech... Antifreeze Fish Make Sense Out of Junk DNA Scientists at the University of Illinois have discovered an antifreeze-protein gene in cod that has evolved from non-coding or 'junk' DNA. |
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