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Monsanto backing away from GE crops in Europe
The following is an edited excerpt. Monsanto is not pushing for expansion of genetically modified crops in most of Europe ...
South Korea: No GE found in analysis of wheat imports
The following is an edited excerpt. South Korea has not detected genetically modified wheat in initial tests of imports of ...
Brazil aims to sway China on GM soy, corn
The following is an edited excerpt of a longer story. Find a link to the full story below. Brazil, the ...
U.S. GMO food labeling drive has biotech industry biting back
The following is an excerpt. New efforts to force labeling of foods made with genetically modified crops, including a bill ...
Genetically engineered salmon company expects US regulatory OK in 2013
The following is an excerpt. CHICAGO, April 23 (Reuters) - AquaBounty Technologies Inc expects regulatory approval by the fourth quarter ...
Gene swapping makes new China bird flu a moving target
The following is an excerpt. A new bird flu virus that has killed 13 people in China is still evolving, ...
Some U.S. farm groups vow to protect pro-Monsanto ‘rider’
The following is an excerpt. A number of U.S. farm groups want to extend a law that allows farmers to ...
Monsanto to waive some GMO soy royalties in Paraguay-farmers
The following is an excerpt. Monsanto Co has agreed to waive the collection of royalties for the use of technology ...
Monsanto and DuPont settle GM seed battle
The following is an edited excerpt. DuPont Co will pay Monsanto Co at least $1.75 billion in a new licensing ...
Monsanto to debut new GMO soy in Brazil, pending China
The following is an excerpt. Monsanto Co hopes to roll out a new bioengineered, worm-resistant soybean seed for planting in ...
Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s vow not to sell GMO fish
The following is an edited excerpt. Whole Foods Market Inc, Trader Joe's and other food retailers representing more than 2,000 ...
Is economic development tied to genetic diversity?
The following is an edited excerpt. Why countries are at different stages of economic development has long intrigued social scientists ...
Record-setting 170.3 million hectares of biotech crops grown globally in 2012
The following is an excerpt. Developing countries accounted for the first time last year for more than half the global ...
DNA tests reveal horse meat in some Nestle products
The following is an excerpt. Nestle, the world's biggest food company, has removed beef pasta meals from sale in Italy and ...
Neanderthal cloning chatter highlights scientific illiteracy
The following is an excerpt. After spending the weekend reading blog posts claiming that he was seeking an "extremely adventurous ...
EU seeks to revive talks on GMO crop cultivation
The following is an excerpt. The European Union's health chief hopes to revive talks on draft legislation that would allow ...
Supreme Court conundrum: How far does a soybean seed patent go?
The following is an excerpt. Though it has received considerably less attention than the Myriad gene patent case, which the ...
Are we entering the age of $1 million medicine?
More than a quarter of the new medicines approved in the United States last year were designated for rare or ...
DNA isn’t all-powerful: A challenge to personalized cancer care
(Reuters) - The cancer cells were not behaving the way the textbooks say they should. Some of the cells in ...
China sacks three officials for GMO rice test
China sacks three officials for GMO rice test: XinhuaNBCNews.com (blog)By Reuters. China has fired three officials for testing genetically modified ...
Organic farmers condemn USDA biotech report
The final USDA report appears to heavily favor biotech farmers. While the report does state that farmers should show respect ...
Mapped pig genome may aid medical research, food production
Scientists have mapped the genome of the domestic pig in a project that could enhance the animal's use for meat ...
GMO labeling efforts change course after California defeat
The failure on Tuesday of a California ballot initiative that would have mandated labeling of genetically modified foods is not ...
U.S. panel urges end to secret DNA testing
Blood stains from bandages and tampons? Ship them in a paper envelope for paternity, ancestry or health testing. EasyDNA also ...
Australian scientists develop genetic test to predict autism
Australian scientists have developed a genetic test to predict autism spectrum disorder in children, which could provide a long-sought way ...
Paraguay bets on genetically modified soy and corn
Paraguay will approve Monsanto's genetically modified Roundup Ready 2 soybean seeds before the end of this year along with new ...
Myriad wins gene patent ruling from US appeals court
A U.S. federal appeals court has once again affirmed the right of Myriad Genetics Inc to patent two genes linked ...
Can there be a reality of genetically modified Olympians?
There have been "marathon mice", "Schwarzenegger mice" and dogs whose wasted muscles were repaired with injected substances that switch off ...
