Category Archives: Genetically modified organisms

EU to let states rule on GM crops

Posted on 2010-10-12 by egle.tuzaite

EU officials plan to give the 27 member states the freedom to grow, restrict or ban genetically modified (GM) crops. more

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Scientists develop GM ‘protato’ to feed India’s poorest children

Posted on 2010-10-12 by egle.tuzaite

The Indian government raised the global biotechnology stakes yesterday by saying it intended to feed “nutritionally enhanced” GM potatoes to poor children as early as next year. more

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Killer tomatoes attack human diseases

Posted on 2010-10-12 by egle.tuzaite

GENETICALLY modified tomatoes containing edible vaccine are to be used to challenge two of the world’s most lethal viruses. more

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Biotech Rice Saga Yields Bushel of Questions for Feds

Posted on 2010-10-12 by egle.tuzaite

When the biotech company Bayer CropScience AG requested federal permission in August to market a variety of gene-altered rice, it assured itself a small, unwanted place in history: the first to seek approval for a genetically engineered food that was … Continue reading →

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