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Let science guide the GM debate

Published: Wed 5 Nov 2003 05:46 PM
Let science guide the GM debate
At midnight on 29 October the moratorium on commercial release of genetically modified organisms was lifted and the sky did not fall on our heads, Stephen Jacobi writes.Yet tasteless MADGE posters... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=5246
Moving with caution
With the lifting of the genetic engineering (GE) moratorium, the focus of the debate shifts to the process through which GE trials and releases is managed. That begins today in Christchurch when the E... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=5245
GM onion partner disclosed
Crop and Food has unveiled the mystery collaborator on its genetically engineered (GE) onions project. California-based Seminis, which describes itself as the world's largest developer, grower and... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=5232
Genetic discovery may help smokers
Doctors at Auckland's Green Lane Hospital have found four genetic changes which make smokers more likely to develop crippling breathlessness. The researchers say one-third of smokers have all four... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=5233
Standard set for organic production
Consumers wanting to buy organic produce have been given extra protection with the introduction of a national standard governing organic production.Many organic producers already meet standards se... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=5234
Eating to fit your genes
The old adage "You are what you eat" may soon become "You are what you need to eat." Thanks to studies that have mapped humans' genetic makeup -- which can outline illnesses we are prone to -- we ... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=5238
GM Bill criticised
The South Australian Government's draft bill on trials for genetically modified (GM) crops has been criticised for not covering issues of liability.The draft bill would allow trial crops over the ... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=5250
Minister warned over onions trial
Members of the People's Moratorium Enforcement Agency (PMEA) served Marian Hobbs with notice today at her Wellington Electorate Office that any approval of field trials for GE onions will result in re... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=5243
Cloning animals raises new consumer issues
The year was 1988. A photo of three calves was displayed in newspapers and featured in television news. The calves were clones, created from prize Brangus cattle, and made to be eaten in a new busines... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=5239

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