US Poised to Approve Illegal GM Rice

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Press Release – Center for Food Safety
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

USDA to Rubber-Stamp Contamination of Food with Illegal, Genetically Engineered Rice Banned in Japan and Europe

U.S. Dismantles Reg […]

US Farmers Sue Bayer Over GE Rice Contamination

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Bayer faces more lawsuits over GMO rice
REUTERS, Aug 29 2006 By Lisa Haarlander
September 7th, 2006 | Category: Agriculture / Organisms

EU adopts emergency measures to restrict unapproved GE rice

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http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/06/1120&format=HTM […]

Unapproved GE rice from the US enters food chain

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/18/AR200608180104?3_2.html?
U.S. Rice Supply Contami […]

Chinese GM Cotton Growers Face Less Revenue

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Chinese Farmers of Genetically Modified Cotton Are Losing Money
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/522147/#imagetop

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Emerging Technologies: Genetically Modified Crops

This chapter is part of the Africa Environment Outlook 2 published by UNEP. It concludes that Africa needs to consider the potential benefits of GM technology against the threats posed to biodiversity, livelihoods and cultural systems. […]

Tarnishing Silver Bullets: Bt Technology Adoption, Bounded Rationality and the Outbreak of Secondary Pest Infestations in China

This report found that the profits Chinese Bt cotton growers enjoyed by saving on pesticides have now been eroded with the unexpected emergence of secondary pests which resulted in the increased use of pesticides to control them. […]

GE HIV Vaccine Clinical Trial

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Genetically modified (GM) vaccines in South Africa?

comment and concerns re clinical trial of  GM HIV vaccine
 MRKAd5 HIV-1 gag/pol/nef

Rose Williams, July 2006

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Democratising Technology

The concept of ‘technology transfer’ has long been presented as a means to address the great divide between industrialised and less industrialised countries. But just providing access to basic technologies is not enough. People need to be given control […]

Developing a Liability and Redress Regime under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

The paper sets out the broad principles of State responsibility for environmental harm and identifies the possible main elements that could be included in a liability and redress regime to be developed under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. […]