University of Northern Iowa
Posted in Environmental Biotechnology on Apr 21st, 2009
The fertile soil of California’s Central Valley has long made it famous as one of the nation’s prime crop-growing regions. But it’s not just the soil that allows for such productivity. Crops like potatoes, dry beans and tomatoes have long been protected from bugs and weeds by the fungicide maneb and the herbicide paraquat.
Pesticide [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 21st, 2009
We now find ourselves at the dawn of a new age of direct genetic modification. Although the term “artificial life form” conjures up images of cyborgs or other creations of science fiction, the first such “artificial” creatures will actually be single-celled micro-organisms. Even though these human-engineered life forms will be extremely simple, they will have [...]
Posted in Plant Biotechnology on Apr 16th, 2009
(14 April 2009) German agriculture minister Ilse Aigner (CSU) has banned the cultivation of MON810 Bt maize in Germany with immediate effect, invoking a safeguard clause in European genetic technology legislation.
Germany: Aigner bans MON810 Bt maize
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