Genetics News
Jul, 14 2008 United States Department of Agriculture announces $28.4
million in funding for specialty crop research
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_Agriculture_announces_28.4_million_in_funding_for_specialty_crop_research/>
WASHINGTON, DC, USA - Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer announced today
that USDA is making available $28.4 million for research and extension
projects in fiscal year 2008 to address the critical...
Jul, 14 2008 Biotechnology to determine female palmyrah plant in nursery
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_palmyrah_plant_in_nursery/>
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India - Scientists have used biotechnology to
achieve a breakthrough in distinguishing between male and female
palmyrah plants in the nursery itself, which would have taken 12...
Jul, 14 2008 Burkina Faso joins countries growing BT cotton
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Burkina Faso has commercialized Bt cotton, making it the third African
country after South After and Egypt to join the ranks of biotech crop
countries.
Jul, 14 2008 UGA scientists hope to reduce peanut allergies
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_allergies/>
University of Georgia scientists want to build a better peanut - one
that won't trigger allergic reactions in people.
Jul, 14 2008 Will GM foods end global hunger?
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In the developing world, an increasing number of people are going
hungry. There is a global food shortage and prices are rocketing.
Jul, 14 2008 No easy solutions to food price rise
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ood_price_rise/>
Norman Borlaug won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for his work in
developing more productive strains of wheat and working to ensure their
adoption around the world. During a recent phone...
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