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Maize imports free from illegal GMOs, says FSA
31.1.2006 | Press monitoring
The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) claims it has found no trace of unauthorised genetically modified material in samples of imported maize.
EU farm chief defends higher GM content in organic produce
31.1.2006 | Press monitoring
Europe‘s farm chief defended her plans to permit more genetically modified (GMO) content into organic farming on Monday, saying it would be too costly for farmers to achieve higher purity in their organic produce.
First Regulatory Approval Of Non-Injectible Insulin, Generex Biotechnology Announces
30.1.2006 | Press monitoring
Generex Biotechnology Corporation (NasdaqSC: GNBT), a leader in the area of buccal drug delivery, announced today that Oral-lyn™, its proprietary oral insulin spray formulation, has been approved for commercial marketing and sale by the Ecuadorian Ministry of Public Health for the treatment of both Type-1 and Type-2 diabetes.
The History of Biotech
30.1.2006 | Press monitoring
The History of Biotech Today, pioneers of biotechnology are discovering new solutions for better feed, seed and food products. They are building on the knowledge we gained through the scientific innovations of earlier pioneers such as the Egyptians, Christopher Columbus, Louis Pasteur, Gregor Mendel, James Watson and Francis Crick, and Herbert...
Boost biotech by encouraging universities
30.1.2006 | Press monitoring
The failure of a promising biotechnology enterprise in Ames — and the loss of taxpayer money in the deal — shouldn't discourage Iowa from investing in biotech.
Chloroplasts reloaded
30.1.2006 | Press monitoring
Researchers from the University of Nebraska found that adding human genes to tobacco plants increases their resilience.
Opportunities to open for spud growers
30.1.2006 | Press monitoring
POCATELLO, Idaho - Future opportunities for Idaho potato farmers lie in growing for new markets, using new business models and adopting new technology, said an agriculture professor for the University of Idaho in Moscow.
ISAAA foresees increase in global value of biotech crops
30.1.2006 | Press monitoring
An international agency foresees global value of biotechnology crops in the world market to grow to 0.5 billion in 2006, indicating a more stellar growth than the previous decade’s adoption even as their use expands from pest-resistance to the more novel nutrient-fortification.
In support of Bt cotton
30.1.2006 | Press monitoring
Bt cotton technology has been widely accepted by Indian farmers across the country since its first commercialisation in 2002.
Almost half of soybean crop in Brazil is transgenic
30.1.2006 | Press monitoring
Nearly half the 58 million tons of soybeans that Brazil expects in its next harvest are transgenic.
