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A court in the Philippines revoked the permit to grow rice genetically modified to boost vitamin A, but the government is expected to appeal against the decision

The dedication of the Filipino people in the battle against Golden Rice and Bt eggplant inspires civil society and farmers’ movements elsewhere in Asia to thwart all efforts of agrochemical transnational corporations to push their hazardous technologies.

QF experts discuss biomedical, ethical perspectives on genetic modification

The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) remains one of Europe’s largest multidisciplinary research bodies, with a vast network of fac...

Pigs that have been given genetically engineered immunity to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome, a major and costly disease, could be on the market within two years

Regulators in Australia and New Zealand have given the green light for farmers to grow a genetically modified banana resistant to a devastating fungal disease spreading worldwide

Dr Revel Drummond, Scientist, Plant & Food Research Ltd, comments:    What implications would the shift to a new biotechnology regulator have for the legal and policy landscape around genetic technologies in NZ? 'Currently, ...

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In good news, CAR-T cell therapy, an indigenous cancer treatment recently licenced by India's drug regulator, has resulted in the cure of a patient with cancer.