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GM drought tolerant corn now legal as a food component in Australia

Food derived from drought-tolerant corn line MON87460Food derived from insect-protected soybean line MON87701 Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Amendment No. 118 – 2010Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991PreambleThe variations set forth in the Schedule below are variations to Standards in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code published by the National Health…

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Malaysia mulls landmark trial of GM anti-dengue mosquitoes

AFP: Malaysia mulls landmark trial of GM anti-dengue mosquitoes By Beh Lih Yi (AFP) In this item AFP report that Malaysia is considering releasing genetically modified mosquitoes designed to combat dengue fever, in a landmark field trial that has come in for criticism from environmentalists. They describe the first experiment of its kind in Asia,…

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Brazilian Brachialactone

Muck and Mystery: Brachialactone About 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 40 million hectares in cultivation by the year 2005. The phenomenal achievement of…

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Massive wheat genetic code cracked at last.

Scientists: We’ve Cracked Wheat’s Genetic Code – Raphael G. Satter, The Associated Press, August 27, 2010 AAP have annouced that British scientists have decoded the genetic sequence of wheat – one of the world’s oldest and most important crops – a development they hope could help the global staple meet the challenges of climate change,…

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GM Report Adds Twist to Peruvian Defamation Case

SciDev Net – Zoraida Portillo, August 25, 2010 http://www.scidev.net/ ‘New report failed to find GM crops whose existence Bustamante challenged before being convicted of defamation’ An official study in Peru has found no evidence of transgenic maize crops in the valley of Barranca, casting doubt on earlier claims by a researcher of their illegal existence….

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American-Australian breeding companies collaborate on wheat biotechnology

26 August 2010INTERGRAIN AND MONSANTO ANNOUNCE NEW WHEAT BREEDING COLLABORATIONPress ReleaseMonsanto and Intergrain Monsanto to share technology, germplasm with Australian breeding leader; makes equity investment

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Wheat Yield per hectare Reaches its Limit

Wheat Reaches its Limit | Economy | English Wheat Reaches its Limit Voice of America August 24, 2010 The world’s population keeps growing, but the amount of wheat farmers worldwide are able to grow per hectare has leveled off. According to a new study, that’s because breeders and researchers have reached the limit of how…

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The sister scare to GMO-phobia — Chemophobia — seen as a business proposition

Finally, I Have Worked Out What The Story of Cosmetics is Really About | Personal Care Finally, I Have Worked Out What The Story of Cosmetics is Really About August 24th, 2010 . 1 Comment » Since I was a teenager in the Seventies, I’ve always regarded myself as a pretty green. Green in the…

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WWF realise sustainability and farming productivity are linked

Earth needs more from less | News | Feedstuffs FoodLink The world’s growing population will need increasingly more food, including meat, but it must be produced from fewer resources using intensification and technology. (8/13/2010) Rod Smith MULTIPLYING the world’s population by its consumption of food does not equal a healthy planet — the multiplication result…

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French protesters destroy biotech grapevines – Taiwan News Online

French protesters destroy biotech grapevines – Taiwan News Online Item via Associated Press 2010-08-15 11:48 PM Associated Press are reporting that Protesters have destroyed vines of genetically modified grapes at a government research site in eastern France. The item says that the security chief for the Haut-Rhin region, Jean-Christophe Bertrand said that 50 people were…

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