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Agence France Presse LONDON, April 28 (AFP) - British scientists trying to gauge the spread of the human variant of mad cow disease reported Friday that consumers should remain cautious, despite encouraging preliminary test results.

EU Could Begin to Export Cereals Without Subsidies from 2004; Concerns Over American Subsidies

April 27, 2000 / Agence France Presse English BRUSSELS -- Eurobarometre 2000, which was published here Thursday, was cited as finding that Europeans are increasingly wary of biotechnology, and this sentiment applies to genetic manipulation for medical use as much as for novel foods.

By INAM AHMED DHAKA, Bangladesh, April 28 (UPI) -- Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand have decided to work toward establishing a free-trade zone to boost trade and investment in the region.

April 27, 2000 / Nature, 404, 914 - 915 / PETER POCKLEY SYDNEY -- New Zealand's new Labour-led coalition government has, according to this story, set up a royal commission into the implications of modifying gene with the primary purpose to reconcile a bitter debate within the country over GM crops, but it is also expected to have international implications.

By Phil Stewart BRASILIA, April 28 (Reuters) - Brazil readied itself on Friday for more bad news from the World Trade Organisation, due to hand down later in day its final report on Brazilian export subsidies to regional aircraft maker Embraer.

Michigan Tech researchers are transferring altered genes into fungi that facilitate the flow of nutrients through tree roots to help trees protect themselves against disease and insects. April 25, 2000 / Michigan Technological University

Chronicle of Philanthropy Trade protests are prompting a review of grant-making policies By STEPHEN G. GREENE As the crowds of activists who descended on Washington last week made clear, financial institutions like the World Bank and International Monetary Fund face increasingly vociferous challenges to their structures and practices.