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Biotech Updates (2000 — 2001
Categories: Cloning and Stem CellsStar-LinkBiotech TradeFood GenomesCropsOthers
Cloning and Stem Cells
Cloning Livestock, Pets and Humans - April 1, 2001 Transgenic Rhesus Monkey is First Genetically Engineered Primate - January 26, 2001 StemCell Research- July 31, 2001
Star-Link
Starlink Case- July 31, 2001 An independent Scientific Advisory Panel ...final report to EPA. July 26, 2001 Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) file Centers for Disease Control investigation finds no evidence of allergic reaction to Cry9c protein of StarLink corn among Livestock, Pets and Humans - June29, 2001
StarLink Update: Results of Blood Tests Not Expected Until Mid-June - May 30, 2001 StarLink Update - April 1, 2001 StarLink Corn: Japan & US Revise Testing Accord; No News on Allergenicity Front; No Change in EPA's Stance on StarLink - February 26, 2001
EPA Mulls Decision on StarLink Following Advisory Panel Reveiw of the Potential Allergenicity of the Cry9C Protein - December 22, 2000 StarLink Corn - October 26, 2000 Kraft Recalls Taco Bell Taco Shells - September 28, 2000
Biotech Trade
China Relents on GMO Rules China releases new ag biotechnology rules - June 29, 2001 June 2001 INTERNATIONAL TRADE Concerns Over Biotechnology Challenge U.S. Agricultural Exports (Adobe .pdf file)
GAO report describes trade issues in agricultural biotechnology - June 29, 2001 GAO Report on Concerns Over Biotechnology Challenge U.S. Agricultural Exports (Adobe .pdf file)EU-US Forum Issues Recommendations on Ag Biotechnology - December 22, 2000
Food
Biotechnology and Food: Personal Choices and Public Policies October 26, 2000 On Food and Biotechnology - October 26, 2000 Genetically Engineered Tomato Able to Grow in Salty Water- July 31, 2001
Genome
Genome of O157:H7 Strain of E. coli Gives Insights Into the Genetics of Food-borne Disease - January 26, 2001 Analysis of the Human Genome Announced by Two Competing Projects - February 26, 2001 For the First Time, the Genome of a Plant is Sequenced - December 22, 2000
Food Genomics - September 28, 2000 Issue on the Horizon: Toxicogenomics - April 1, 2001 Researchers Challenge the Idea that the Human Genome Includes 200 Genes Received Directly from Bacteria - May 30, 2001
Others
Canadian Judge Rules Saskatchewan Farmer Infringed Patent on Glyphosate-Resistant Canola - April 1, 2001 Farm Bill Is Underway - May 30, 2001 2001: A Sequence Odyssey (Adobe .pdf file)
USDA Releases Projections for Transgenic Crops in 2001- April 1, 2001 Nanotechnology- July 31, 2001 Arson Suspected in Fires That Destroyed Urban Horticulture Facility in Seattle and Research Facility in Oregon - May 30, 2001
Come Explore BioTrek's "Exploration Stations" at the Farm Progress Days - June 29, 2001 Updates and Snippets - January 26, 2001 Nanotechnology: Making DNA into Tweezers, Motors, Computers and Other Tiny Tools - February 26, 2001
Crops
New Rules for Scientific Assessment of Transgenic Crops- July 31, 2001 Universities and AAAS announce Biotechnology and Food Website - February 26, 2001 EPA Reports on Bt Corn and Monarchs - September 28, 2000
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