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SciDev.Net’s GM debate: A postscript

GM is still contentious two decades on, and our live debate shows a need to dig deeper into people’s responses.

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Natural protein in rice helps keep arsenic out in grains

Researchers discover a natural protein in rice plants that prevents arsenic transfer from the soil to the grain.

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Farmers losing from GM eggplant ban, says expert

Filipino farmers could have earned additional US$100 million from just 50 per cent adoption of GM eggplant.

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Developing nations now dominate GM crop production

While the US remains top grower, developing countries now produce 53 per cent of biotech crops worldwide.

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Asia-Pacific Analysis: A quaint court ruling on GM eggplant

The Philippine high court’s decision on GM eggplant puts into question competency of courts to handle technical cases.

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Fortified rice raises risk of hookworm infections

Cambodian children fed rice with added micronutrients were more at risk than those fed plain rice, finds study.

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Experts bat for reversal of high court ruling on GM crop

Supreme Court ban on BT eggplant field tests not final and calls for improvement on biosafety policies, lawyer says.

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Philippine court lifts ban on GM eggplant, now what?

Supreme Court reverses freeze order on GM eggplant but more reviews needed before it can be propagated and marketed.

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RNA clay offers green alternative to plant pesticides

An RNA spray developed by Australian scientists is more effective than chemical pesticides and GM technology.

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Monsanto resist mandatory labelling

Mandatorily labelling genetically modified food products gives them a negative image, argues a major producer.

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Genetics to boost sugarcane production

Brazilian researchers have identified genes that prolong harvest by helping sugar cane store more sucrose.

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Politics plague India’s GM food crop plans

Loss of environment minister renews political debate over introduction of India’s first genetically modified food crop.

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Brazil approves planting of GM sugarcane

The approval of a GM variety that kills a devastating pest in cane fields gets mixed reactions.

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GM crops bounce back with gains in production areas

Despite problems with regulators in many countries, GM crops are gaining acceptance, says an industry watcher.

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Australia, New Zealand approval of GM rice questioned

A decision by Australia and New Zealand to approve food products derived from GM rice has been questioned.

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“Fake GM corn” eating into Filipino farmers’ profits

Experts say counterfeit GM corn seeds are eating into farmers’ profits and threatening the environment.

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South-East Asia puts gene editing on the agenda

South-East Asia sees potential of genome editing but may need to decide first whether to apply rules for GMOs.

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Biosafety fears behind Pakistan’s temporary ban on GM food

Pakistan temporarily suspends GM research and food imports on biosafety and food security concerns.

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‘Disruptive technologies’ transform Asian agriculture

Technologies ranging from genetic modification to robots are poised to transform Asian farming.

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‘India never benefited from genetically modified cotton’

New study says India’s adoption of genetically modified cotton brought no real advantage.

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