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Dow and Sangamo reach milestones
Dow AgroSciences and Sangamo BioSciences yesterday announced the successful completion of multiple research milestones as part of their Research and Commercial License Agreement, according to a press release from Dow. The three-year agreement provides Dow AgroSciences with access to Sangamo’s proprietary zinc finger DNA-binding protein (ZFP) technology for the development of products in plants and... »
Transgenic cactus grows human hair
A South African artist has displayed a transgenic cactus with human genes that allow it to grow human hair, according to a press release from biotech firm Nextgencode. The artist reports that bald men seem to be particularly interested in the cactus. The “company,” in case you hadn’t realized, is fake. It’s a creation of the... »
Moved to blogger beta
Google has a new version of Blogger in beta testing, which I’ve moved the contents of this blog too. You’re looking at it right now. (Update: I’ve since moved to WordPress, hosted at www.matthewmullen.com) The new Blogger software includes new features, the foremost among them being drag-and-drop template editing, post labels, and privacy controls. Readers shouldn’t... »
‘Growth and leadership’ top priority, says Monsanto
Monsanto has told European investors that ‘growth and leadership’ are the decade’s top priorities. Speaking at an investor meeting in London last week, Monsanto chairman Hugh Grant outlined the key factors expected to drive the companys growth through 2010. Read the rest of the article on Food Navigator Europe>> »
No class action against Monsanto
A seed company and a group of Midwestern farmers who sued Monsanto for allegedly monopolizing the biotech corn seed market were denied class-action status Monday in federal court in Wilmington, Del, according to this news brief in the St. Louis Dispatch. The plaintiffs, led by American Seed Co. of Spring Grove, Pa., alleged that... »
Indian researchers try to soothe farmers
In an attempt to allay the fears of farmers regarding genetically engineered rice, the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) in India has clarified that it has been proved through “precise bio-safety experiments” that proteins contained in such crops is non-toxic to human beings and animals. Reacting to a recent incident at Alandurai, where a group... »
Monsanto monopoly?
Monsanto’s Aug. 15 offer to buy Delta & Pine Land Co. will create a titan with a hammer lock on every corner of the cottonseed market, writes Alan Guebert in his syndicated column (appearing here in the Hawk Eye newspaper in Iowa.) Guebert contends that the deal will allow Monsanto to thoroughly dominate the... »
Meridian’s survey
I don’t know if you rely on The Meridian Institute’s Food Security and Ag-biotech News email listserv as much as I do, but if you do, they are currently conducting a survey on user satisfaction and suggestions. I thought I’d help get the word out. Meridian says they will use the survey responses to understand... »
New products combat Roundup tolerance
FMC and Dow AgroSciences have announced they have entered into a long-term supply agreement, whereby FMC will have access to cloransulam-methyl and Dow will have access to sulfentrazone for the commercialization of premixes involving the two active ingredients for weed control in soybeans. The agreement stems from an effort to provide “better tools to control... »
GMO Africa Blog: Tony Blair on Genetically Modified Food Debate
GMO Africa Blog: Tony Blair on Genetically Modified Food Debate »
