Survey of farmer's attitudes to GE crops required
Not enough is yet known about the view of Australian farmers to make definitive statements about their future acceptance
or rejection of genetically modified crops will be, according to Mr Craig Cormi... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=3744
Greens call GE free labelling regime a copout
The voluntary GE-Free labelling regime proposed by the Government is a copout, when what we really need is a
comprehensive, mandatory GE labelling scheme which labels all GE ingredients, Green Party S... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=3743
GM labelling discussion paper released
A discussion paper on the development of a voluntary GM free labelling system for food and food products has been
released today, says Consumer Affairs Minister Judith Tizard.The discussion paper,... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=3742
Greenpeace sabotages German GM trial
Reuters report on Wednesday, 9 April German authorities approved an application from Swiss agribusiness group Syngenta
AG to start Germany's first trials of genetically-modified (GM.N)wheat. But ... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=3741
Moment of truth for GM crops in UK
GM crops will be back in the news with a vengeance later this year when we learn whether the first results of Britain's
three-year farm scale evaluations are sound enough to appear in a scientific jou... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=3740
European MPs vote to restrict stem cell research
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have voted to impose severe restrictions on the use of stem cells taken from
human embryos.The vote, which took place on 10 April, also called for an outr... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=3739
Commercial future for HortResearch
A major strategic overhaul foresees HortResearch tapping into growing demand for customised food products and exploring
and commercialising the compounds in fruit that affect human health and performa... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=3738
A self-powered DNA computer redefines small
New York Times Writer Ian Austen writes that experimental computers that calculate using DNA rather than electronics
have many promising properties. To start with, they are exceptionally tiny. About o... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=3737
NZ Trade Mission produces 3 biotech agreements
The fact that three biotechnology agreements were signed during the two-day trade and investment mission to New Zealand
this week is proof that Queensland's Smart State strategy is delivering results,... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=3736