University of Northern Iowa
Posted in Plant Biotechnology on Jun 3rd, 2009
Cool: The PSM students got their article published. Congratulations!
Guest column: Algae could drive Iowa’s next biofuel boom | DesMoinesRegister.com | The Des Moines Re
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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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Posted in Bioenergy, Plant Biotechnology on Mar 26th, 2009
A New Myco-BrewJennifer FlynnMyco-diesel joins the list of other wonderful products emerging out of the mushroom world. Scientists from Montana State University stumbled upon a fungus growing in Patagonia which digests cellulose while releasing a combination of hydrocarbons incredibly similar to diesel fuel. The resulting compounds are being termed myco-diesel. The fungus, Gliocladium roseum, lives [...]
Posted in Plant Biotechnology on Dec 6th, 2008
The late 1930’s brought about a little relief from the great depression. On the horizon was a great deal of big business including plastics made from petroleum, artificial pharmaceuticals, and a rising energy consumption based on fossil fuels. Only one thing stood in the way. Hemp.Hemp is a plant that could have changed the face [...]
Posted in Plant Biotechnology on Nov 30th, 2008
According to two surveys, two thirds of people in France do not want any more genetically modified foods on their plates, and they overwhelmingly call for the suspension of corn MON810, produced by Monsanto. Tomorrow, the bill concerning France’s policy on genetically altered crops arrives for debate in the Senate.
Consumers in France reject genetically modified [...]
Posted in Plant Biotechnology on Nov 30th, 2008
Zeng Yawen’s outdoor laboratory in the terraced hills of southern China is a trove of genetic potential – rice that thrives in unusually cool temperatures, high altitudes or in dry soil; rice rich …
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Posted in Plant Biotechnology on Nov 4th, 2008
Open House: GM crops won’t feed the world, only big corporations
Posted in Plant Biotechnology on Nov 2nd, 2008
AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND — The debate over agricultural biotechnology took a sharp turn yesterday as Dutch scientists announced that they have produced genetically altered marijuana plants which are more potent than those found in nature. “By replacing a single gene we have developed plants which produce over 100 times as much THC, the active ingredient in [...]
Posted in Plant Biotechnology on Nov 2nd, 2008
Scientists sequence genome of bacterium that uses near infrared light for photosynthesis; could lead to creation of “super plants”
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Posted in Plant Biotechnology on Oct 27th, 2008
Using a gene from a snapdragon flower, researchers have created a purple tomato rich in antioxidants, and a new study has shown that cancer-prone mice that were fed the altered tomatoes had significantly longer lifespans than those that dined on regular tomatoes. The tomatoes’ purple hue was a side effect of the type of antioxidants [...]
