American Oriental Bioengineering 4Q profit jumps

2010-03-15T09:00:20Z

<div id="subtitle">American Oriental Bioengineering 4th-qtr profit up, but falls short of Wall Street estimates</div><div><p>Drug and nutritional product company American Oriental Bioengineering Inc. said Monday its profit climbed 49 percent in the fourth quarter due to reduced acquisition costs.</p><p>...

France blasts GM crop approvals by EU agency

2010-03-05T04:30:13Z

<div><p>PARIS (Reuters) - Europe's food safety agency has used partial evidence to approve genetically modified crops, including a GM potato developed by BASF, and should overhaul its methods, a French environment minister said.</p><p>France has previously invoked environment...

'Battle' on GM foods can't be won: EU official

2010-03-03T13:18:52Z

<div><p>European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek said on Wednesday he was against genetically-modified foods but said they were an unavoidable part of the future.</p><p>Asked by students in Sofia whether he was against GM foods, after the EU approved their cultivation, he said: "I am, generally speakin...

Fury as Brussels authorises GM potatoes

2010-03-03T08:16:18Z

<div><p>The European Commission on Tuesday approved the cultivation of genetically-modified potatoes, prompting an angry response from environmental campaign groups and two EU member governments.</p><p>Austria said it was planning an immediate ban on the potatoes' cultivation, while

Lawsuit filed over GMO crops in nature refuge

2010-03-02T12:17:14Z

<div><p>KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - Environmentalists filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on Monday accusing the service of illegally allowing farmers to grow genetically modified crops in a national wildlife refuge.</p><p>The groups said up to 80 other national wildlife refuges across the US sugar crop</div><div><p>Organic farmers fear this year's spring breezes will be carrying pollen from genetically altered sugar beets, which they say could render their crops worthless, and they hope to persuade a federal judge this week to halt the plantings nationwide.</p><p>Experts and industry groups...

Flightless mosquitoes may curb dengue: study

2010-02-22T14:45:22Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Genetically altered mosquitoes that cannot fly may help slow the spread of dengue fever and could be a harmless alternative to chemical insecticides, U.S. and British scientists said on Monday.</p><p>They genetically altered mosquitoes to produce flightless females, and said spreading these defective mosquitoes could su...

Debate over GM eggplant consumes India

2010-02-22T09:21:03Z

<div><p>MUMBAI (Reuters) - The purple eggplant that Indian shopper Tanuja Krishnan picks out at a Mumbai market stall every week is an unlikely protagonist in a raging debate about whether genetically modified foods should be introduced into India.</p...

India GM Food

2010-02-15T21:15:51Z

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2010 file photo, farmers hold signs as Greenpeace activists dressed as Bt brinjal eggplants, look on at a protest during Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh’s visit to attend a public hearing on the genetically modified eggplant crop at Central R...

A hungry India balks at genetically modified crops

2010-02-22T09:21:18Z

<div id="subtitle">India, with a billion mouths to feed, shies away from genetically modified crops</div><div><p>It began quietly in America a decade ago, with a tomato.</p><p>Since the introduction of the Flavr Savr tomato, engineered for long shelf life, genetically modified food has become a fact of American life.</p><p>Not so in India. The ...

Game Review Bioshock 2

2010-02-09T08:15:44Z

In this video game image released by 2K Games, genetically modified warriors battle for dominance of an undersea city called Rapture in a scene from "BioShock 2" (AP Photo/2K Games)

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India halts genetically modified eggplant release

2010-02-22T10:35:44Z

<div id="subtitle">India halts release of world's first genetically modified eggplant over safety concerns</div><div><p>India halted the release of the world's first genetically modified eggplant Tuesday, saying further study needed to be done to guarantee consumer safety before it could be cultivated in the country.</p><p>Environment NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has postponed the launch of its first genetically modified (GM) vegetable, saying it would adopt a cautious approach and wait for more scientific studies on the impact of the new variety of eggplant.</p><p>"The moratorium will be in place until all t...

Gates Foundation picks new head of ag program

2010-02-22T23:18:19Z

<div id="subtitle">Expert in bio-genetics is new head of agriculture program for Gates Foundation</div><div><p>A man who has focused much of his career on agriculture technology, including development of genetically-modified seeds, was named Friday as the new head of agriculture development for the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation....

Merck buys British maker of biotech medicines

2010-02-23T14:40:56Z

<div><p>Merck &amp; Co. said Thursday it is making another deal in its strategy to become a top maker of biotech drugs, buying a British company that makes them.</p><p>Merck, the world's second-biggest drugmaker, said its United Kingdom subsidiary, Merck Sharp &amp; Dohme Ltd., has agreed to acquire Gov. Jay Nixon embraced a proposal Tuesday to direct tens of millions of tax dollars to Missouri's biotechnology industry to keep pace with other states competing for the high-tech jobs.</p><p>The ...

China's OK on GMO rice, corn seen boosting yields

2010-02-23T22:12:32Z

<div><p>China has approved genetically modified strains of rice and corn in a move experts say could dramatically boost crop yields and help the world's most populous nation avoid food shortages.</p><p>The Ministry of Agriculture said it had issued initial production licences for genetically modified rice and corn, paving the way for commercial cultivation of high-yielding and pest-resistant grain a...

Biotech crops cause big jump in pesticide use: report

2010-02-24T04:32:15Z

<div><p>KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - The rapid adoption by U.S. farmers of genetically engineered corn, soybeans and cotton has promoted increased use of pesticides, an epidemic of herbicide-resistant weeds and more chemical residues in foods, according to a report issued Tuesday by health and envi...

American Oriental Bioengineering 3Q profit falls

2010-02-24T04:38:14Z

<div id="subtitle">American Oriental Bioengineering's 3rd-quarter profit falls on increased expenses</div><div><p>Drug and nutritional product company American Oriental Bioengineering Inc. said Monday its profit fell 40 percent in the third quarter as its cost of sales and operating expenses jumped.</p><p>The...

Welcome to the Clone Farm

2010-02-24T06:11:33Z

<div><p>ENID, Oklahoma (Reuters) - To the untrained eye, Pollard Farms looks much like any other cattle ranch. Similar looking cows are huddled in similar looking pens. But some of the cattle here don't just resemble each other. They are literally identical -- clear down to their genes.</p><p>Of the 400-some cattle in

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