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- Insect Resistance To Bt Crops Can Be Predicted, Monitored, And Managed 27 Nov 2009 14:11 GMT
... Since 1996, crop plants genetically modified to produce bacterial proteins that are ... hectares worldwide. The popularity of these Bt crops, named after the bacterium comes from their ...
- Natural, but beneficial? 27 Nov 2009 19:33 GMT
... Nearly every supermarket and food store has a section dedicated to organic ... of toxic chemical ingestion, no ingestion of genetically-modified foods, a reduced intake of additives and colourings, ... in-depth studies performed on the effects that genetically modified foods (GMOs) have on humans, so very little ...
- Agribusiness won't help in Africa 27 Nov 2009 23:53 GMT
... At the World Food Prize in Des Moines, Iowa, Bill Gates ... to deliver agricultural technology, including some transgenic (genetically-modified) plants. A closer look at the World ... herbicides. But a new report notes that genetically engineered (GE) corn, soybeans and cotton have increased ...
- EXCLUSIVE - Top rice producer China approves GMO strain 27 Nov 2009 18:38 GMT
... China has approved its first strain of genetically modified rice for commercial production, two scientists involved ... it had previously exposed illegal cases of genetically engineered (GE) rice in China. "If the Ministry ... Chinese Academy of Sciences. "We believe more genetically-modified technology will be used in agriculture production ...
- Would G.M.O. Apples by Another Name Taste Sweeter? 27 Nov 2009 17:31 GMT
... might be more willing to bite into genetically modified apples if they were labeled differently, according to ... at New York University and on consumer food choices and food politics. “It's a ridiculous ... be huge temptations to frame descriptions for foods,” he said. “We need to give consumers ...
- EXCLUSIVE - China gives safety approval to GMO rice 27 Nov 2009 07:52 GMT
... consumer, has approved a locally-developed strain of genetically-modified rice, paving the way for large-scale production in ... biosafety certificates to Bt rice, a pest-resistant genetically modified strain, two committee members told Reuters. Along with ... controls on rice products, such as baby food, because shipments might contain traces of the ...
- EU farm chief stresses need to 'bolster production' 27 Nov 2009 11:12 GMT
... to be able to maintain production of food in Europe," said Fischer Boel, asked about her ... all soybean imports to Europe are already genetically modified (GM). If Europe decided not to accept this, ... would lead to "a dramatic reduction in meat production in Europe" and increased imports of ...
- Consumers Choose Locally Grown And Environmentally Friendly Apples 27 Nov 2009 14:11 GMT
... pay more for locally grown apples than genetically modified (GMO) apples. But in a second questionnaire consumers ... crops were first introduced, people called them 'Frankenfood' and emphasized the laboratory processes used in ... scab otherwise you may not have a crop," Mazzocco said. Given that information, 200 people ...
- There's a better way to gobble your turkey 27 Nov 2009 01:10 GMT
... you'd joined me at the BBC Good Food Show in Birmingham on Wednesday, you might not ... they'd been taken on to flog had genetically modified soya in it, than whether they got paid ... practically knew which bush each of their fruit pies had come from. And while many ...
- China Gives Safety Approval to GMO Rice 27 Nov 2009 09:07 GMT
... biosafety certificates to Bt rice, a pest-resistant genetically modified strain, two committee members told Reuters. Along with ... controls on rice products, such as baby food, because shipments might contain traces of the ... Chinese Academy of Sciences. "We believe more genetically-modified technology will be used in agriculture production in ...
- Exclusive: Top rice producer China approves GMO strain 27 Nov 2009 16:15 GMT
... China has approved its first strain of genetically modified rice for commercial production, two scientists involved ... shifts the global balance of power in food trade and could prompt other countries to ... it had previously exposed illegal cases of genetically engineered (GE) rice in China. "If the Ministry ...
- Kenya: Gates Foundation and Monsanto to develop GM seeds for small farmers 27 Nov 2009 14:29 GMT
... funded by the Gates Foundation to develop genetically modified (GM), drought-resistant maize for small farmers in Africa. ... the emotionally charged headlines that drive Africa’s food security debate are intricately connected to the critical ...
- Mexico's GM maize a bad idea, say scientists 27 Nov 2009 18:58 GMT
... say scientists concerned about the planting of genetically modified (GM) maize in the country's northern ... place to prevent gene flow from the crops to natural varieties. Plantations will be small, planting will ...
- Mapping the genetic makeup of turkeys 27 Nov 2009 05:11 GMT
... WASHINGTON – If ever there were a candidate for genetic ... level. Turkeys are the fourth-leading source of meat on dinner tables. Cows, chickens and pigs ... a bare minimum, the turkey might be genetically engineered to convey a bit more flavor. ...
- Two Game-Changing SF Novels I Read This Fall... 27 Nov 2009 21:43 GMT
... This is going to have to be short and incoherent -- even ... or put another way, it's based on food. Growing it, obtaining it, eating it, and ... the title. She's a New Person, a genetically engineered human, designed by the Japanese to serve ...
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