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Huge setback if GE onion application rejected

Published: Fri 11 Jul 2003 05:00 PM
Huge setback if GE onion application rejected
Responding to criticism from GE-Free NZ, plant scientist Colin Eady said "If GE-Free New Zealand had read our application to ERMA they would see that this technology is actually designed to allow onio... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=4293
GE onions have 'no benefit' for New Zealand
The application by New Zealand Institute for Crop & Food Research to field test onions modified for tolerance to the herbicide glyphosate should be rejected by ERMA and the farming community as being ... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=4292
Biotenz News Update - 10 July 2003
The latest Biotenz News Update has been posted to the Biotenz web site. Index GM onion application goes to ERMAHortResearch To Boost ScientistsNew Zealand Farmers Grow Super Sheep... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=4291
Growing flowers in a computer
Elliot Meyerowitz, professor of biology, is fascinated with growing flowers - in a computer writes Stephen Cauchi in the Sydney Morning Herald. Breeding plants and crops takes time. It can take mo... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=4290
Kangaroo DNA to be mapped
Australian scientists hoping to increase understanding of both human genetics and sustainable management of the country's marsupials launched a project yesterday to map kangaroo DNA. A new Centre ... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=4289
Embryos screened for deafness - a first for Aust
A woman who, with her partner, carries a genetic cause for deafness, failed to become pregnant after her IVF embryos were screened to guarantee a child with perfect hearing writes Tom Noble in the Syd... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=4288

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