(AFX UK Focus) 2009-09-22 21:43 GMO beet foes say US court rules against Monsanto
Interactive Investor
KANSAS CITY, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Opponents of Monsanto Co's genetically engineered sugar beets said on Tuesday a federal court has ruled in their favor, finding government approval of the crop was unlawful. The Center for Food Safety said t...
IIT-M picks up top awards at MIT
Times of India
BANGALORE: A team of undergraduate students from IIT Madras picked up two of the top awards at the prestigious International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) competition held recently at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The ...
Judge overturns USDA ruling for genetic sugar beets
Grand Forks Herald
Red River Valley sugar beet growers are evaluating a federal judge's decision that could overturn the approval of the popular Roundup Ready sugar beets.
Lung cancer pill may get second chance after tests
Reuters
Iressa, known generically as gefitinib, is a monoclonal antibody, a genetically engineered immune system molecule, that targets a molecule called epidermal growth factor receptor or EGFR. Tumors use EGFR to grow themselves blood supplies. S...
How To Make A Lung
Science Daily
A tissue-repair-and-regeneration pathway in the human body, including wound healing, is essential for the early lung to develop properly. Genetically engineered mice fail to develop lungs when two molecules in this pathway, Wnt2 and Wnt2b, ...
One step closer to elixir of youth?
Zee News
To reach the conclusion, the team at the Spanish National Cancer Centre in Madrid tested the theory on mice and found that those genetically engineered to produce 10 times the normal levels of telomerase lived 50 per cent longer than normal...
'Enviropig' may go to market
Marketwatch
WASHINGTON (Medill News Service) -- It's been called "Frankenfood." But backers of genetically engineered meat say it's just as tasty and safe for consumers as regular cuts from the butcher. We're not talking about mad scientists holed up i...
Judge overturns approval of Roundup Ready beets
Newsday
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has overturned federal approval of a variety of sugar beets genetically engineered to resist a weed killer produced by agricultural giant Monsanto Co. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White ruled the Depa...