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Research shows way to engineer high-yield crops

  • Australia
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  • News

Singapore: New research has uncovered a mechanism that regulates the reproduction of plants, providing a possible tool for engineering higher yielding crops. In a study published in Science, researchers from Monash University and collaborators... Read more

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Thai develops blast, blight resistant glutinuous rice...


  • Thailand
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  • News
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  • By BioSpectrum Bureau
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Singapore: A new variety of glutinuous rice with resistance to both blast and bacterial blight has been developed by Rice... Read more

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5 gifts that bioscience industry can give in 2013


Genetic diagnostics, personalized healthcare, e-health — the list of trends and technologies that will make their presence... Read more

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Indian court says no to ban on GM field trials for now

  • India
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  • Regulatory
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  • By BioSpectrum Bureau
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New Delhi: In a major relief to India's agri-biotechnology industry, the Supreme Court of India ruled out any possibility of interference... Read more

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Thumbs down to report recommending GM trial ban

  • India
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  • By BioSpectrum Bureau
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Bangalore: Eminent biotechnologists, agricultural scientists and heads of agribiotech industry came together on Saturday to discuss the... Read more

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European authority finds study on GM maize inadequate

  • Europe
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  • Regulatory
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  • By BioSpectrum Bureau
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Singapore: The European Food Safety Authority has concluded that a recent paper raising concerns about the potential toxicity of genetically... Read more

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Genetically altered cow's milk to address allergies

  • New Zealand
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  • By BioSpectrum Bureau
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Singapore: Scientists at AgResearch in Hamilton, New Zealand, have bred the first cow in the world to produce high protein milk that may... Read more

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Australia gets new agricultural biotechnology council

  • Australia
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  • By BioSpectrum Bureau
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Singapore: AusBiotech, CropLife Australia, Grains Research and Development Corporation and the National Farmers' Federation have jointly... Read more

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Indian Parliamentary committee: Ban all GM crop trials

  • India
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  • Analysis
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  • By Manasi Vaidya
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August 9, 2012 proved to be a day of setback for GM crops in India with two game changing developments concerning GM technology being announced.... Read more

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Indian state burns GM crop to halt its trial

  • India
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  • By BioSpectrum Bureau
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New Delhi: The state government of Rajasthan, India, recently conveyed its decision to withdraw the no objection certificate (NOC) that... Read more

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Using rice grains as factories for producing medicines

  • China
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  • Opinion
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  • By Professor (Dr) Daichang Yang
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 Human serum albumin (HSA) is a soluble protein that functions primarily as a carrier protein for steroids, fatty acids, and thyroid hormones,... Read more

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'GM crop not the right solution for India'

  • India
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  • By BioSpectrum Bureau
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Bangalore: A report by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture in India has strongly recommended discontinuation of open field... Read more

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