The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) reports that as of March 2014, the research, analysis, and testing of beta-carotene-enriched Golden Rice continues, in partnership with collaborating national research agencies in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Bangladesh. IRRI, together with its many partners across the globe, continues with the thorough analysis of the data emerging from the...
By Margaret Karembu 03 June 2014 Speed read A report says 18 million farmers, mostly smallholders, grew GM crops in 2013 Anti-GM debates have problems, such as hidden agenda and double standards GM crops should be grown to aid food security and environmental sustainability New evidence shows that arguments against GM crops are unfounded, says Margaret Karembu. The year 2013 marked the 18th...
In Africa, the major vectors for malaria are the Anopheles funestus and Anopheles gambiae BY KATE KELLAND LONDON Tue Jun 10, 2014 11:03am EDT (Reuters) – Scientists have found a way of genetically modifying mosquitoes to produce sperm that only creates males, offering a potential fresh approach to fighting and eventually eradicating malaria. Researchers from Imperial College London...
Distinguished Professor James Dale’s research to develop provitamin A-enriched bananas for Uganda will move to human clinical trials soon. 16 June 2014 The world’s first human trial of pro-vitamin A-enriched banana, expected to lift the health and well-being of millions of Ugandans and other East Africans will start very soon. The QUT project, led by Distinguished Professor James Dale and...
Oregon State University | Updated: 06/11/2014 In a collaboration spanning five continents, scientists have announced the complete sequencing of one of the world’s most widely planted trees, Eucalyptus grandis. Used for fuel and timber, the species is valued for fast growth and straight grain. Grown usually as a hybrid, it is one of more than 500 species of eucalyptus trees and...
June 6, 2014 Scientists have uncovered a new mechanism by which plants can regulate root architecture, a discovery that could lead to better ways of growing crops. Adaptable roots are critical for plants to survive in changing environmental conditions, to anchor the plant to the ground and take up water and nutrients. One important aspect of root architecture is root branching, or lateral root development, a...
An artistic representation of the human proteome project. Important resource for speeding research and diagnostic development Release Date: May 28, 2014 FAST FACTS: Protein products identified for 84 percent of genes in the human genome. 193 proteins discovered that geneticists did not predict to exist. Largest resource of its kind for biomedical community. Compendium should aid diagnosis, speed...
May 5, 2014 It’s no small number - 4 billion acres of biotech crops have now been planted globally. The impressive mark was met and passed Saturday 3 May 2014, according to the Biotech Counter at Truth About Trade & Technology’s website. A few weeks ago the approaching milestone was the topic of a weekly column by Global Farmer Network member Jose Luis Romeo from Spain – that column...
15-April-2014 SEARCA BIC Media Release The Philippine Genome Center (PGC) of the University of the Philippines (UP) officially opened its Core Facility for Bioinformatics (CFB) last April 14, 2014. The opening took place alongside the ground-breaking ceremony for the new PGC building at UP Diliman, and a scientific symposium. The CFB aims to provide local scientists and researchers with...
By Rey E. Requejo | Apr. 03, 2014 at 12:01am The Supreme Court has been asked to nullify a decision of the Court of Appeals stopping the field-testing of genetically modified eggplants or Bt talong. A group of farmers from Pangasinan and Bukidnon stressed that the CA decision issued in September last year violated their constitutional right to property and to protection of their means of...
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