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Biotech Strategically Important to Ireland, Says Report
February 2002 "Biotechnology is of strategic importance to the Irish economy to sustain current economic growth and to enhance the ability of Ireland to become a kn...
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Monsanto Says Better Breeding Puts It Ahead
February 2002 Monsanto's top scientist says focused research and breeding programmes are giving it the edge over other biotech companies.
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Sumitomo and Duke Get Porphyrin Patent
February 2002 A US Patent, 6,346,656, on genes conferring resistance to porphryin-accumulating herbicides has been awarded to Sumitomo Chemical Company and Duke Uni...
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UK Review of GM Maize
February 2002 UK Government GM advisors are reviewing safety claims surrounding the first GM crop to be approved for commercial sale.
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Boosting Sink Could Bear Fruit
February 2002 A new US patent, 6,342,656 focuses on the regulation of source-sink relationships and responses to stress conditions in plants, and could ultimately l...
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USA and China Address GM Disagreement
February 2002 US President George W. Bush is raising concerns over Chinese rules on importing GM foods with the Chinese Government.
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Old Plants Switched on to Defence
February 2002 While it has been known for a while that older plants show higher resistance to some pathogens, the mechanism has been unclear. A study now shows that...
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GM Crops Make Ethical Sense, Says Pence
February 2002 A progressive approach using GM crops "will play a goodly part in a milestone in human history: eliminating mass starvation".
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GM Trials Give Mixed Message
February 2002 Early data from farm-scale GM crop trials in the UK suggests a mixed bag of results, with some GM varieties having negative effects on the environment...
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Arabidopsis In Space Part II
February 2002 Seeds of selfed Arabidopsis plants grown aboard the International Space Station last year are being germinated as part of the Advanced Astroculture to...
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