09 September 2003
Patent Survey Reveals Ag Biotech Intellectual Property
by Pat Bailey, UC Davis
BERKELEY, Calif., Sept. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Public institutions have played a major role in fundamental agricultural biotechnology research during the past two decades. Through a broad-based collaboration, these research institutions will be better able to provide a platform of
patented technologies that can be used to develop a generation of new genetically engineered crops, reports a team of University of California researchers.
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Posted by Eva St. Clair at 1:20
10 December 2003
Researchers Discuss Scientific Freedom
Ignacio Chapela, assistant professor of ecosystem sciences at UC Berkeley, was one of four scientists at a discussion on December 10, “The Pulse of Scientific Freedom in the Age of the Biotech Industry.†At the on-campus event, the researchers discussed the challenges they have faced and the controversies that have ensued as a result of their research.
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Posted by Eva St. Clair at 1:33
08 October 2009
Algae Power
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Posted by Eva St. Clair at 1:21
25 August 2009
Regulatory Woes Blocked Flow of Agbiotech Innovations
Regulatory changes enacted a decade ago appear to be responsible for dramatically slowing the flow of quality-improving agricultural biotechnology innovations to a mere trickle, reports a team of agricultural economists and biotechnology experts.
Findings from the study, published in the August issue of the journal Nature Biotechnology, suggest that the slowdown may have lasting social welfare costs, such as the delay of nutritional improvements, production efficiencies and environmental protections.
"One of the great frustrations in the agricultural biotechnology community has been the failure of many new products with enhanced quality traits -- such as nutritional content, ripening control and processing attributes -- to reach consumers and processers," said Gregory Graff, an agricultural economist now at Colorado State University.
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Posted by Cyril at 6:34
12 May 2009
Engineered wheat thwarts pre-harvest sprouting
Scientists from opposite sides of the world have created an improved variety of wheat by discovering how to prevent the phenomenon of premature sprouting, which can wipe out an entire crop.
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Posted by Cyril at 0:38
27 May 2008
Addressing Global Hunger & Poverty through Agricultural Development
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Posted by Cyril at 5:59
15 January 2008
The Power of Green Algae
Professor Tasios Melis is unlocking the chemical power of green algae to create clean hydrogen fuel that eliminates air-polluting fossil fuels in its production. Check out "Power of Green," a segment from Fueling America, the latest episode of USDA CSREES video magazine.
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Posted by Cyril at 9:16
16 January 2007
Is peaceful coexistence with biotechnology possible?
Growing genetically engineered (GE) crops in the United States continues to stir debate, but some University of California scientists believe attention should now be focused on how farmers opposed to the technology and those in favor of it can step back from the controversy and successfully produce and market their crops in the way they personally see fit.
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