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Plants Engineered to Produce Cancer Preventative Compound
February 2004 Scientists at NuCycle Therapy and researchers at Purdue University have transferred genes involved in the metabolism of selenium, a mineral known to a...
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Soyabeans Engineered to Make Gum
February 2004 A team of researchers from Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., a DuPont subsidiary, have identified a gene found in guar and carob plants that produc...
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EU Supports Project to Co-ordinate Plant Genomics in 11 Countries
February 2004 The European Union has announced the support of a project aimed at co-ordinating the national research programmes in the area of plant genomics in ten...
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Blood Clotting Proteins from Animal Milk
January 2004 A research team in Taiwan is reported to have produced transgenic pigs and goats that express high concentrations of blood clotting factors in their m...
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Belgian Biosafety Advisers Say GM Rape Could Pose Biodiversity Problems
January 2004 A report by the Belgian Biosafety Advisory Council (BAC) suggests that GM spring oilseed rape could have effects on biodiversity, and adventitious pre...
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Study Shows ‘Information Gap’ For GM Foods
January 2004 A US study has revealed that consumers feel ill-informed about genetically modified (GM) foods despite some labelling.
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UK Evidence on GM Crops "Insufficient"
January 2004 The UK government would not seem to have sufficent grounds for supporting immeadiate commercialisation of the three test crops from the Farm-Scale Eva...
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Pork DNA Traceability Scheme Launched
January 2004 A Canadian initiative to provide farm to fork traceability for pork has been launched.
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Canada Responds on Safety of Molecular Farming
January 2004 The Government of Canada today issued a formal response to Greenpeace Canada's petition about the biosafety and food safety implications of GM pharmac...
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Positive Result for Transgenic Nerve Gas Antidote Protein
January 2004 Efficacy studies have demonstrated that an enzyme produced in transgenic goat milk can offer protection against nerve gas attacks.
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