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From 5 November to 2 December 2012 the FAO Biotechnology Forum is hosting its next e-mail conference, which has the provisional title "GMOs in the pipeline: Looking to the next five years in the crop, forestry, livestock, aquaculture and agro-industry sectors in developing countries".

Scientists in South Korea have used intravenous injections of human adipose-derived stem cells (hADSCs) to both prevent development of and reverse the symptoms and neuropathology of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in mouse models.

Translated by: Shiva Bakhtiari- The head of the Iranian parliaments agriculture committee says Iran needs to invest more in genetically modified crops. Abbas Rajai complained that right now, the cultivation of GM crops is moving at a very slow pace in the country.

The Journal of plant molecular breeding (JPMB) is an international English journal publishing four issues per year, devoted to the advancement and dissemination of scientific knowledge concerning crop molecular breeding and related academic disciplines.

Translation: Shiva Bakhtiari- The Umbilical Cord Bank at Royan Institute has begun the manufacturing of «Plaquete lysis » products to be used in cord cell therapy. According to Dr. MarziehEbrahimi, head of Royan’s Umbilical Cord Bank, these products are a rich source of growth factors which ...

Translation: Shiva Bakhtiari- An Iranian scientist has discovered a stem cell therapy which can prevent a form of osteoarthritis after joint injury. Injuring a joint greatly raises the odds of getting a form of osteoarthritis called post-traumatic arthritis, or PTA.

Scientist Belen Lumbierres from Universitat de Lleida and colleagues examined the effect on the reproduction and nymphal development of the predator minute pirate bug (Orius majusculus) by feeding on Bt plant materials and on Bt-fed herbivore prey.

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energys Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) have created a new enzyme that effectively "masks" the synthetic precursors of lignin, a plant cell wall component that makes plant biomass particularly difficult to break down.

European Biotechnology Network- the European Commission has authorized the import of Monsanto’s soy which bears additional genes for herbicide and insecticide tolerance. Just a few days after the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) had approved ...

GENNewsHighlights-Women have outlived men for years, and an Australian-led research team says the reason why is all in the genes. Mutations to the DNA of cell mitochondria can account for ...