UK panel finds GM food safe

UK panel finds GM food safe

As predicted, the UK’s GM Science Review Panel report has found no scientific case for ruling out GM crops and their products and concludes that the risks to human health from GM crops currently on th... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=4342

Scot's food expert favours GM

Scotland's top food expert revealed yesterday he'd rather eat so-called Frankenstein Food than organic produce. Professor Hugh Pennington launched a scathing attack on critics of genetically m... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=4341

GM canola approval expected

A decision to allow the commercial growing of a genetically engineered crop is expected to be announced by an Australian Federal Government body this week. Government insiders predict that the... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=4340

Conko on benefits of biotechnology

"As the world's population grows, environmental stewardship will require science to find ways to produce more food on less land," says Gregory Conko, Director of Food Safety Policy at the Competitive ... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=4339

China welcomes foreign funds for GM

China has announced it will encourage foreign investors to develop genetically modified corn and soybeans in the country, as the government strives to develop a biotechnology industry to ensure food s... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=4338

Sheep gene tests coming soon

Commercial gene tests for sheep reproduction and body traits will soon be available. Ovita, the farmer-funded biotechnology company, has announced commercialisation programmes for the new technolo... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=4337

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