Biotech

  • GM Canola Found Growing Wild in North Dakota
    Genetically modified canola endowed with herbicide resistance has escaped from a farm in North Dakota and has been found growing outside of established cultivation regions along roadside across the state, according to a new study published in the journal PLoS ONE. ...More
    October 7, 2011
    Posted in News
  • Vandals Attack Hawaii’s GM Papaya Crops
    The Hawaii Papaya Industry Association has increased its reward to $10,000 for anyone who provides a tip that leads to the arrest and prosecution of individuals responsible for chopping down thousands of papaya trees since May 2010. ...More
    August 23, 2011
    Posted in News
  • DSM, NutraCea Collaborate on Rice Bran Research
    DSM Innovation Center and NutraCea on Aug. 15 announced a joint research and development agreement to share existing patented and proprietary intellectual property and knowledge to investigate extraction and modification of high-quality vegetable proteins from rice bran. ...More
    August 18, 2011
    Posted in News, Nutraceuticals
  • Feds Seek Comments on GE Soybeans
    USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is seeking public comments on its plant pest risk assessment and a draft environmental assessment (EA) that addresses a request from the Monsanto Co. seeking a determination of nonregulated status for its MON 87705 ...More
    July 18, 2011
    Posted in News
  • Scientists Publish Potato Genome Sequence
    The Potato Genome Sequencing Consortium (PGSC), an international team of scientists from industry and academia in 14 countries, has published the potato genome sequence in the journal Nature. The work is expected to help potato breeders to reduce the 10 to 12 years ...More
    July 12, 2011
    Posted in News
  • Bayer Agrees to Pay U.S. Rice Farmers $750M
    Bayer CropScience has agreed to pay $750 million to settle class-action lawsuits filed by U.S. rice farmers that the company's experimental LibertyLink rice contaminated crops, making them unfit for export. The settlement covers all U.S. long-grain rice producers, including ...More
    July 8, 2011
    Posted in News
  • Biofuels Fueling Rising Food Costs
    New research from Kansas State University suggests biofuel production has facilitated higher prices through greater demand for corn. In fact, they predict 40% of the U.S. corn output will likely be used for ethanol in 2011. ...More
    June 28, 2011
    Posted in News
  • Researchers Concocting In Vitro Meat
    Researchers at Maastricht University are working to create the world’s first “test-tube" hamburger grown from stem cells extracted from cattle. The discovery may help ease the world’s meat consumption, which is expected to double by 2050 as the population increases. ...More
    June 28, 2011
    Posted in News
  • Lawmakers Slash Ethanol Tax Credits
    The U.S. House of Representatives and Senate approved two separate measures that would reduce the federal government's support of corn-based ethanol by about $6 billion a year. ...More
    June 17, 2011
    Posted in News
  • Codex Halts Work on GMO Definitions, Labeling
    The Codex Committee on Food Labeling (CCFL) will discontinue its work on definitions related to GMOs following no agreement at its May CCFL meeting. The committee instead will develop a compilation of Codex texts relevant to the labeling of foods derived from modern ...More
    June 7, 2011
    Posted in News
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