Oversight on Bioengineered Crops Is Poor, Report Says
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Federal oversight of crops genetically engineered to produce medications  in their seeds and leaves is inadequate to prevent unwanted contamination of food crops, according to an analysis released yesterday by a scientific advocacy group. As a result, the report concludes, consumers are at risk of inadvertently dosing themselves with prescription drugs while eating a morning bowl of cereal.
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A federal judge has ruled that the  U.S. Agriculture Department violated the law by failing to  adequately assess possible environmental impacts before  approving genetically-engineered alfalfa from Monsanto ,  the New York Times said on Wednesday.
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - Monsanto Co. MON.N, a  company that has pioneered the development of bioengineered  crops, is pushing hard to recover millions of dollars in lost  revenue in three South American countries where farmers have  sown its wonder seeds without paying royalties.
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Climate decision-makers have little faith in biofuels, a study released at the UN climate talks in Bali reveals.
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The Food and Drug Administration lacks clear regulatory authority and is chronically underfunded, shortcomings hindering its ability to evaluate the safety of drugs used by millions of Americans, according to outside scientists the agency asked to critique its performance.
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The practice of estimating the costs and benefits of U.S. government regulations is "frequently done poorly," with scant evidence that it makes a difference on policymaking.
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KANSAS CITY, Missouri  - Biotech crop critics said they were asking for a permanent injunction to stop the planting of Monsanto Co.'s genetically modified alfalfa after failing to negotiate a settlement with U.S. regulators by a court-imposed deadline on Friday.
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Science & environment: Consequences of contamination between GM crops and non-GM varietiesare set to worsen, scientists  warn
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Asia is set to become the driving force  behind biotech crops in the next decade, despite hesitance by  China to commercialize GMO rice, a Chinese scientist and an  international body said on Monday.
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China's biotech sector accounts for just a sliver of its pharmaceutical industry and operates under the cloud of a massive review of licenses issued under a regulator executed last year for accepting bribes.
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By Ian Hoffman Barely a year ago, when President Bush first endorsed biofuels as an answer to the nations &quot;addiction to oil,&quot; scientists already were salivating at biologically engineering ordinary grasses and trees into full-blown energy crops.
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Improving the microbes and building expensive factories are two of the hurdles awaiting the cellulosic ethanol industry.
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Science & environment: Environmental and social impact of producing the crops may be greater than originally thought
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The spread of pollen or seeds from genetically engineered plants is evolving from an abstract scientific worry into a significant practical problem.
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Taxpayers are funding a telescope to  search for space aliens and research devoted to improving the  shelf-life of vegetables, part of $13.2 billion in  special-interest projects the U.S. Congress approved last year,  a private watchdog group said on Wednesday.
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The company that created the experimental variety of genetically engineered rice found this summer to have contaminated the U.S. rice supply contends that rice farmers and an "act of God" are to blame for the inadvertent release of the unapproved crop.
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European consumers may be at risk from   unauthorized genetically modified (GMO) rice grown in China   after a biotech strain was found in products sold in three EU   countries, two leading environment groups said on Tuesday.