Scrinis is wrong
Yesterday we ran an opinion piece which featured in the Melbourne Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. It was written by
Dr Gyorgy Scrinis of the RMIT and entitled "GM crops will not help feed the wor... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=4287
Onions to test environmental benefits of GM
One of the principle benefits to be derived from growing onions engineered to be tolerant to glyphosate is that they
require about 70% less chemical herbicide than other commercial varieties says the ... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=4286
GE onions will only end in tears
Crop & Food Research's application to field test GE onions in containment in fields in Canterbury, announced today, should be
put on hold till the latest GE problems are sorted out, Green MP Sue Kedgl... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=4285
Application to field test GM onions
The Environmental Risk Management Authority has received an application from Crop & Food Research to field test in containment genetically modified onions. It is noted that field trials are not covere...
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GE-Free NZ seeks urgent answers
The outcome of MAF's investigation into the latest GE contamination accident must answer the question of liability for
the company owning the patent on the gene appearing in the corn. MAF and ERMA m... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=4283
Whangarei gets cautious on GM
Whangarei District Council yesterday voted to follow the example of the Kaipara District and Northland Regional councils
and take a cautious approach to genetic engineering (GE). In adopting its a... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=4282
US reacts to EU GMO rules
Labeling and tracing plans are criticized, but new UN rules may strengthen EU position says Andrew Scott in the
Scientist.comUS trade officials say that the EU's proposed new rules for the labelin... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=4281
GM food: No worries, say Kiwis
Americans and New Zealanders are less suspicious of food that has been genetically modified than Australians and
Britons, a new Roy Morgan International poll shows.Writing in the National Business... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=4280
Italy farm minister sees end to EU biotech ban
Italian Agriculture Minister Giovanni Alemanno said on Wednesday he expected the European Union to drop its informal ban
on most biotech products in the near future.He told reporters that rules pa... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=4279
Research finds gene with mental illness risk
Researchers have discovered a gene that puts people at a high risk of developing schizophrenia writes Deborah Smith in
the Melbourne Age.Nobel laureate Susumu Tonegawa, who created a genetically m... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=4278
Science set to conquer the mind
The final frontier of genetic science, understanding what makes the human mind tick, will be conquered by the end of the
century, one of the founding fathers of genetics predicted today. The Melbo... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=4277
Scientist resigns over GM rules breach
A man described as "a brilliant scientist" has quit his job after breaching strict containment rules imposed to stop the
spread of genetically modified organisms writes Simon Collins in the NZ Herald.... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=4276