2008-11-08 10:17:30.0 Europeans May Be On The Verge Of Reassessing Their Long-held Resistance To Genetically Modified Crops, And Nebraska Could Play A Role In That Shift, A University Of Nebraska-lincoln Plant Geneticist Said.
2008-11-07 09:48:18.0 We need a good communication strategy to raise public awareness on biotechnology in Indonesia. Genetic modification techniques should be utilized in the country to produce more and nutritionally superior food, said the head of the Indonesian Science Institute (LIPI), Prof Umar Anggara Jenie during the opening discussion of the symposium on The Ro...
2008-10-24 08:48:20.0 The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Biotechnology Forum will be devoting its next e-mail conference to the potential role that agricultural biotechnologies can play for production of bioenergy in developing countries. The conference will take place from 10 November to 7 December 2008 and is being organized in collaboration with the FAO Work...
2008-10-20 16:53:18.0 [nairobi] Biotechnology Is No Panacea To The Food Insecurity And Poverty Problems In Africa And Other Developing Countries, Warned Scientists At The First All Africa Congress On Biotechnology In Nairobi, Kenya, This Week (23 September). "this Is No Silver Bullet To The Food Insecurity In Africa And The Rest Of The Developing World, But It Must Be Looked At As One Of The Most Important Tools That Will Contribute To Increased Food Production And Thus, Poverty Reduction,"
2008-10-20 09:16:28.0 More Than 20 Inches Of Rain Fell In The Grand Island Area During April, May And June -- More Than 8 Inches Above Normal For The Three-month Period. But Despite The Rain, Nebraska's Corn Crop Is Forecast At 1.39 Billion Bushels. Yield Is Forecast At 161 Bushels Per Acre, Four Bushels Above Last Month's Forecast And The Second Highest Of Record, 5 Bushels Below The Previous High Set In 2004.
2008-10-10 12:48:39.0 Biotechnology Audit 2007 is now available online at http://www.dst.gov.za/publications-policies/strategies-reports/s trategies-reports. The report is on biotechnology use and development in South Africa and is published by the Department of Science and Technology. It analyzes the status of active and core companies involved in biotechnology....
2008-10-10 12:48:38.0 The recently concluded BioMalaysia 2008, the country's annual biotechnology conference and exhibition, witnessed another strong booster given to the biotechnology industry, directly by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. The Prime Minister reaffirmed his previous commitments to see this sector become a key development driver in Malaysi...
2008-10-03 09:53:32.0 The government of Kenya has launched a National Biotechnology Awareness Strategy (BioAWARE-Kenya) aimed at improving public understanding and awareness of biotechnology through dissemination of accurate, timely and balanced information to catalyze informed decision making. The six-year (2008-2013) strategy was developed through a participatory proc...
2008-09-19 08:48:11.0 Biotechnology Havana 2008 will be held on November 30 to December 5, 2008 at Havana, Cuba. This convention organized by the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology of Havana, Cuba will be devoted to agricultural biotechnology with symposia topics as: Aquatic biotechnology; Modern biotechnologies for animal health; Animals as bioreactors an...
2008-09-12 08:48:17.0 Dong Nai, a southern province in Vietnam, has started the construction of a Center for Biotechnology Application Research worth 530 billion VND (US $31.8 million). The 200 ha center in Cam My district will carry out research on biotechnology application to produce high-quality and high-yield plant varieties and animal breeds. It will also develop a...
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