Genetic Modification News

Posted October 5, 2008:

• DNA-based Vaccine Shows Promise Against Avian Flu

Posted September 27, 2008:

• Bees Can Mediate Escape Of Genetically Engineered Material Over Several Kilometers

Posted September 26, 2008:

• Pigs Bred With Cystic Fibrosis Provide Model To Mimic Human Disease

Posted September 19, 2008:

• Genetically Modified Crops Protect Neighbors From Pests, Study Finds

Posted September 18, 2008:

• The Greening Of Sub-Saharan Africa

Posted September 17, 2008:

• Mice Missing 'Fear' Gene Slow To Protect Offspring

Posted September 12, 2008:

• Genetically Engineered Thermophilic Bacterium: Researchers Advance Cellulosic Ethanol Production

Posted September 5, 2008:

• What Is A Gene? Media Define the Concept In Many Different Ways

Posted September 3, 2008:

• Safe, Inexpensive Alternative To Antibiotics Developed For Production Of Biofuels And Biopharmaceuticals

Posted September 2, 2008:

• Bitter-tasting Nectar And Floral Odors Optimize Outcrossing For Plants

Posted August 20, 2008:

• Tracking A Crop Disease Could Save Millions Of Lives

Posted August 12, 2008:

• Anything But Modest: The Mouse Continues To Contribute To Humankind

Posted August 11, 2008:

• Eroded Telomeres Are Behind A Rare Premature Aging Syndrome

Posted August 4, 2008:

• Genetically Modified Root Systems Result In Plants That Survive With Little Water

Posted July 31, 2008:

• Vaccine To Protect Against Black Plague Bioterror Attack Being Developed

Posted July 30, 2008:

• Modified Salmonella Slows Tumor Growth

Posted July 22, 2008:

• Plants Make Vaccine For Treating Type Of Cancer In Phase-1 Study

Posted July 19, 2008:

• Tips On How To Build A Better Home For Biological Parts

Posted July 15, 2008:

• Toothpick: New Molecular Tag IDs Bone And Tooth Minerals

Posted July 11, 2008:

• From Foe To Friend: Researchers Use Salmonella As A Way To Administer Vaccines In The Body

Posted July 2, 2008:

• An Impossible Coexistence: Transgenic And Organic Agriculture

Posted June 6, 2008:

• New Mouse Model Mimics Hyperglycemia, Aids In Diabetes Research

Posted May 30, 2008:

• New West Nile And Japanese Encephalitis 'Pseudoinfectious' Vaccines Produced

Posted May 28, 2008:

• Most Developing Countries Ill-equipped To Ensure Global Biosafety
• New Technique Allows Targeted Inactivation Of Genes In Research Model

Posted May 21, 2008:

• New Meaning For The Term 'Computer Bug': Genetically Altered Bacteria For Data Storage

Posted May 13, 2008:

• 'Super Yeasts' Produce 300 Times More Protein Than Previously Possible

Posted May 8, 2008:

• Boosting 'Mussel' Power: New Technique For Making Key Marine Mussel Protein

Posted May 7, 2008:

• Rice Plants That Resist Uptake Of Arsenic Could Ease Shortage

Posted April 30, 2008:

• Boost For 'Green Plastics' From Plants

Posted April 29, 2008:

• Scientists Call For More Access To Biotech Crop Data

Posted April 23, 2008:

• Herbicide-tolerant Crops Can Improve Water Quality

Posted April 16, 2008:

• Mouse Study Can Illuminate How Tumors Manipulate The Human Vascular System

Posted March 19, 2008:

• Can Cancer Causing Compounds Be Cut From Tobacco? Gene 'Knockout' Floors Tobacco Carcinogen
• Saving Spanish Brown Bears With Help From European Bears Might Make Sense
• First Sex Chromosome Gene Involved In Meiosis And Male Infertility Identified

Posted March 18, 2008:

• On The Trail Of Rogue Genetically Modified Pathogens

Posted March 15, 2008:

• Insecticide Combo Delivers Knockout Punch

Posted March 10, 2008:

• First Step Taken To Create Cystic Fibrosis Model Using Pigs
• DNA Vaccines That Home In On DCs Are More Potent

Posted February 24, 2008:

• What Farmers Think About GM Crops

Posted February 19, 2008:

• Long-sought Test For Direct Detection Of Disease-causing E. Coli Bacteria Developed

Posted February 14, 2008:

• New Fish Parasite Species Described

Posted February 8, 2008:

• First Documented Case Of Pest Resistance To Biotech Cotton

Posted January 31, 2008:

• Active Mechanism Locks In The Size Of A Cell's Nucleus
• Fruit Cell Wall Proteins Help Fungus Turn Tomatoes From Ripe To Rotten

Posted January 30, 2008:

• New Vaccine Against Deadliest Strain Of Avian Flu Successful In Mice

Posted January 29, 2008:

• Cats' Family Tree Rooted In Fertile Crescent, Study Confirms

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