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BioScience News and Advocate Daily Highlights 26/3

Monday, 29 March 2004, 10:29 am | BioScience News and Advocate

Daily Highlights 1. Govt doubts councils rights to ban GMOs 2. Political row flares over GM bans 3. Insurance cover assured for GM canola trials 4. Soya fuel offers greener future 5. FDA wants drug label cautions 6. Drug companies & mental health More >>

Daily Highlights Greenhouse gas guru in NZ

Friday, 26 March 2004, 9:34 am | BioScience News and Advocate

Weak patent laws endanger local research, drug chief claims AUT Professor in deal with Aussie biotech giant Iowa leader backs biotech crop idea Optimism over GM salmon Trans-Tasman forest research deal signed More >>

BioScience News and Advocate Daily Highlights 24/3

Wednesday, 24 March 2004, 5:11 pm | BioScience News and Advocate

Daily Highlights 1. NZ & Iowa to strenghten biotech links 2. Vitamin D may fight breast cancer 3. Power industries have new greenhouse plan 4. Immune cells grown in lab dish 5. Breakthrough in wine research 6. Customer satisfaction high, Monsanto ... More >>

BioScience News and Advocate Daily Highlights 23/3

Tuesday, 23 March 2004, 5:53 pm | BioScience News and Advocate

Daily Highlights 1. Get Used To Extreme Weather, Expert Says 2. Time For A Decision On GM Crops 3. WA Bans GM Food Crops 4. Local Councils May Make GE-Free Zones 5. Benefits Of Green Tea Uncovered 6. GM Tobacco Potential Cancer Vaccine More >>

BioScience News and Advocate Daily Highlights 23/3

Tuesday, 23 March 2004, 11:01 am | BioScience News and Advocate

Daily Highlights 1. Future of biotech depends on government 2. Govt advisor backs GM canola trial 3. Science backs fertiliser-starfish link 4. Genes give clues to disease progress 5. Female genes may hinder attempts to stop smoking 6. Reason triumphs ... More >>

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Thursday, 18 March 2004, 6:12 pm | BioScience News and Advocate

Daily Highlights Pentagon bankrolls Swedish stem cell research Technology may allow personalised cancer treatment Drug testing may benefit cancer patients Codex enters GM labelling debate Otago University gains WHO status A rich crop of cynicism, greed ... More >>

BioScience News and Advocate Daily Highlights 17/3

Wednesday, 17 March 2004, 6:05 pm | BioScience News and Advocate

Daily Highlights 1. Sir William Pickering, a great New Zealander 2. UK Chancellor launches science stragegy 3. Genesis Research looks for Aussie partner 4. NSW groups await GM trial decision 5. Northern Ireland takes precautionary approach 6. GM may ... More >>

BioScience News and Advocate Daily Highlights 15/3

Monday, 15 March 2004, 5:10 pm | BioScience News and Advocate

Daily Highlights 1. First gene therapy medicine hits market this month 2. Radar system may detect cancer earlier 3. New Research Centre targets biodiscovery 4. Turning science into profit 5. Renewable energy no barrier to economy 6. APEC recommendations ... More >>

BioScience News and Advocate Daily Highlights 12/3

Friday, 12 March 2004, 6:24 pm | BioScience News and Advocate

Daily Highlights 1. MAF clears Forest Research of biosecurity risk 2. NZ Nobel winner says energy crisis looming 3. Gene changes linked to diabetes 4. Grain handler to assume liability for GM mix-ups 5. Consumer survey finds biotech food acceptance ... More >>

BioScience News and Advocate Daily Highlights 11/3

Friday, 12 March 2004, 2:17 pm | BioScience News and Advocate

Daily Highlights 1. Business giant predicts longer lives 2. NZ reaping rewards of R&D, Minister says 3. Destructive starfish thrives on nutrient run-off 4. Rainforests absorbing less carbon dioxide 5. Scientists grow stem cells from fat 6. Kyoto Protocol ... More >>

BioSci Daily Highlights

Tuesday, 9 March 2004, 5:32 pm | BioScience News and Advocate

UK Govt set to announce GM decision Compromise reached over biotech crops Chile enters biotech crop race US committed to climate change objectives Manufacturing soaks up fossil fuels, UN report says Sunscreen could be DNA More >>

BioScience News and Advocate Daily Highlights 5/3

Monday, 8 March 2004, 2:48 pm | BioScience News and Advocate

Daily Highlights 1. EU supports environmental protection 2. DNA chip will catch beefed-up chicken 3. Scientists deny vaccine-autism link 4. UK scientists back GM maize 5. Maui considering GM regulations 6. Patent laws lag behind, experts say 7. Japan calls ... More >>

BioScience News and Advocate Daily Highlights 4/3

Thursday, 4 March 2004, 11:22 pm | BioScience News and Advocate

Daily Highlights 1. New stem cells made available 2. Inquiry reveals anxiety over genetic patents 3. Bird flu threat still real, NZ viriologist says 4. FDA caution undermining ability to save lives, Dr says 5. California county votes no on GM 6. ... More >>

BioScience News Advocate Daily Highlights 3/3

Thursday, 4 March 2004, 1:48 pm | BioScience News and Advocate

Daily Highlights 1. Biosafety protocol now operational 2. Chile considering extending biotech range 3. Uganda gives cautious approval to GM imports 4. Gene test aims to help families with rare condition 5. Chicken genome published 6. Cheaper fuel hinders ... More >>

Daily Highlights

Wednesday, 3 March 2004, 9:02 am | BioScience News and Advocate

EU agency rules biotech rapeseed safe US President backs peer review, the scientific gold standard Spanish ocean power plant a world first Biotech food - let the customers decide The threatened trade in human ova MoRST flies technology flag in Europe More >>

BioScience News & Advocate Daily Highlights 2/3/04

Tuesday, 2 March 2004, 11:38 am | BioScience News and Advocate

Daily Highlights 1. Trash to fuel technology gaining favour 2. MAF confident apple moth on the run 3. Journals plan code of conduct 4. US cloning council revamped 5. Bioinformatics launch boost for research 6. Is biotechnology losing its nerve? More >>

BioScience News and Advocate Daily Highlights 27/2

Friday, 27 February 2004, 6:46 pm | BioScience News and Advocate

Daily Highlights 1. Biotech trade issues divide conference 2. Chinese Govt stands by GM import decision 3. Voluntary rules for GM foods in Canada soon 4. Superflu brewing in the lab 5. Green issues concern importers 6. Child cancer study vital, ... More >>

BioScience News and Advocate Daily Highlights 26/2

Thursday, 26 February 2004, 5:48 pm | BioScience News and Advocate

Daily Highlights 1. Small technology attracts big interest 2. Rival firms flock to China seeking import approvals 3. EU President ponders GM request 4. Enhanced animal feed good for the environment 5. EC backs German crop laws 6. Monsanto asks for rule ... More >>

BioScience News and Advocate Daily Highlights 25/2

Wednesday, 25 February 2004, 6:15 pm | BioScience News and Advocate

Daily Highlights 1. British MPs call for cloning debate 2. China opens door to US biotech trade 3. Biotech issue put to public vote in California 4. Global drying predicted 5. Pilot plant turning coal into hydrogen gas 6. Nelson people asked to ... More >>

BioScience News and Advocate Daily Highlights 24/2

Tuesday, 24 February 2004, 5:19 pm | BioScience News and Advocate

Daily Highlights 1. Blair betting UK coffers on environment policy 2. UK Minister seeks to calm GM fears 3. Policymakers accept climate change threat, scientist says 4. Heated debate expected at biosafety conference 5. Reef doomed by 2050, report ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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