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The effect of transgenic nematode resistance on non-target organisms in the potato rhizosphere
A paper published today in the December Issue of Journal of Applied Ecology by Cowgill et al describes the results of small-scale field trials that were used to assess the effect of PI-expressing potatoes on non-target soil organisms. The impact of a currently used PCN management option, the... view more (2002-11-26)

Plants, plasmids and possibilities — Methods permit functional gene studies in plants
Decaffeinated coffee plants, pest-resistant cotton, and Vitamin A-producing rice varieties have all been developed by introducing genes into plants.   view more (2006-12-04)

Will buffer zones stop genes spreading to nearby crops?
EMBARGOED UNTIL WEDNESDAY 14 APRIL 1999 19:00 BST   view more (1999-04-14)

Are Transgenic Cotton Cultivars More Profitable?
Transgenic cotton cultivars were planted on almost 93% of U.S. cotton acres in 2007. Transgenic cultivars with pest-managing traits are dual-purpose products. The cultivars produce lint and seed, while the expressed propriety traits provide part of the crop's insect management and/or enable use of... view more (2008-02-19)

Destruction of a GM barley research trial at the John Innes Centre
Over the weekend of 15-17th June 2001 a small research plot of genetically modified (GM) barley plants at the John Innes Centre*, Norwich (JIC), was destroyed by trespassers. "This trial was part of a publicly funded programme to provide important information to the UK Food Standards Agency" said... view more (2001-06-25)

Transgenic maize is more susceptible to aphids
The environmental consequences of transgenic crops are the focus of numerous investigations, such as the one published in the journal PloS ONE.   view more (2007-08-30)

AIDS And Tomatoes
Scientists from Novosibirsk are currently creating a pleasant and harmless vaccine - an edible one. So far, they managed to incorporate the protein gene - HIV antigen in tomatoes. The research is supported by International Science and Technology Center (ISTC). All patients would be overjoyed to get... view more (2004-07-19)

Old leaves need to die in time or they will bring a plant down
In a study from the November issue of The American Naturalist, researchers Alex Boonman and co-workers from the Netherlands show that it is beneficial for plants growing in a dense stand to shed their oldest, lower leaves once these become shaded.   view more (2006-11-02)

Scientists ramp up ability of poplar plants to disarm toxic pollutants
Scientists since the early '90s have seen the potential for cleaning up contaminated sites by growing plants able to take up nasty groundwater pollutants through their roots. Then the plants break certain kinds of pollutants into harmless byproducts that the plants either incorporate into their... view more (2007-10-16)

Can we keep the cap on transgene escape?
Molecular strategies are being developed to impede the escape of transgenes from transgenic crops into wild relatives, which might become invasive upon acquiring transgenic traits such as resistance to pests or herbicides. For example, to impede escape through pollen, a transgene could be inserted... view more (2004-02-24)

Iowa State plant scientists tweak their biopharmaceutical corn research project
A biopharmaceutical corn created at Iowa State University is getting a makeover. Researchers are developing the corn into a variety that keeps the therapeutic protein, but eliminates the pollen. And they're using traditional breeding to do it.   view more (2006-06-26)

Genetic engineering of plants: nature was first
Queen Mary and Westfield College scientists studying resistance to infection in plants have discovered by chance that a natural form of genetic engineering has already brought foreign genes into their genetic make-up.   view more (1998-09-01)

Can fish factories make cheap drugs?
Written by Amitabh Avasthi A HUMAN blood-clotting factor used to treat some people with haemophilia and accident victims suffering serious bleeding has been produced using genetically modified fish.   view more (2004-09-08)

Silence please
Researchers at Cambridge University have been studying the process of gene silencing in transgenic plants, and have cloned a genetic modifier that could reduce transgene instability. Dr Ian Furner will be presenting the results of the study at the Society for Experimental Biology conference on... view more (2002-04-04)

Can tomatoes carry the cure for Alzheimer's?
The humble tomato could be a suitable carrier for an oral vaccine against Alzheimer's disease, according to HyunSoon Kim from the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB) in Korea and colleagues from Digital Biotech Inc. and the Department of Biological Science at Wonkwang... view more (2008-07-09)

Could 'hairy roots' become biofactories?
Rice University bioengineers have reported an advance in tapping the immense potential of "hairy roots" as natural factories to produce medicines, food flavorings and other commercial products.   view more (2007-10-31)

Transgenic goat's milk offers hope for tackling children's intestinal disease
It's hard to improve on milk, but animal scientists at the University of California, Davis, have found that milk produced by transgenic goats, which carry the gene for an antibacterial enzyme found in human breast milk, altered the intestinal bacteria in young goats and pigs that were fed the milk.   view more (2006-08-07)

Salt of the Earth
A yeast gene responsible for salt tolerance has successfully been used to grow tobacco in a salty environment lethal to most plants. Dr Janey Henderson and Professor Phil Harris from Coventry University inserted the halotolerance gene HAL1 from yeast into a tobacco plant. HAL1 has previously been... view more (2001-04-04)

Next Director of Roslin Institute announced
BBSRC today announced that the scientist behind the transgenic sheep that marked a breakthrough in generating human therapeutic proteins in milk is to be the next Director of the Roslin Institute. Professor John Clark will be appointed as Director of the world's leading animal biotechnology... view more (2002-12-18)

ETH Zurich plans field trials using transgenic wheat
ETH Zurich plans to conduct field trials with transgenic wheat this year. Though the Swiss Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC) has rejected the appeal against the approval of the trials, the decision can still be challenged in the Federal Supreme Court.... view more (2004-03-04)

Biorefining of corn brings gelatin production into the 21st century
Scientists are reporting an advance toward turning corn plants into natural factories for producing gelatin to replace animal-sourced gelatin widely used by the pharmaceutical industry for manufacturing capsules and tablets.   view more (2007-08-23)

Fighting pollution the poplar way: Trees to clean up Indiana site
Purdue University researchers are collaborating with Chrysler LLC in a project to use poplar trees to eliminate pollutants from a contaminated site in north-central Indiana.   view more (2008-01-11)

Repel the aphids and you attract the leafhoppers
Things don`t always turn out as you expect when you play with genes AN ATTEMPT to make potato plants resistant to sap-sucking insects has highlighted the unpredictability of genetic engineering. The modified plants unexpectedly turned out to be vulnerable to other kinds of insect pests,... view more (2002-05-29)

New markers of climate change
A new way to monitor the effects of climate change on rainforests is being investigated at Cambridge University. Researchers are using biomarkers in the shape of epiphytes ('air-plants' which grow on other plants) to find out how their photosynthesis and water evaporation have been affected by... view more (2005-07-13)

OXFORD BIOMEDICA - AGREEMENT WITH VIRAGEN INC RE. LICENCE TO LENTIVECTOR TECHNOLOGY
Oxford BioMedica announced that it has signed an option agreement with the US biotechnology company Viragen Inc that may lead to a licence for the use of Oxford BioMedica's LentiVector® gene transfer technology for the production of therapeutic proteins from the eggs of transgenic chickens. The... view more (2003-03-18)
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