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February 09
CEBIGEVE,
nuevo centro binacional de genómica vegetal
Conversations about plant
biotechnology:
José María Falcão, Farmer, Portugal
Ignacio
Eseverri, se puede hablar más alto pero no más claro
January 09
BASF and Embrapa’s
biotech soybeans on track for Brazilian market launch from 2011
onward
Biotech-Sojabohnen von BASF und Embrapa bereit für
Markteinführung in Brasilien ab 2011
Preparing for climate change:
Helmholtz Zentrum München researchers analyze the genome of a
heat and drought resistant cereal plant
Vorsorge für den
Klimawandel: Forscher des Helmholtz Zentrums München analysieren
das Genom einer hitze- und dürreresistenten Getreidepflanze
University of
California, Berkeley researchers develop improved method for
comparing whole genome sequences
Scientists at the
U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute publish
complete genetic blueprint of sorghum, a key bioenergy crop
Sequencing of
sorghum genome completed - Drought-resistant food, feed and
biofuel source sequenced by international team
Agricultural
biotechnology's contribution to improving the standard of living
of farmers around the globe
Agricultural
biotechnology can help mitigate climate change, but will Europe
benefit?
La Biotecnología agrícola ayuda
a mitigar el cambio climático, ¿apostará Europa por ello?
GrassRoots
Biotechnology and Monsanto collaborate to identify novel
technologies for gene expression; gene discovery another focus
of collaboration
European Commission
recommend that farmers in 27 EU member states be allowed to grow
two new genetically modified corn varieties
Balancing the views
on GM crops - Special Issue of the European Commission DG
Environment newsletter
Social and economic
impacts of biotechnology
Científicos
trabajan para plantar transgénicos de forma masiva en Cuba
GM canola trials in
Australia - too early to tell
USDA/APHIS launches
biotechnology quality management system pilot project
MIT chemists
engineer plants to produce new compounds - Periwinkle plant
cells could synthesize potential drugs
A aucun moment la
justice n’a reconnu le droit d’interdire les OGM à la commune de
Le Thor, Vaucluse
FAO Biotechnology
Forum explores "The role of agricultural biotechnologies for
production of bioenergy in developing countries"
International
dialogue on bioenergy and agricultural biotechnologies
Impact of 9 years
of Bt maize cultivation on the distribution of maize viruses
Verzoek EK om
gesprek met VWA over GMO-laboratoriumdetectie
El arroz Bt es un
buen vecino
Agenda for the 91st
meeting of India's Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC)
to be held on January 14, 2009
Perú: reglamento
sobre transgénicos listo en febrero
Mendel
Biotechnology's yield trait reaches phase III for Monsanto
soybean products
Roche NimbleGen
partners with Biogemma on the development of sequence capture
technology for targeted high-throughput sequencing of crop
genomes
Australian OGTR:
DIR 089 - Limited and controlled release of white clover
genetically modified to resist infection by Alfalfa mosaic virus
Iowa State
University's Office of Biotechnology celebrates 25th
anniversary in 2009
December 08
Audit report:
United States Department of Agriculture controls over
importation of transgenic plants and animals
Raps mit geringerer
Überdauerungsneigung – eine Strategie zur Kontrolle des
Gentransfers über Durchwuchsraps
Belgium's Council
of State suspends refusal of VIB's GM poplar field trial
Seed Biotechnology
Center at UC Davis recognizes new University Research Partners
U.S. Food and Drug
Administration completes consultation process on Syngenta's
Agrisure Viptera trait - Broad-spectrum lepidopteran corn trait
passes another milestone
ISAAA publication
"Trust in the Seed" highlights the significance of the seed and
new crop technologies
Biotechnology is
helping the fight against climate change, according to
Australian BRS report
Defra's GM
Inspectorate detects unapproved GM in conventional oilseed rape
trial in Somerset
Desarrolla Cuba
cultivos genéticamente modificados
Continued
advancements in agricultural biotechnology in 2008
Kenya's Parliament
votes overwhelmingly to embrace agricultural biotechnology
- Kenya expected to
pass bio-safety bill, aided by U.S. Grains Council efforts
Milestone in the
expansion of Bayer’s global trait activities: Bayer CropScience
launches herbicide-tolerance technology for soybeans in the
United States in 2009
Meilenstein im Ausbau der weltweiten Trait-Aktivitäten: Bayer
CropScience: Markteinführung der Herbizidtoleranz-Technologie in
Sojabohnen in den USA in 2009
- Bayer
CropScience launches new LibertyLink soybeans for 2009
Christiane
Nüsslein-Volhard: “la modificación genética puede aportar muchas
más soluciones inteligentes”
Uvas sin pepitas y
melones más pequeños; la biotecnología ya está en la cesta
USDA/APHIS seeks
public comment on deregulation of Pioneer Hi-Bred's corn line
98140, genetically engineered for tolerance to glyphosate
herbicides and acetolactate synthase-inhibiting herbicides
USDA/FAS GAIN report:
- Italy approves
GM field trials
- Czech Republic
moving ahead with biotechnology, slowly but surely
Conversations about plant
biotechnology:
Dr.
Elíbio Rech, Embrapa, Brazil
ISAAA Global
Knowledge Center on Crop Biotechnology releases Pocket K No. 35:
Bt Brinjal in India
BASF: Further
delay in Amflora approval process not acceptable
BASF: Weitere Verzögerung im Zulassungsprozess für Amflora
nicht akzeptabel
European starch
industry demands swift approval of genetically optimized
potatoes
Europäische Stärkeindustrie fordert rasche Zulassung von
gentechnisch opti-mierten Kartoffeln
U.S. Department of
Energy Joint Genome Institute completes soybean genome
Tomorrow´s Table,
una búsqueda de la verdad sobre la agricultura orgánica y la
modificación genética
Evogene and
Biogemma show increased corn yield in field trials - Corn
containing Evogene discovered genes show significant yield
increases under both normal and drought conditions
France:
Haut Conseil des
Biotechnologies : Une urgence, les essais OGM 2009
Socioeconomic and
environmental impacts of GM crops to be discussed at
international conference in April 2009
Research and
Markets releases 'A Survey of Gene Modified (GM) Crops in China'
Changes in EU
biotech regulations must not be an attempt to further delay the
approvals process
Las modificaciones
en la legislación sobre Biotecnología no deben retrasar los
procesos de aprobación
Zulassung von
gentechnisch veränderten Pflanzen in der EU: Vorerst keine
wesentlichen Änderungen
L’Europe doit
montrer l’exemple et prendre ses responsabilités en matière
d’autorisations d’OGM
Conseil des
ministres de l’Environnement de l'Union Européenne: les
ministres affichent leur détermination sur les OGM
USDA/FAS GAIN report:
Poland's
framework position on GMO's - They say no, again
Washington
University researchers solve piece of large-scale gene
silencing mystery
U.S.
FDA, EPA and USDA conclude that accidental release of
genetically engineered cotton poses no safety risk to humans
or animals
- Monsanto
confirms safety of research cotton in Texas
Australian OGTR:
DIR 086/2008 -
Limited and controlled release of maize genetically modified
to investigate gene function
USDA/FAS GAIN report:
Biotechnology
annual EU 27
Plants display
'molecular amnesia' - Discovery an important step in
genomics research and quest for better crops
Les plantes présentent une forme d' «amnésie moléculaire»
- Decouverte d'une etape importante dans la recherche
genomique et l'amelioration des cultures
Decisions taken
in the 90th meeting of India's Genetic Engineering Approval
Committee held on 12 November 2008
November 08
U.S. GAO report on
GM crops: agencies propose changes to improve oversight, but
could take additional steps to enhance coordination and
monitoring
Tasmania’s ban on
the commercial release of GM food crops to continue until
November 2014
Grains Council of
Australia supports the development of genetically modified crops
Genetically
modified crops: tools for insect pest and weed control in cotton
and canola
Los transgénicos
aumentaron un 12% en el ámbito mundial entre 2006 y 2007
Biotechnologies and intellectual
property : some aspects of a the relationship between the two of
them
USDA/APHIS seeks
public comment on deregulation of corn genetically engineered to
produce a microbial enzyme that facilitates ethanol production
Tasmania’s ban on
the commercial release of GM food crops to continue for at least
until the end of November 2014
Studying the impact of Bt crops:
Non-target insects probably affected more by insecticides than
by Bt crops
El impacto de los cultivos Bt: Los insectos no objetivo
afectados más por los insecticidas que por los cultivos Bt
USDA/FAS GAIN report:
European Union 27,
annual biotechnology report
Se instalará en
Argentina el primer laboratorio del Centro internacional de
ingeniería genética y biotecnología de América
U.S. Federal Register:
Solicitation of
nominations, Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st
Century Agriculture
Independent
scientists determine that conclusions of Austrian mouse study
are flawed: no evidence of risk of GM crops
Brasil:
CTNBio aprova mais
11 pedidos de pesquisa
New bioinformatic
tools accelerate genome assembly
Global meeting of
biosafety researchers
Gentechnik:
Welttreffen der Sicherheitsforschung
Coexistence in the
European Union - Return of the moratorium on GM crops?
Vietnam to test GM
crops in 2009-10 and launch commercial plantings in 2011
Bioengineered
Crops as Tools for International Development: Opportunities and
Strategic Considerations
U.S. National
Research Council report: "Achievements of the National Plant
Genome Initiative and New Horizons in Plant Biology (2008)"
Argentina:
Planta
transgénica resistente a los insectos recibe el premio
Innovar 2008
Republic of
the Philippines leads in development of GM crops in
Southeast Asia
October 08
U.S. consumers are looking to
sustainable food production to feed global population -
Latest
IFIC survey
also
shows stable
attitudes on using biotechnology for food production
Les experts
européens ont tranché : la suspension du maïs OGM par la France
est totalement injustifiée
Bridging the
knowledge divide: experiences in communicating crop
biotechnology
Combler le fossé des connaissances: expériences de
communication dans le domaine de la biotechnologie végétale
Seeds of a Perfect
Storm: Genetically Modified Crops and the Global Food Security
Crisis
Crop Genome
Informatics Laboratory at Iowa State University is largest in
the USA
USDA/APHIS
implements new electronic system to enhance compliance with
biotechnooogy regulations
Surveys show
continued strong support for agricultural biotechnology
International Food Information
Council publishes "The
2008 Food
Biotechnology: A Study of US Consumer Trends Survey"
Rosetta Genomics
leverages its MicroRNA platform technologies to launch plant
biotech initiative
Rockefeller
Foundation to provide funding to IRRI to shepherd Golden Rice
through national, regulatory approval processes in Bangladesh,
India, Indonesia, and the Philippines
Decisions taken in
the 89th meeting of India's Genetic Engineering Approval
Committee held on 8 October 2008
Philippines
Department of Agriculture pushes to develop Central Luzon as ag
biotech hub
New FAO e-mail
conference focuses on the potential role that agricultural
biotechnologies can play for production of bioenergy in
developing countries
GM crops deserve
more reasoned debate
Germany:
New biosafety
research projects to focus on methods to prevent a spread of GM
plants
“Los argumentos
contra los transgénicos se basan en el desconocimiento”
European Food Safety Authority:
Working document of
the GMO Panel on the interplay between Directive 2001/18/EC
(GMOs) and Directive 91/414/EEC (Plant Protection Products)
Do European
consumers buy GM foods?
Agricultural
biotechnology is gaining support in Europe
Australian
OGTR: DIR 087 -
Limited and controlled release of cotton genetically modified
for insect resistance and herbicide tolerance
South African core
lab adopts Affymetrix technology for genomic studies
Advantages of Bt
corn continue to grow
USDA/APHIS seeks
public comment on proposed rule for biotechnology regulations
U.S. Biotechnology
Industry Organization supports modernization of USDA plant
biotech regulations
La mejora genética
de plantas, una técnica de presente y futuro
Genetically
enhancing the scent of flowers
Vietnam to
plant genetically modified corn in 2009
Neue Projekte
der Sicherheitsforschung zu gentechnisch veränderten
Pflanzen
Assessment of
the nutritional values of genetically modified wheat, corn,
and tomato crops
September 08
Conversations about plant
biotechnology:
Canadian farmer
Fred Meister
ISB News Report
- Using insect-resistant GM crops within IPM programs
- Online bibilography of assessment studies on GE crops
South Africa's
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research receives approval
for greenhouse trials of GM sorghum
Especialistas
brasileiros e internacionais buscam a uniformização das análises
de biossegurança
EU scientific
study gauges current approaches to addressing potential health
effects from genetically modified food and animal feed
Biotech food is
safe: is anyone going to tell the consumer?
Los alimentos
biotecnológicos son seguros: ¿nadie se lo va a decir a los
consumidores?
China to launch
$3.5 billion research project on GM crops
USDA/FAS GAIN report:
Argentina -
Annual biotechnology report
Genedata
confirms Bio-IT leadership for agricultural R&D with BASF
Plant Science license agreement
Australian OGTR:
DIR 084/2008
- Limited and controlled release of torenia genetically
modified for enhanced phosphate uptake
AgResearch
encourages New Zealanders to have their say about its
genetic modification proposals
Congresso de
milho e sorgo debate transgênicos e nanotecnologia
España
incrementa un 5,5% la superficie de maíz MG en 2008
Decisions
taken in the 88th meeting of India's Genetic Engineering
Approval Committee (GEAC) held on 13 August 2008
PG Economics releases "Focus
on yield - Biotech crops; evidence, outcomes and impacts
1996-2006
Information
statement from the British Institute of Food Science &
Technology on genetic modification and food
Pakistan
launches national biosafety body
Forschungsversuche mit gentechnisch veränderten Zuckerrüben
von KWS erfolgreich abgeschlossen
KWS
successfully completes research trials with genetically modified
sugarbeets
August 08
Biosafety
regulations of Asia-Pacific countries
USDA/FAS GAIN report:
Canada - Annual
agricultural biotechnology report
LemnaTec introduces
new high throughput and high content plant phenotyping platform
Poland publishes new
draft law on cultivation of agricultural biotechnology crops
Trece años de
creciente aceptación con cultivos transgénicos
International
conference on agricultural biotechnology bring world’s leading
scientists to Cork, Ireland
Canadian Food Inspection Agency:
Determination of the
safety of BASF Canada Inc.’s imidazolinone-tolerant CLEARFIELD
canola quality Indian mustard event S006
Détermination de l’innocuité de la lignée de moutarde d’Inde
S006 CLEARFIELD de type canola, tolérant les imidazolinones,
mise au point par BASF Canada Inc.
Nunca se ha dado ni
un sólo caso de alerta sanitaria ligada a la biotecnología
Nace GMObelus, un
nuevo espacio de información biotecnológica
La información sobre
la biotecnología es poca y mala
ICRISAT and India's
Department of Biotechnology to establish new facility for
agribiotechnology research
Director of U.S.
Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute highlights the
genomics of plant-based biofuels in the journal Nature
Viel versprechende Ergebnisse der
Freilandversuche mit trockentolerantem Weizen in Australien
Promising results
with drought-tolerant wheat in Australia
América, un referente
mundial en el cultivo de OMGs
INIA Chile - Tierra adentro No.
80:
-
Chile está integrado a iniciativa mundial de
secuenciación del genoma de la papa
Australian
OGTR:
- DIR 089 -
Notification of Licence Application - Limited and controlled
release of white clover genetically modified to resist infection
by Alfalfa mosaic virus
-
DIR 083/2007 -
Limited and controlled release of cotton genetically modified
for enhanced waterlogging tolerance
Los cultivos
transgénicos tolerantes a la sequía verán la luz en la próxima
década
Desmontando lo
insostenible
Wheat genotyping: an
invaluable service
Determinando más rápidamente el genotipo del trigo: Un
servicio inestimable
USDA/FAS GAIN report:
India, biotechnology
annual report
Launch of the
Philippine Biosafety Clearing House
July 08
Initiatives for GM crop
sales in Pakistan
USDA/FAS GAIN report:
Thailand - Annual
biotechnology report 2008
ERMA New Zealand
releases report on Crop & Food Research application to field
test GM plants of the allium family
Crop Science
Society of America launches The Plant Genome,
international open-access
electronic journal focused on plant genomics research
Australian
OGTR: DIR 082/2007 -
Limited and controlled release of perennial ryegrass and tall
fescue genetically modified for improved forage qualities
Conversations about plant
biotechnology:
South African farmer Richard Sithole
“Es importante que se
explique la realidad de los transgénicos tal y como es”
USDA/FAS GAIN report:
- Dominican Republic -
Annual biotechnology report 2008
- El Salvador - Annual
biotechnology report 2008
- Venezuela - Annual
biotechnology report 2008
67th plenary meeting of the
International Cotton Advisory Committee in Burkina Faso
Europe's negative attitudes towards GM food hinder commercialisation of
Chinese GM crops, says director of the Beijing Genomics Institute
Dominican Republic
to use GM crops to raise crop production
New insect protection technology from Monsanto Company deregulated by
USDA - Second generation corn borer technology offers greater control of
common pests and provides reduced refuge opportunity for Southern U.S.
growers
Monsanto announces key regulatory approvals for Roundup Ready 2 Yield
soybeans in Mexico, Australia and New Zealand; product remains on track
for 2009 launch
- American Soybean Association
applauds regulatory approvals for Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans in
Mexico, Australia and New Zealand
U.S. Federal Register:
- Availability of
determination of nonregulated status for Monsanto corn genetically
engineered for insect resistance designated as transformation event MON
89034
- Determination of
nonregulated status for Pioneer Hi-Bred soybean genetically engineered
for tolerance to glyphosate and acetolactate synthase-inhibiting
herbicides designated as transformation event 356043
USDA/FAS GAIN report:
Vietnam biotechnology report
AgBioForum
Bulletin Volume 11 Number 1
- Global impact of biotech crops: socio-economic and environmental
effects, 1996-2006
- Can information about GM corn and its oil have significant effects on
Japanese consumers' risk perception and their valuation?
Desmontando lo insostenible
Uruguay presentó nueva política para transgénicos
Uruguay announces new policy for GM crops
Australian OGTR:
DIR 081/2007 - Limited
and controlled release of cotton genetically modified for
enhanced water use efficiency
Australia continues to
test drought-resistant GM wheat
Germany publishes
online map of GM cultivation
Brasil:
Próxima safra terá 4%
de milho modificado
FAO Biotechnology
Glossary now available in seven languages - Russian version just
released
India:
Decisions taken in the
87th meeting of the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee
(GEAC) held on 9 July 2008
Online-Standortregister des BVL stellt Flächen mit gentechnisch
veränderten Pflanzen jetzt auch auf Karte dar
Nature analiza los
diez años de cultivo de maíz Bt en España
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Determination of the
safety of Monsanto Canada Inc.'s corn event MON 89034
Détermination de l'innocuité du maïs MON 89034 résistant à
des insectes de Monsanto Canada
Genetically modified
oilseed rape in Canada: Taking stock after ten years of
cultivation
Gentechnisch
veränderter Raps in Kanada: Zehn Jahre Anbau - eine Bilanz
La Comisaria europea
de Agricultura pide una mayor tolerancia de los OMGs en la UE
European Food Safety Authority - Opinion of the Scientific Panel
on Genetically Modified Organisms:
- Request from the
European Commission related to the safeguard clause invoked by
Greece on maize MON810 according to Article 23 of Directive
2001/18/EC
- Request from the
European Commission related to the safeguard clause invoked by
Hungary on maize MON810 according to Article 23 of Directive
2001/18/EC
- Application
(reference EFSA-GMO-NL-2006-36) for the placing on the market of
the glyphosate-tolerant genetically modified soybean MON89788,
for food and feed uses, import and processing under Regulation
(EC) No 1829/2003 from Monsanto
European Food Safety
Authority concludes that national bans on MON810 are not
scientifically substantiated
First publicly funded
GM crop enters safety approval process for general use in South
Africa
Burkina Faso becomes
third African country to commercialize biotech crops
Codex Alimentarius
Commission adopts guidelines on food safety assessment in
situation of low-level presence of recombinant-DNA plant
material
China approves
transgenic species development program
España:
Gobierno dice que basa
sus decisiones sobre transgénicos en el principio de precaución
Decision of the 86th meeting of India's Genetic Engineering Approval
Committee held on 25 June 2008 (PDF)
Sigma-Aldrich
announces collaboration with Metahelix Life Sciences in plant
biotechnology
G8 leaders call for
increased global access to agricultural biotechnology
ISB News Report
- Ecological research and risk assessment of genetically
engineered crops
- Honey bees, Bt crops and the role of meta-analysis in risk
assessment
- Ethics of GE plants: towards a better informed and
balanced debate
La Présidence
française de l'Union Européenne lance un groupe de travail
pour renforcer l’évaluation des OGM à l’échelle européenne
Francia crea un grupo de trabajo para reforzar el control
de los OGM en la UE
Agricultural
Biotechnology International Conference (ABIC) to be held in
Ireland
Adoption of
genetically engineered crops in the U.S.
Malawi government
okays research into genetically modified crops
Destruction de
trois parcelles expérimentales d'OGM en France
USA 2008: GM
cultivation almost at 60 million hectares
Soutien unanime à
la recherche sur les OGM: un marché de dupes?
Testing of Bt
cotton to start this year in Uganda
June 08
Conversations about plant
biotechnology:
Dietitian Mary Lee Chin discusses safety and benefits of GM
foods
European Commission's
Joint Research Centre produces
first large-scale study on the agronomic and economic
performance of a genetically modified crop cultivated in the
European Union
El Centro Común de
Investigación de la Comisión Europea publica el primer estudio
sobre el rendimiento agronómico y económico a gran escala de un
cultivo modificado genéticamente de la UE
University of Barcelona
researchers study coexistence of transgenic and organic agriculture in
Catalonia and Aragon
Dr. Wilf Keller appointed as the new President and CEO of Genome Prairie
India adopts new set of guidelines for GE plants and foods
Agenda for the 86th meeting of India's Genetic Engineering Approval
Committee (GEAC) to be held on 25.6.2008
Decisions taken in the 85th Meeting of the Genetic Engineering Approval
Committee held on 28 May 2008 (PDF)
- Mahyco receives seed
production approval for Bt Brinjal
Mahyco receives seed production approval for Bt Brinjal
Samexistensregler
färdiga för odling av GMO
Neue Erkenntnisse zur
Biosicherheit in der ausserhumanen Gentechnologie
Swiss study shows
GMOs safe
Syngenta receives
approval for Bt11 corn in Brazil
Liberada a comercialização de mais uma variedade de milho
transgênico
Brasil autoriza el cultivo del maíz Bt 11
FAO-BiotechNews,
Updage 3-2008
U.S. biotech industry
showcases stewardship through the Excellence Through Stewardship
program
BASF and Nidera unveil
new CLEARFIELD sunflower trait – CLHA-Plus
Basf y Nidera
presentan un nuevo girasol tolerante a herbicida
First Egyptian
approval of genetically modified corn raises questions
Australian OGTR:
DIR 086/2008 -
Notification of Licence Application - Limited and controlled
release of maize genetically modified to investigate gene
function
PG
Economics report:
Global impact of biotech
crops: socio-economic and environmental effects 1996-2006
Impacto global de los
cultivos transgénicos: efectos socioeconómicos y ambientales en
1996-2006
VIB and Bayer join
forces for plant research
Deliberate releases and placing on the
EU market of GM organisms:
- Notification for the deliberate release of genetically
modified DAS-Ø15Ø7-1xMON-ØØ6Ø3-6 maize (4-year program 2008 to
2011)
- Notification for the deliberate release of genetically
modified DP-Ø9814Ø-6 maize (4-year program: 2008 to 2011)
- Notification for the deliberate release of genetically
modified DP-Ø9814Ø-6xDAS-Ø15Ø7-1 maize (4-year program: 2008 to
2011)
- Notification for the deliberate release of genetically
modified DP-Ø9814Ø-6xDAS-Ø15Ø7-1xDAS-59122-7 maize (4-year
program: 2008 to 2011)
- Official trials for registration of maize varieties resistant
to certain Lepidopteran insect pests
- Field trials with glyphosate herbicide tolerant cotton
transformation event GHB614 for agronomic, nutritional and
toxicological evaluation
- Field trials of genetically modified herbicide tolerant maize
event GA21 (Continuation)
- Field trials with herbicide tolerant and insect resistance
cotton transformation event GHB119 for agronomic, nutritional
and toxicological evaluation
- Field trials with herbicide tolerant and insect resistance
cotton transformation event T304-40 for agronomic, nutritional
and toxicological evaluation
- Agronomic evaluation of genetically modified cotton variety,
herbicide resistance
- Agronomic evaluation of genetically modified cotton variety,
insect resistance
- Release of maize plants with event Nk-603 to perform the
necesary agronomic and identification trials required for the
inclusion of maize varieties in the Spanish Registry of
Commercial Varieties (Registro Español de Variedades
Comerciales)
- Release of maize plants with eventS NK603 and MON810 combined
to perform the necesary agronomic and identification trials
required for the inclusion of maize varieties in the Spanish
Registry of Commercial Varieties (Registro Español de Variedades
Comerciales)
New Zealand's
Environmental Risk Management Authority plans GM crops hearing
Australian
OGTR: Issue of licence
DIR 077/2007 to the University of Adelaide for a limited and
controlled release of wheat and barley genetically modified for
enhanced tolerance to abiotic stresses or increased beta glucan
Autorizan un nuevo
maíz transgénico en Argentina
Union Européenne: vers
une meilleure efficacité du processus d’homologation des OGM? -
Les professionnels des semences et de la protection des plantes
attendent de l’Europe plus de consensus et d’efficacité.
Center for Research in
Agricultural Genomics in Barcelona, Spain to use 454 sequencing
for melon research
454 Life Sciences,
Cogenics and Limagrain to jointly develop solutions for crop SNP
discovery with next generation sequencing - Partners will
co-develop genomic complexity reduction methods for crop genomes
- Initial study to focus on wheat genome
Mais biotecnologia por
menos petróleo
Más biotecnología y menos de petróleo
Conversations about plant
biotechnology:
Potential advantages of GM
cotton for Burkinabe farmers
Honduras planea la extensión de cultivos genéticamente modificados en
maíz y sorgo
El Salvador adopta el uso de cultivos genéticamente modificados
El Centro de
Ingeniería Genética y Biotecnología de Cuba, un referente en
Ámerica Latina
New Cornell
University study shows that transgenic plants don't hurt
beneficial bugs
May 08
RevGenUK, a
single-stop shop for use in functional genomics
A Tale of Two Futures
for Seed Biotechnology
Romer Labs participates
at the 1st Global Conference on GMO Analysis
European
Food Safety Authority:
Response to the request
from the European Commission on the nonauthorised genetically
modified event DAS 59132-8 in US maize - Scientific Opinion of
the Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms
BASF Plant Science
and Academia Sinica (Taipei) to cooperate on gene discovery
BASF Plant Science und Academia Sinica (Taipei) vereinbaren
Zusammenarbeit auf dem Gebiet der Genentdeckung
France:
La loi sur les OGM
enfin adoptée
- Le projet de
loi OGM a été adopté par l’Assemblée nationale
- El Parlamento francés
aprueba el proyecto sobre los OGM
Le Conseil fédéral
helvétique souhaite prolonger le moratoire sur les OGM dans
l'agriculture
Bundesrat will Moratorium "gentechnikfreie Landwirtschaft"
verlängern
Il Consiglio federale intende prorogare la moratoria sugli OGM
in agricoltura
ABARE report shows that
GM crops can provide significant economic benefits to Australian
regions
Difficult compromise: Basic
decision on genetic engineering liability
Schwieriger
Kompromiss: Grundsatzbeschluss zur Gentechnik-Haftung
Aresa har opnået
tilladelse fra de serbiske myndigheder til udsåning af transgene
tobaksplanter til detektion af sprængstoffer
Aresa obtains permission from the Serbian authorities to
plant transgenic tobacco for the detection of explosives
Wichtige Fortschritte
im internationalen Umgang mit gentechnisch veränderten
Organismen
Deliberate releases and placing on the
EU market of GM organisms:
- Field testing continuation under official supervision for
characterization of genetically modified corn varieties derived
from NK603 line, and tolerant to glyphosate
- Field testing continuation under official supervision, for
characterization of genetically modified corn varieties NK603 x
MON 810, tolerant to glyphosate and protected against corn
borers
- Field testing under official supervision for characterization
of genetically modified corn MON 88017, tolerant to glyphosate
and protected against Corn Rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera)
Taiwan implements
registration for stacked traits
La ONU pide un acuerdo
en la producción y comercio de transgénicos
Egypt approves
commercialisation of first GM crop
El Salvador da el sí a
los transgénicos
First hybrid rice variety
worldwide resistant to bacterial leaf blight: Bayer CropScience
launches new high-yielding rice variety in India
Weltweit erster
gegen Bakterienbrand resistenter Hybridreis: Bayer CropScience
führt neue Hochertrags-Reissorte in Indien ein
“No es posible imaginar
el progreso en medicina y agricultura sin la biotecnología”
CropLife International
offers online Biotech Benefits Database
Las Cortes de Aragón
rechazan declarar la región libre de transgénicos
Economic Coordination
Committee approves letter of intent for hiring Monsanto Company
to introduce Bt cotton varieties in Pakistan
The impact of using GM
insect resistant maize in Europe since 1998
United Kingdom
approves Leeds University GM potato trial
Spain: experience
with Bt maize
La experiencia española con el maíz BT
European Commission
procrastinates on GMOs while millions of farmers worldwide
are growing them
- La Comisión
Europea retrasa el debate sobre los OGM
La Comisión Europea
discutirá esta semana si debe cambiar su política sobre los
transgénicos
Protecting and
commercializing biotechnology
Agenda for the 84th meeting of India's Genetic Engineering
Approval Committee (GEAC) to be held on 2.5.2008
April 08
Biotechnology in
Pakistan - A overview
Deliberate releases and placing on the
EU market of GM organisms:
- Experimental release of genetically modified tobacco into the
environment
- Ecological relevance of potentially defensive genes during the
interaction between Solanum nigrum (Black Nightshade) and
environmental factors
Australian OGTR:
DIR 085/2008 -
Notification of Licence Application - Limited and controlled
release of cotton genetically modified for altered fatty acid
composition of the cottonseed oil
North American
Millers’ Association agrees with U.S. Food and Drug
Administration that further testing corn for StarLink would not
add to food safety
U.S. biologists
suggest nationwide biotech crop maps for monitoring
environmental impacts
GM barley trial field
occupied by protesters in Giessen, Germany
Feldbesetzung in Gießen
-
Studentische
Initiative für unabhängige Forschung - "Der Versuchsanbau war
Wissenschaft zum Anfassen"
University of
California Riverside scientists call for more access to biotech
crop data to assess the impact of biotech crops
GM crops must become
part of cereals sector tool kit, says the British National Beef
Association
Plant Genetic
Resources for Agriculture, Plant Breeding, and Biotechnology -
Experiences from Cameroon, Kenya, the Philippines, and Venezuela
Monsanto América
Latina Sur lanza su tercer curso sobre tecnología Roundup Ready
Australian OGTR: Fact
sheet - Status of GM canola approvals, April 2008
U.S. scientists call
for more access to biotech crop data
First field tests of
Golden Rice in the Philippines
Egypt approves a Bt
-corn variety for domestic planting, the first such approval in
Egypt
Australian OGTR:
DIR
080/2007 - Limited and controlled release of wheat genetically
modified for drought tolerance
Forum Global Change &
Biotechnology open for discussion
Lancering
discussieforum Global Change & Biotechnologie
BASF calls on EU
Commissioner Dimas to approve Amflora
BASF fordert EU-Kommissar Dimas zur Genehmigung von Amflora
auf
Syngenta to build major global
biotech research center in Beijing, China
Syngenta errichtet
globales Biotech-Forschungszentrum in Peking
Syngenta va construire
un grand centre mondial de recherche biotechnologique à Pékin
Estudos moleculares
de reprodução vegetal podem contribuir para compreensão de fluxo
gênico - Pesquisas que podem aumentar a segurança no cultivo de
plantas transgênicas serão apresentadas em congresso
internacional em Brasília
U.S. National Corn
Growers Association hails Japan’s growing acceptance of biotech
corn for food
MWG Biotech expands
capacities with a second Genome Sequencer FLX system to address
the growing sequencing demand
ERMA New Zealand
receives application from Crop and Food Research to field test
GM onions, spring onions, garlic and leeks
Forschung für die
Zukunft – in Deutschland nicht erwünscht? Kleine, so genannte
„Gendreck-weg-Gruppe“ stellt sich der Innovation für die
Landwirte in den Weg
Nature analiza los
cultivos transgénicos en España
El proyecto de ley
sobre organismos MG divide al Gobierno francés
More than 100 farmers
to plant GM canola in Victoria, Australia
Automating the search
for new genes in the wheat genome
India develops
PCR-based rapid diagnostic kits for five GM crops
European Food Safety Authority:
Mandates related to
the environmental risk assessment of GM plants
France:
Discours de
Jean-Louis Borloo à l’Assemblée nationale sur le projet de loi
relatif aux biotechnologies
Transgenic crops can
persist for ten years
Deutsches
Bundesamt für Verbraucherschutz genehmigt Versuche der KWS
Saat AG mit herbizid-toleranten Zuckerrüben
OGM en France:
enfin le débat
Desciende el
precio del maíz en España tras la aprobación del GA21
March 08
Improving GMO
regulation in Indonesia
EU Commission
approves GA21 maize
La UE aprueba
la importación del maíz GA21
Mexico publishes GM approval
guidelines
México publica
pautas para aprobar OGM
China to launch large
research programme on GM crops
Cesfac prevé la
aprobación del maíz OGM GA21 en UE el 28 de marzo
France:
Lettre relative au
projet de loi sur les OGM, envoyée aux députés français par le
président de la Fédération Nationale des Syndicats d’Exploitants
Agricoles
France:
La décision
d’interdiction des cultures de maïs OGM confirmée par le Conseil
d’Etat
-
French supreme court
confirms ban on MON810
A built-in strategy
for transgene containment - Creation of selectively terminable
transgenic rice
Research confirms
better oil from new DuPont high oleic soybean trait - Bunge,
DuPont alliance on track to deliver first biotech product with
direct consumer benefits
Genetic engineering
of cut flowers
France:
Suspension de la mise
en culture et de la mise sur le marché d’OGM
German Bundesrat
finally approves amendment of the German genetech law
"Safety and Nutritional Assessment
of GM Plants and derived food and feed: The role of animal
feeding trials" - EFSA Report on
animal feeding trials in GM plant evaluation published in
peer-reviewed scientific journal
Deliberate releases and placing on the
EU market of GM organisms:
- Field trials with genetically modified insect resistant maize
MIR604 Maize
- Application for review of authorization conditions for the
deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified
herbicide tolerant GA21 maize (Field Trials)
- Application for review of authorization conditions for the
deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified
insect resistant Bt11 maize (Field Trials)
- Field trials with genetically modified insect resistant maize
and herbicide tolerant Bt11xMIR604xGA21 maize
- Field trials with genetically modified insect resistant maize
and herbicide tolerant Bt11xGA21 maize
- Notification according to Directive 2001/18/EC, Part B, for
the deliberate release of MON 88017 maize, tolerant to
glyphosate and protected against Corn Root Worm (Diabrotica
virgifera) for the use in field trials in Romania
- Notification according to Directive 2001/18/EC, Part B, for
the deliberate release of MON 89034 maize for the use in field
trials in Romania.
- The photosynthetic genome
Brazil: Via
Campesina faz ocupações para protestar contra liberação de milho
transgênico
France:
Résultats de la
consultation des agriculteurs de Terrena - prudence sur les ogm,
changements dans les pratiques agricoles
New report indicate
large GM potential for South Asia
Initiative on biotech
labeling rejected by Romanian Senate
Avoid continuous
traits in continuous corn, suggests Syngenta Seeds' Agronomy
Marketing Manager
Commercial production
of GM eggplant in The Philippines within two years
Deliberate releases and placing on the
EU market of GM organisms:
- Notification according to Directive 2001/18/EC, Part B,
for the deliberate release of glyphosate tolerant H7-1
sugarbeet for the use in field trials in Castilla y León
(Spain)
February 08
IFPRI discussion paper:
Regional
biotechnology regulations - Design options and implications for
good governance
South Korea buys
697,000 MT of biotech corn for food use
GM maize in Europe:
110,000 hectares under cultivation
Government of the
Philippines to test GM rice rich in pro-Vitamin A
Farmers in
Victoria, Australia to get choice on GM canola
Economic and environmental benefits and costs of transgenic
crops in India and Bangladesh
UN over-regulation
inhibits new biotechnologies - Over-regulation is hindering new
biotechnologies such as GM crops
Christophe
Terrain, presidente de la Asociación Francesa de Productores de
Maíz (AGPM): “Pensamos que, desde el respeto a la reglas,
producir maíz Bt es posible”
Origin Agritech
announces world's first genetically modified phytase corn
Are transgenic
cotton cultivars more profitable?
What UK farmers
think about genetically modified crops
Neue
Herausforderungen für die biologische Sicherheitsforschung:
BMBF-Tagung zur Umweltsicherheit gentechnisch veränderter
Pflanzen
Las principales
plantaciones mundiales de OMGs muestran su preocupación por el
grano, las semillas oleaginosas y los piensos triturados
europeos
Global
agricultural biotechnology market to exceed $8.0 billion by
2009, according to a new report by Global Industry Analysts,
Inc.
Fundación
Antama ofrece en exclusiva, por primera vez en castellano, el
vídeo didáctico editado por EuropaBío
titulado ‘La Revolución Invisible’
Dow AgroSciences,
USDA address low levels of regulated corn seed event
USDA, EPA AND FDA
statement on Dow AgroSciences' genetically engineered corn event
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Le Burkina Faso
est prêt pour la vulgarisation du coton Bt
Thai Cabinet to
allow biotech field trials with restrictive measures
Approval of GMO
crops: US and EU seek agreement, EU farmers’ associations press
for speed
Italy:
67% of farmers are
ready to grow GMOs immediately, says a Demoskopea survey
presented in Milan for the Italian biotech association
Assobiotec on "maize growers' preception of GMOs in the Italian
region of Lombardy"
El 67% de los
agricultores italianos están dispuestos a cultivar
inmediatamente OMGs
Deliberate releases and placing on the
EU market of GM organisms:
- Effects of stacked Bt-maize with ECB and WCR resistance genes
on non-target organisms
- Weed control strategies in Maize
- Monitoring of Key Non-Target Arthropods in Transgenic Maize
Lines Containing Events DP-Ø9814Ø-6, DP-Ø9814Ø-6 × DAS-Ø15Ø7-1,
and DP-Ø9814Ø-6 × DAS-Ø15Ø7-1 × DAS-59122-7
- Notification according to Directive 2001/18/EC, Part B, for
the deliberate release of NK603 maize, for use in field trials
in Slovakia
Australian OGTR:
DIR 083/2007 -
Notification of licence application - Limited and controlled
release of cotton genetically modified for enhanced waterlogging
tolerance
The Philippines
cited as top GM corn producer
Economic
comparison of transgenic and nontransgenic cotton production
systems in Georgia, USA
Potato Amflora:
BASF expects green light from EU Commission
Amflora: BASF erwartet grünes Licht von EU-Kommission
Conversations about plant
biotechnology:
Brazilian farmer Waldir José Mingotti discusses how GM crops
have simplified his operation and made it economically possible
to continue farming
Portugal:
Cultivation of GM maize extended without co-existence problems
España:
Los productores de
maíz reclaman poder desarrollar la biotecnología "con libertad"
World GM plantings
concern European grain, oilseed crushers and feed trade
U.S. Federal Register:
- Availability of
an environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact
for a field release to produce antibodies in genetically
engineered nicotiana hybrids
- Availability of
an environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact
for a proposed field release of genetically engineered safflower
Biotech and GMO
use on the rise in The Philippines
Southeast Asian
biotechnology regulators and researchers to discuss
rationalization and harmonization
Neues
Gentechnikgesetz als Chance begreifen, sagt deutscher
Bundesverbraucherminister
BASF: „Europäische Landwirte
brauchen Zugang zu modernen Technologien“
BASF: “Give Europe’s
farmers access to advanced technology”
New round in the
GM crop debate
Biotech crops
experience remarkable dozen years of double-digit growth -
Socio-economic benefits becoming evident among resource-poor
farmers
Los cultivos agrobiotecnológicos registran doce años de
crecimiento de doble dígito - Los beneficios socioeconómicos se
hacen evidentes entre los agricultores de pocos recursos
Douze années exceptionnelles de croissance à deux chiffres pour
les cultures biotechnologiques - Les bienfaits socio-économiques
commencent à se voir chez les agriculteurs aux ressources
limitées
CropLife Canada
releases two new independent studies on the commercial success
of biotech soybeans and corn in Canada
PG Economics
welcomes new ISAAA brief: Global status of commercialised
biotech crops 2007
Viterra and
Evogene to develop canola with improved yield and stress
tolerance traits
France struggles
with its attitude towards biotechnology
Brasil:
Conselho Nacional
de Biossegurança libera duas variedades de milho transgênico
Schweizerisches
Bundesamt für Umwelt bewilligt drei Freisetzungsversuche mit
gentechnisch veränderten Organismen der Universität Zürich und
der ETH Zürich unter strengen Auflagen
L'Office fédéral de l'environnement (OFEV) autorise, sous
certaines conditions très strictes, trois demandes de
dissémination expérimentale d'organismes génétiquement modifiés
déposées par l'Université de Zurich et l'EPF de Zurich
Swiss Federal Department of the Environment approves
applications by the University of Zurich and the ETH to sowed GM
wheat experimentally in the spring at the Agricultural Research
Institute of Zurich-Reckenholz
Uganda approves Bt
cotton trials
France: Arrêté du
7 février 2008 suspendant la mise en culture des variétés de
semences de maïs génétiquement modifié (Zea mays L.
lignée MON 810)
Backgrounders from the Ministry of the Environment of India
- Safety concerns
regarding transgenic crops
- Applications of
genetically modified crops
First documented
case of pest resistance to biotech cotton
ISB News Report
- Field evidence: Bt corn and mycotoxin reduction
Los transgénicos,
un paso evolutivo en la producción agraria
El área de cultivo
de OGM en Portugal superó las 4.000 hectáreas en 2007
Decision taken at
the 82st meeting of India's Genetic Engineering Approval
Committee (GEAC) held on January 11, 2008
Deliberate releases and placing on the
EU market of GM organisms:
- Field trials of genetically modified herbicide tolerant
maize event GA21 to be carried out between 2008 and 2010
- Application for the deliberate release of genetically
modified DP-Ø9814Ø-6 maize
Australian
OGTR: DIR 082/2007
- Limited and controlled release of perennial ryegrass and
tall fescue genetically modified for improved forage
qualities
German
Parliament amends biotechnology law
January 08
Resolution of the
American Forage & Grassland Council on genetically modified
organisms
Agri-biotech
sector grows at 30% in India
Analyse par la
société Monsanto de l'avis sur la dissémintaion du MON 810 sur
le territoire français rendu par le Comité de préfiguration
d'une Haute Autorité sur les OGM le 9 janvier 2008
Analysis by Monsanto of the opinion on the dissemination of
MON 810 on the French territory by the Committee of
Prefiguration of a High Authority on GM Organisms on January 9,
2008
Portugal: Area de
cultivo de OGM’s cresce 330% en relação a 2006 - Niveis de
contaminação insignificantes (<0,4% quando a máxima permitida é
de <0,9%)
European Food Safety Authority
works with Member States on best approaches to GMO risk
assessment
Transgenic rice
seeds still await the go-ahead in China
Syngenta and
Athenix in R&D partnership for advanced biotechnology corn
insect and soybean nematode control traits
Les plantes
biotechnologiques résistantes aux insectes (Bt) n’ont pas
d’effet nocif sur les abeilles
“Si renunciamos a
los transgénicos causaremos un daño irreversible al medio
ambiente”
Deliberate releases and placing on the
EU market of GM organisms:
- Notification according to Directive 2001/18/EC, Part B,
for the deliberate release of MON 89034, MON 88017 and MON
89034 × MON 88017 maize, for the use in field trials in
Slovakia
- Monitoring of key non-target arthropods in transgenic
maize lines containing events GAT-R11-A, GAT-R11-A × 1507,
and GAT-R11-A × 1507 × 59122
Poland may not
ban genetically modified plants
Bundesregierung
verhindert die Nutzung von Innovationen - Pflanzenzüchter
sehen Standortnachteile für die deutsche Landwirtschaft
Confined field
trials of GM cotton approved in Uganda
U.S. National
Academy of Sciences recognizes Monsanto's Chief Technology
Officer for development of agricultural biotechnology
India may turn
into a big producer of GM rice and vegetables by 2010
Las autoridades
españolas establecen un nivel de seguridad, control y
transparencia sin precedentes en la agricultura OMG
Debate over
GMOs rages on in Europe
Australian
OGTR: DIR 080/2007
- Limited and controlled release of wheat genetically
modified for drought tolerance
University of
Queensland PhD study finds that benefits outweigh risks from
genetically modified plants
U.S. Department
of Energy Joint Genome Institute releases soybean genome
assembly to enable worldwide bioenergy research efforts
2nd ERA-PG call
for proposals: Strengthening the European research in plant
genomics, integrating new technologies in plant science
Statement of
the United States Trade Representative on the biotech
dispute with the European Union
Pakistan to
introduce genetically modified cottonseed in 2009
AgBioForum
Bulletin Volume 10 Number 3
Special issue: Biofortified Food Crops: Progress and
Prospects in Developing Countries
Iowa State
University data sheds new light on how corn trait
integration may boost yield - Rootworm trait evaluations
also fail to correlate root ratings to yield
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