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Jan 13, 2000

Monkey Clone

Associated Press | January 13, 2000 WASHINGTON - Genetically identical monkeys are being cloned by Oregon researchers, who are splitting early-stage embryos and then implanting the pieces into mother animals. The technique has so far produced only one living rhesus monkey, a female named Tetra, but Professor Gerald Schatten said four more animals are on the way.
Jan 13, 2000

U.S.: Thailand Should Use GMO Tech to Boost Crop Prod

Dow Jones | January 11, 2000 BANGKOK - A U.S. delegation visiting Thailand Tuesday said the country should be open to using technology involving genetically modified organisms, saying it will help boost Thai crop output rather than causing harmful effects.
Jan 13, 2000

Organic Farms 'In Danger from Weak Rules on GM Crops'

PA News | January 13, 2000 | By Amanda Brown, Environment Correspondent, PA News Government backed rules will fail to protect organic farms from contamination by genetically modified pollen spread from crop trials, it was claimed today.
Jan 13, 2000

U.S. Consumers Favor GM Crops to Curb Pesticides - Survey

Reuters | January 11, 2000 HOUSTON - Nearly three-fourths of American consumers would support genetically modified crops if the technology means farmers can reduce pesticide use, according to a survey released Tuesday by the American Farm Bureau.
Jan 13, 2000

Poll-U.S. Farmers Plan Decline in Biotech Crops

Reuters | January 13, 2000 | By Randy Fabi HOUSTON - U.S. farmers plan to cut back sharply their plantings of genetically modified soybeans, corn and cotton this year, partly in response to a European backlash against bioengineered foods, a Reuters straw poll said Thursday.
Jan 13, 2000

OECD Gauges Impact of Farm Reform

GREATER TRADE LIBERALISATION NEEDED BEFORE SIGNIFICANT RISE IN WORLD WHEAT PRICES Financial Times (London) / January 7, 2000 / By PETER MONTAGNON Farm trade reform under China's World Trade Organisation accession agreement is likely to have only a modest impact on the world grain and oilseed market.
Jan 13, 2000

Biotechnology Seen as Harm to Agriculture

Houston Chronicle | January 10, 2000 | NELSON ANTOSH
Jan 13, 2000

Poll-U.S. Farmers Oppose Biotech Food Labels

Reuters | January 13, 2000 | By Randy Fabi HOUSTON - U.S. farmers emphatically oppose any federally-required labels on foods made with genetically modified crops as the European Union, Japan, South Korea and others move to give consumers more information, a Reuters straw poll said Thursday.