Archive for January, 2008

U.S. seeks to retaliate against EU in GMO case

Source: Reuters
Date: January 31, 2008
The United States underlined on Wednesday its right to retaliate against the European Union in a row over an EU ban on biotech crops. More….

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Genetically modified organisms will benefit the world’s poorest people

Source: Helium
Date: January 31, 2008
Many people harbor negative feelings regarding genetically modified (GM) foods. Much of this can be credited to disinformation circulating through the public consciousness, although some apprehension has its root in valid concerns of the technology. One current debate revolves around if GM foods will help or harm farmers and others [...]

Chrysler’s Mutant Poplars Clean Up Oil Spills

Source: Ecogeek
Date: January 31, 2008
Auto maker Chrysler is pairing with Purdue University researchers to clean up pollutants at a former oil storage site in Kokomo, Indiana. They are turning not merely to technology but to nature. Specially bred transgenic poplar trees are being planted by the researchers, funded by Chrysler. More….

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USTR Schwab urges EU to hasten biotech approvals">USTR Schwab urges EU to hasten biotech approvals

Source: Reuters
Date: January 30, 2008
U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab on Tuesday pledged to watch for proof that the European Union is accelerating approval of new biotech products and ending a delay that has been costly to U.S. exporters. More….

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Genetically Modified Food Poisoning Bacteria Could be Source of Future Energy

Source: Azonano.com
Date: January 30, 2008
For most people, the name “E. coli” is synonymous with food poisoning and product recalls, but a professor in Texas A&M University’s chemical engineering department envisions the bacteria as a future source of energy, helping to power our cars, homes and more. More….

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Steep Biotech Rise, More Jobs?

Source: Nerdy Science Blog
Date: January 29, 2008
Clive James, a Canadian scientist who heads the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications, told a conference here last week that biotech crops will deliver significant financial gains for farmers in the U.S. and other developed countries but even greater humanitarian gains for the poor in developing [...]

Europe’s Continued Hostility to GM Crops Runs Afoul of Science, WTO

Source: Competitive Enterprise Institute
Date: January 25, 2008
France, Germany, and the United Kingdom may have new leaders who bring the promise overall of better trans-Atlantic relations, but when it comes to the politics of global trade, some things never change. This month, the European Union missed yet another deadline for correcting its illegal regulation of gene-spliced, [...]

GMO crop use expanding on P.E.I.

Source: CBC News
Date: January 25, 2008
Hundreds more hectares of genetically modified crops will be grown on P.E.I. this year, a trend that could soon end any plan to make the province a GMO-free zone.
Sugar beets represent one of the fastest developing areas of GMO crop production.Sugar beets represent one of the fastest developing areas [...]

Euro GM reluctance could hit beer innovation

Source: Beverage Daily
Date: January 23, 2008
As the EU debates retaining national bans on genetically modified (GM) crops, one industry expert believes that failure to adapt could grant foreign rivals using the technology an upper hand, not least in terms of brewing a good beer.
Dr Val Giddings, a leading independent US GM consultant, told BeverageDaily.com [...]

Poland may not ban genetically modified plants

Source: GMO Compass
Date: January 23, 2008
Poland must allow the cultivation of genetically modified plants approved in the EU. The European Commission has rejected a draft law on genetically modified organisms (GMO) that would have restricted any plantings to designated zones and placed additional requirements on the use of GMO seeds. According to the Commission, Poland [...]