Biotechnology

Hi Jennifer, There has been quite a lot of discussion about Genetically Modified (GM) organisms related to vegetable products, but I wonder if readers are aware that GM, or transgenic animals are also a subject of study. Here is a link to an … [Read more...] about GM Chickens for Therapeutic Drugs: A Note from Paul Williams

The European Union does not regulate food ingredients which, in the US, would be considered "filth." This seems at first to be an impossible conclusion, as it claims proof of a negative. Yet, that is the conclusion, and it's not because these … [Read more...] about Europeans Don’t Regulate ‘Filth’ in Food, Just GM – A Note and Paper by Andrew Apel

Dear All, Please find below a link to a report entitled '10 years of GM Crops in Argentina' by Eduardo J. Trigo and Eugenio J. Cap, published by the Argentine Council for Information and Development of Biotechnology, released this week regarding the … [Read more...] about A Report on 10 Years of Genetically Modified Agriculture in Argentina

It is a pity that GM canola has arrived in Australia, not as a crop for farmers to grow, but as a shipment of seed grown in Canada ready for crushing in Australia. Indeed yesterday a shipment of genetic engineered canola came into the Port of … [Read more...] about GM Canola Arrives in Australia by Ship

A new report entitled 'Quantification of the Impacts on US Agriculture of Biotechnology- Derived Crops Planted in 2005' by the US National Centre for Food and Agricultural Policy begins with the key findings that: "American growers continued to … [Read more...] about GM Crops Benefit US Farmers: New Report by Sujatha Sankula