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News, views and information about science, technology and the developing world
Modern biotechnology is opening up new opportunities for scientists and plant breeders to improve crops and control plant pests and diseases, to help farmers in the developing world.
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Opinions and Analysis
S&T has vital role in sustainable farming
A recent report is a welcome analysis of modern agriculture's future, but it fails to adequately recognise the role of science and technology.
UN over-regulation inhibits new biotechnologies
The UN is inhibiting innovation through over-regulation of new biotechnologies, argues Henry I. Miller.
13 February 2008
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Source: World Politics Review
Policy Briefs
The case for joint action on biotechnology in Africa
What are the main issues that African nations face in forthcoming negotiations on biotechnology and biosafety?
4 June 2007
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Source: The International Institute for Sustainable Development
The role of non-GM biotechnology in developing world agriculture
An overview of the various ways in which techniques that do not involve genetic modification can helping plant breeders to develop and propagate new crop varieties.
1 February 2006
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News and Features
Egypt approves commercialisation of first GM crop
Egypt has approved a Bt maize variety for commercialisation, the first genetically modified crop to gain approval in the country.
13 May 2008
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Scientists sequence GM papaya genome
Scientists have produced a draft genome sequence of a genetically modified papaya that could benefit future cultivation of the fruit.