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Rice-A-Phony
China, Europe experiencing illegal GM crop introductions |
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18 Apr 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Rice-A-Phony China, Europe experiencing illegal GM crop introductions Two delicious scandals are brewing over the illegal introduction of genetically modified crops -- rice in China and corn in Europe -- onto the open market. In China, Greenpeacers sounded the GM alarm after buying bags of an "anti-pest" variety of rice, sending them to biotech labs, and finding that some of the grains were genetic ... |
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| Topics: China, European Union, GMOs, Greenpeace, news (all these topics) |
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Do You Ear What I Ear?
Government kept mum about GM corn's mistaken identity |
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23 Mar 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Do You Ear What I Ear? Government kept mum about GM corn's mistaken identity Over a four-year period, Swiss biotech giant Syngenta AG inadvertently sold unapproved strains of genetically modified corn seed to U.S. farmers. The corporation claims the sales, which began in 2001, resulted from a case of mistaken identity between two genetically similar varieties of GM corn. Although the company reported the mistake to ... |
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| Topics: GMOs, news, Switzerland, United States (all these topics) |
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Oh You Nasty Soy
Brazil solves problem of illegal GM soy production by legalizing it |
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08 Mar 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Oh You Nasty Soy Brazil solves problem of illegal GM soy production by legalizing it In a victory for biotech conglomerates everywhere, lawmakers in Brazil last week lifted a ban on the growing of genetically modified crops in the country, and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is expected to quickly sign the changes into law. Brazil is now the second-largest producer of soy after the U.S., and for many of its farmers, the measure wil ... |
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| Topics: Brazil, GMOs, news (all these topics) |
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Gene Hackmen
Open-source biotechnology boasts first big success |
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10 Feb 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Gene Hackmen Open-source biotechnology boasts first big success Though some enviros are opposed to genetic engineering of any kind, other critics have a more specific complaint about biotechnology: that restrictive patents held by companies like Monsanto and Syngenta impede research and development into biotech applications that could help developing countries or smaller, more specialized crops in the U.S. -- i.e., applications that don't promis ... |
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| Topics: GMOs, news (all these topics) |
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