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Strong decrease in field trials with genetically modified plants in the EU
The number of field trials with genetically modified plants has fallen by about 80 per cent since 1998 in the countries of the European Community. This is shown by a survey of the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI, Karlsruhe, compiled together with the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, Seville (Spain), and Hohenheim University for the European Commission.... View More (2003-04-14)
Register Now for UK Festival of Science
As science becomes increasingly specialised the Festival offers a rare opportunity to discover more about all areas of scientific research. From the big questions of science such as the beginning and possible end of the Universe to more specific issues such as Genetically Modified Crops, the Festival illuminates current scientific thinking. The full festival programme is available now at... View More (1999-07-02)
Slowing insect resistance to genetically modified crops
Genetically modified Bt crops are now widely used in the USA. These crops contain genes from bacteria that make them toxic to some insect pests. A central concern in regulating these genetically modified crops is the risk of insects evolving resistance to the Bt toxins. To reduce this risk, the "high dose/refuge" strategy is now being used, in which non-Bt fields (refuges for insect pests) are... View More (2002-10-30)
Genetically modified eggplants (aubergines) shown to be 30% more productive
Research, published in the online journal, BMC Biotechnology shows how researchers in Italy have used genetically modified eggplants made by the introduction of a gene that increases the level of the plant hormone indole acetic acid (IAA) to produce seedless fruits. Furthermore, these genetically modified eggplants are 30-35% more productive than conventional varieties in both greenhouse and... View More (2002-04-26)
Gone With the Wind? - The Amendment to the Law on "Green Genetic Engineering" Inhibits Innovation and Research in Germany
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) sees the draft amendment to the Genetic Engineering Act as a restriction on innovation and research in Germany. If the amendment were to be passed in its current form it runs the risk, in the opinion of the DFG, of putting German researchers at a considerable disadvantage on the international playing field. This is the key... View More (2004-06-09)
New TB vaccine approach shows promise in mice
An experimental vaccine composed of a genetically modified bacterium closely related to the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB) has been found to protect mice against TB infection. View More (2011-09-07)
"Facts needed, not just opinions": Risk assessment research initiated to determine effects of genetically modified plants on soil ecosystems
Do genetically modified plants present a risk to the environment? "Most of the arguments used both in support and against the use of genetically modified crops to date have not been based upon facts, but rather emotion," claims George Kowalchuk of the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW). The NIOO is now trying to gather the necessary facts to determine how genetically modified... View More (2001-06-11)
Genetically modified crops and the countryside
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) is presenting some current research at BBSRC-sponsored institutes into the environmental impact of genetically modified (GM) crops. Come and talk to the scientists who carry out this work, and find out more about on-going research in this area. View More (1999-06-14)
GM Foods: The Splice of Life?
Many hundreds of millions of consumers around the globe have eaten, knowingly or unknowingly, foods that have been genetically modified (GM) or contained ingredients from genetically modified sources with no reports of illness resulting from such consumption. Nevertheless, from a European perspective, GM technology applied to food is not trusted by the consumer and in the UK all supermarket... View More (2000-02-08)
Genetically engineered bacteria prevent mosquitoes from transmitting malaria
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute have genetically modified a bacterium commonly found in the mosquito's midgut and found that the parasite that causes malaria in people does not survive in mosquitoes carrying the modified bacterium. View More (2012-07-17)
GENE TRANSFER FROM GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS
The report, which is based on a desk study of a substantial quantity of previously published research in related areas, considers all the routes by which the mixing of organic and genetically modified crops may occur, including pollen transfer and the growth of volunteers. It concludes that no system for the field production of seed can guarantee absolute genetic purity of seed samples. Very... View More (1999-06-17)
GM Debate Must Not Neglect Developing Countries
Launch of Discussion Paper: the use of genetically modified crops in developing countries There is an ethical obligation to explore the benefits that genetically modified (GM) crops could offer people in developing countries, according to the Nuffield Council on Bioethics. "The possible costs, benefits and risks associated with particular GM crops must be assessed on a case by case... View More (2003-12-28)
Hysterical headlines and fact-free stories result of GMO scare
The result of the recent debate about genetically modified organisms was total delirium, hysterical headlines, and a series of alarmist, largely fact-free stories that suggested GM foods were a threat to human health, concludes Robin McKie, Science Editor of the Observer, in an opinion piece, published in Science and Public Affairs, this month. View More (1999-04-08)
Genetically modified bacterium as remedy for intestinal diseases
Researchers from the Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) at Ghent University are joining the fight against chronic intestinal disease with a genetically modified bacterium (Lactococcus lactis). The modified bacterium is able to produce medication right in the intestine. This is often the crux of the problem: a number of medicines are presumed to be effective, but until now... View More (2004-09-14)
New Anglo-Swiss research questions impact of GM wheat on insects
An Anglo-Swiss research project has found that the impact of disease-resistant genetically-modified wheat plants on insects may be negligible. View More (2011-01-24)
'Superweeds' linked to rising herbicide use in GM crops
A study published this week by Washington State University research professor Charles Benbrook finds that the use of herbicides in the production of three genetically modified herbicide-tolerant crops -- cotton, soybeans and corn -- has actually increased. View More (2012-10-02)
Scientists shed new light on walking
Researchers at the medical university Karolinska Institutet have created a genetically modified mouse in which certain neurons can be activated by blue light. View More (2010-01-25)
Researchers open the door to biological computers
Genetically modified cells can be made to communicate with each other as if they were electronic circuits. Using yeast cells, a group of researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has taken a groundbreaking step towards being able to build complex systems in the future where the body's own cells help to keep us healthy. View More (2010-12-15)
New study finds genetically engineered crops could play a role in sustainable agriculture
Genetically modified (GM) crops may contribute to increased productivity in sustainable agriculture, according to a groundbreaking study published in the June 8 issue of the journal Science. View More (2007-06-08)
Modified crops reveal hidden cost of resistance
Genetically modified squash plants that are resistant to a debilitating viral disease become more vulnerable to a fatal bacterial infection, according to biologists. View More (2009-10-27)
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