Publication archives

REUTERS | October 29, 1999 | by Peter Blackburn BRUSSELS - Genetically modified sugar beet can benefit consumers worried about bulging waistlines and heart disease, a sugar biotechnology executive said yesterday.

Vancouver Sun | Lindsay Kines Vandals chopped, broke or stomped 400 trees and seedlings on test plots at the University of B.C. early Wednesday, causing an estimated $250,000 damage and wiping out five years of biodiversity research.

National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) | October 27, 1999 | Press Release ST. LOUIS - The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) has a message for anyone who plants corn: Plant a non-Bt refuge if you plant Bt corn.

SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER | October 28, 1999 | By ROBERT McCLURE Green crabs inadvertently imported from Europe in ships' ballast water are poised to cripple Puget Sound's multimillion-dollar shellfish harvest.

Agnet | October 27, 1999 | ZENIT | http://www.zenit.org

Reuters | October 28, 1999 The European Union will propose how it plans to comply with a World Trade Organization ruling against its beef hormone ban before the launch of a new round of trade talks in late November, an EU official said Wednesday.

International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) | BRIDGES Weekly Trade News Digest | Vol. 3, No. 42 | October 25, 1999 The WTO Council on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) met from 20-22 October. Inter alia, the agenda for the meeting included a review of the provisions of Article 27.3(b) of the TRIPs Agreement.

BBC News | October 25, 1999 It is possible to use pig organs for human transplants Transplant patients who receive organs from pigs may be barred from having children. The ban is being considered by the UK body that regulates animal to human transplants, or xeno-transplants, as part of strict guidelines to ensure that powerful viruses are not spread to humans.