Archive for August, 2008

GM ‘vital’ to meeting the world’s food needs

Source: Independent
Date: August 26, 2008
Biotechnologies such as GM crops are necessary to double global food production by 2050, a major biotechnology conference has been told. Read more….

Professor seeks drought-tolerant potato

Source: Capital Press
Date: August 26, 2008
Research to develop drought resistance in a relatively simple plant during his years in Indiana is continuing for Dring Crowell, newly installed professor of biological sciences at Idaho State University. Read more….

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Bt maize pollen poses no risk to green lacewings

Source: GMO Compass
Date: August 22, 2008
Scientists at the Swiss research institute Agroscope Reckenholz-Tänikon (ART) have carried out the first research on adult green lacewings to see whether they are harmed by ingesting Bt maize pollen. Read more….

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Prince of Wales under fire for his anti-GMOs stance

The Prince of Wales is in hot soup for claiming genetically modified crops have set the word on course for “the biggest disaster, environmentally, of all time.”
In an interview with the Telegraph, last week, Prince Charles sensationally accused “gigantic corporations” of meddling with nature and urged them to spare the world the cataclysmic repercussions that [...]

10 startling facts on biotech crops

Source: The GMO Debate
Date: August 19, 2008
Here is an article outlining some new developments in the field of agricultural biotechnology. The article lists progress that has been made in the field for the last ten years. Read more….

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Prince Charles should keep his GM ideas to himself

Source: Times Online
Date: August 14, 2008
What is it with the Prince of Wales? He seems physically incapable of keeping his mouth shut. Yesterday he was ranting about genetically modified crops, multinationals and climate change. But it might equally have been architecture, education or McDonald’s, three of his previous obsessions. Next week it’ll no doubt be [...]

Why Prince Charles is right – and wrong on GM

Source: New Scientist
Date: August 14, 2008
Many of us in the UK woke up this morning to hear Prince Charles ranting about genetically modified crops on the radio, or to see this ominous headline in The Daily Telegraph: “Earth faces GM crops catastrophe, warns Prince”.
The sub-headline: “Multinational firms conducting a ‘gigantic experiment that has gone seriously [...]

Missing the signs of genetic irrelevance

Source: BBC News
Date: August 13, 2008
Prince Charles usually speaks from the heart; and his latest outpouring on genetically modified crops is expressed in terms that are forthright even for him. Read more….

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SC to hear plea for moratorium on GM crop today

Source: Indian Express
Date: August 13, 2008
NEW DELHI, AUGUST 11: An application seeking a complete moratorium on release of any genetically-modified (GM) crops in the environment till an independent testing facility is set up in India, will be listed for hearing in the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Read more….

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Analysis: is the Prince of Wales right about GM crops?

Source: Times Online
Date: August 13, 2008
It is hardly a secret that the Prince of Wales objects to genetically modified crops. It is now a decade since he criticised GM scientists for entering “realms that belong to God and God alone”, and he has since repeatedly voiced opposition to biotechnology and advocated organic farming. Read more….

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