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According to the United Nations, the global population has now reached 7 billion. This implies that there must be greater efforts in addressing hunger and food security.

Biotechnology Information Center of Egypt (EBIC), in collaboration with Cotton Research Institute, Faculty of Agriculture at Cairo University, Plant Protection Institute, and Monsanto Egypt, organized a visit to Bt cotton field trials in Sakha Experimental Station at Kafr El-Shikh, Delta.

ScienceDaily (Oct. 20, 2011) — New York University and University of Iowa biologists have identified a key mechanism controlling early embryonic development that is critical in determining how structures such as appendages arms and legs in humans grow in the right place and at the right time.

ScienceDaily (Oct. 20, 2011) — Toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis bacteria (Bt toxins) are used in organic and conventional farming to manage pest insects. Sprayed as pesticides or produced in genetically modified plants, Bt toxins, used in pest control since 1938, minimize herbivory in crops, such as vegetables...

TEHRAN (INIC)- The 4th Nanotechnology Festival and Exhibition (Iran Nano 2011) ended work here in Tehran on Sunday after granting a sum of over $600,000 of awards to Iranian experts active in the field of nanotechnology.

Stripping HIV of the cholesterol in its envelope prevents the virus from effecting the prolonged overstimulation of early immune response mechanisms that can lead to a weakened adaptive immune response against the infection, scientists claim.

Participants from ten countries with significant Muslim populations recognized the urgency for increased science communication activities in order to streamline the acceptance of modern agricultural biotechnology in their respective countries. The workshop was held from 20 to 21 September 2011 at the Mutiara Burau Bay…

DENVER, Aug. 29 (UPI) Bacteria found in Panda droppings could lead to a major new source of "biofuels" produced but from grass, wood chips and crop wastes, U.S. researchers say.

Scientists were surprised at how fast bacteria developed resistance to the miracle antibiotic drugs when they were developed less than a century ago. Now scientists at McMaster University have found that resistance has been around for at least 30,000 years

Brazil-Belgium Collaboration on Biotechnology: Sustainable agriculture for an innovative economy – an opportunity for Brazil and Belgium 7 Oct 2011 – Ghent, Belgium