New bacteria proteins against resistant insect pests
Scientists have developed Bt proteins for the management of Bt resistance in European corn borer and other crop pests.
(October 19, 2011)
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The cultivation of GMO crops is the way out of hunger
The secretary of the National Biosafety Council of Iran, Dr. Alireza Morshedi with reference to food security issue at global scale said: “there are 1.2 billions of starving people in the world so we have no choice but to use new technologies.”
UF researchers develop gene therapy that could correct a common form of blindness
Monday, January 23, 2012.
A new gene therapy method developed by University of Florida researchers has the potential to treat a common form of blindness that strikes both youngsters and adults.
Mosquito Immune System Engineered to Block Malaria
ScienceDaily (Jan. 5, 2012) — Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute demonstrated for the first time that the Anopheles mosquitos innate immune system could be genetically engineered to block the transmission of the malaria-causing parasite to humans.
Corn Defenses for Improved Pest Resistance
New discoveries on how corn defend itself from pathogens have been recently reported in the journals Plant Physiology and The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
New Clues to Human Deafness Found in Mice
ScienceDaily (Jan. 3, 2012) — Providing clues to deafness, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a gene that is required for proper development of the mouse inner ear.
Research Teams Independently Identify New HIV-1 Target
Three papers published simultaneously in Nature have provided new insights into the network of interactions between HIV-1 and human proteins, and identified potential new targets for therapeutic intervention. In one of the papers...
Stem Cell Research in the EU and U.S.
On October 18, 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) published its decision in Brüstle v. Greenpeace. The Court ruled that processes that involve the derivation of stem cells from a human embryo at the blastocyst stage, entailing the destruction of that embryo, could not be patented.
FAO says traditional crops key to facing climate change
Traditional food crops and other plant varieties worldwide are in urgent need of protection from climate change and other environmental stresses, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today, as it observed the tenth anniversary of the international treaty to protect and share plant genetic resources.
Getting a Biotech Crop to Market, Phillips McDougall Study
Each year, millions of farmers around the world plant biotech crops for higher yields, improved crop quality and the ability to use sustainable farming practices such as no-till. Getting these innovative new traits from the lab to their fields requires a tremendous investment – a new research survey reveals how it all…