Biotech Grass Breeding Raises Concerns
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PORTLAND, Ore.  -- Pollen from genetically engineered grass floated more than 12 miles from experimental plots and bred with conventional plants, raising concerns that the biotechnology industry can't control the "gene flow" of its creations...
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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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The European Union approved on Wednesday the first biotech seeds for planting and sale across EU territory, angering green groups who maintain they could contaminate other crops.
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Dog breeders are seizing on new genetic research to exert dominion over the canine gene pool.
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Genzyme Corp. is expanding its research  into gene therapy, a controversial and cutting-edge approach to  treating disease which most companies avoid.
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KANSAS CITY, Missouri  - Opponents of biotech crops said on Wednesday they were filing a lawsuit to challenge the USDA's deregulation of Monsanto Co's genetically engineered sugar beet because of fears of "biological contamination" and other harm to the environment.
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Pollen from a genetically modified grass can travel up to 21km away from its experimental planting site.
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A startup company says new test results show their genetically modified mosquitoes can combat tropical diseases and crop pests. There are skeptics, however.
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Take your pick: The widening adoption of genetically engineered crops by farmers around the world is reducing global pesticide use, increasing agricultural yields and bringing unprecedented prosperity and food security to millions of the world's poorest citizens.
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Coming soon to a jungle near you -- mosquitoes genetically engineered so they cannot give people malaria. But this time scientists want to do it right.
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By Brier Dudley, Seattle Times  Dec. 11--Biotech has been a little disappointing lately, from an economic-development perspective.
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A new approach for producing embryonic stem cells faces considerable hurdles, executives from stem cell companies said.
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Myriad Genetics' innovative technology creates an investment opportunity.
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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.
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By Elizabeth Weise SAN FRANCISCO -- The government was premature in deregulating production of alfalfa that is genetically engineered to resist a weed-killing herbicide, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. The U.S.
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Coming soon to a jungle near you --  mosquitoes genetically engineered so they cannot give people  malaria. But this time scientists want to do it right.
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By David Ranii, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Dec. 12--The synthetic turf market is growing like weeds.   Ron VanGelderen, president emeritus of the Synthetic Turf Council, an industry trade group, said hard sales data aren't available.