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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists in Peoria, Ill., are investigating the pest-fighting potential of anthocyanins, healthful chemical compounds in the form of plant pigments that give blueberries, plums, grapes and flowers such as petunias their blue and purple color.

Agriculture permanent secretary Romano Kiome said on Tuesday that public institutions will join hands in educating farmers on benefits of genetic engineering.

Dr Clive James, an agricultural scientist and founder of the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA), was made an Honorary Fellow of Aberystwyth University on Friday afternoon (15th July).

These articles are part of the Crop Biotech Update, a weekly summary of world developments in agri-biotech for developing countries, produced by the Global Knowledge Center on Crop Biotechnology, International Service for the Aquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications SEAsiaCenter (ISAAA)

Honduras is the only Central American country that allows field testing and commercial production of genetically modified (GM) crops. These crops, Honduran leaders believe, could help its people

The President of the "Expediency Council of Iran" in his official talk during the official inauguration ceremony of the Iran Biotechnology Information Center (IRBIC) said: "it is not rational to avoid any new and useful technology"

ICAC honors a cotton researcher every year by awarding a certificate of recognition, a shield and an honorarium of US$1,000. Every year applications are invited from February 1 to March 31. This year ten researchers from seven countries applied for the 2011 award.

FDA has cleared Sanofi Pasteur’s quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine, Menactra® (Meningococcal polysaccharide diphtheria toxoid conjugate vaccine), for use in infants aged 9–23 months.

Among other events taking place on the sidelines of the Third Congress of Biosafety and Genetic Engineering is the selection of the best press works in the field. The move is aimed at preparing the cultural ground for expanding the science of biotechnology.

The inauguration of Iran Biotechnology Information Center is among other programs due to take place on the sidelines of the Third Congress of Biosafety and Genetic Engineering.