New biodegradable biotech fibre
A Minnesota company has come up with a biodegradable biotech fibre that is so versatile you could furnish an entire
house with it.Cargill Dow LLC, based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, has developed the... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=3557
Medicine crops to stay in midwest despite concerns
The United States federal government has announced it will not stop US farmers in the Midwest and Plains states from
planting new crops engineered to produce medicines despite pleas from environmental... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=3556
Proposed forestry standards create major risks
In recent months the NZ forestry industry has been considering a proposed plantation forest management standard promoted
by Forest Certification NZ - an offshoot of the Forest Stewardship Council.... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=3555
RNA interference maintained in stem cells
Short hairpin RNAs (shRNAs) offer a new way to silence genes, courtesy of RNA interference (RNAi), reports an article
for The Scientist. The story says a study from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, ... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=3553
'Sentinel plants' to warn of bioterrorism
U.S. soldiers walk down a trail in a war zone. One of them pulls out a hand-held electronic device and points it at a
native plant. The readings on the device indicate the plant was exposed to nerve g... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=3552
Gene testing may be less available
Genetics experts are warning that genetic testing for the families of women with certain types of breast cancer may be
less available in future, says a story from NewsRoom.The story says researche... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=3550