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Dow Jones | January 18, 2000 | By Philip Shishkin, Special to The Wall Street Journal Europe BRUSSELS - The European Union is, according to this story, preparing a fresh push for a highly contentious international treaty aimed at helping developing countries gain more control over imports of genetically modified wheat and soybeans.

from a press release | January 17, 2000 GREENFIELD, Mass. - Citing the adverse impact of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on organic production, the Organic Trade Association (OTA) is calling for a moratorium on the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in all agricultural production.

Associated Press | January 19, 2000 WASHINGTON - The government's new planting restrictions on genetically engineered corn from Monsanto Co. and other companies are pretty much in line with what farmers are doing, a farm group says.

The Guardian | January 17, 2000 | James Meek An American company which has "patented" two human genes for breast cancer screening is threatening the work of 15 publicly funded British laboratories that perform a genetic test at half the cost.

January 14, 2000 / Reuters WASHINGTON -- President Clinton on Thursday proposed more than doubling federal spending on development of new technologies that use crops, corn stalks and trees to make cleaner, renewable fuels for cars and buildings.

The Guardian (London) | January 17, 2000 Business and science in race to crack genetic code James Meek The accelerating international effort to decode the blueprint of human life - the billions of building instructions locked inside each cell of the human body, is often likened to a race.

Business Week | January 24, 2000

COLORADO FARMERS FACE HARD SELL FOR BIOENGINEERING Denver Rocky Mountain News | January 15, 2000 | Joe Garner Colorado farmers will have to court consumers to win acceptance of genetically altered foods, a panel of agricultural leaders said Friday.