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Hunting for drought tolerance genes in ancient Andean landraces
26.8.2008 | GMO - NEWS
Recent problems with food and water resources are reflected by breeders all over the world. Potato was chosen by UN for the crop of the year. It is the world's number one non-grain food commodity, with production reaching a record 320 million tonnes in 2007. Potato consumption is expanding strongly in developing countries, which now account for...
Allergen-free GM plants may boost food safety
15.8.2008 | GMO - NEWS
Significant research has focused on removing the allergens from peanuts, as these can be deadly. The science has focused on three types of proteins: Ara h1, h2, and h3. "Of these three allergenic proteins, the Ara h 2 glycoprotein is the most potent allergen, with nearly 50-fold greater potency than Ara h 1," wrote Singh and Bhal...
Food concerns prompt China to prioritize GM rice
13.8.2008 | GMO - NEWS
Beijing - China's leaders decided in early July to go all-out to develop genetically modified organisms (GMOs), prompted by rising prices and concerns that the nation of 1.3 billion people may become more reliant on expensive exports. Zhejiang University announced in March that they had developed a way to create 'selectively terminable' GM rice, a...
Greece failed to make the ban Bt corn legal.
11.8.2008 | GMO - NEWS
On 13 September 2007, Greece notified to the European Commission a ministerial decision concerning the extension of validity and amendment of an existing safeguard measure to provisionally prohibit the cultivation of the authorised genetically modified maize MON810 on its territory.
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