Opinion piece:The Gene Revolution - GM crops and farming reality AFAA -- Jim PeacockThe time has come for all sectors of Australia’s grain industry, from farm to shop, to get on top of GM technology, urges Australia’s former Chief Scientist, Dr…
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Improved nutritional value from GM spud developed in India
Next-generation protein-rich potato expressing the seed protein gene AmA1 is a result of proteome rebalancing in transgenic tuberProtein deficiency is the most crucial factor that affects physical growth and development and that increases morbidity and mortality especially in developing countries.…
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Public sector leadership key to tackling the human welfare problem
Challenges and Responsibilities for Public Sector Scientists- Marc Van Montagu, New Biotechnology, August 2010 (Institute of Plant Biotechnology for Developing Countries, Ghent University, Belgium). Full paper at http://www.sciencedirect.com/Current agriculture faces the challenge of doubling food production to meet the food…
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Brazilian Brachialactone
Muck and Mystery: BrachialactoneAbout four years ago there was a flurry of commentary about Brazilian ag, noted here, when the World Food Prize was awarded to them.From only 200,000 hectares of arable land in 1955, the Cerrado had well over…