Biotech IPOs See Boom but Performance Disappointing

October sees a frenzy of biotech IPOs By Elizabeth Wine in New York Financial Times; Nov 10, 2003 October was the busiest month in three years for initial public offerings in the biotechnology sector. But the performance of the newly li […]

US Genetically Engineer Lethal Poxvirus

US develops lethal new viruses A SCIENTIST funded by the US government has deliberately created an extremely deadly form of mousepox, a relative of the smallpox virus, through genetic engineering. The new virus kills all mice even if th […]

GM DNA and Protein Detected in Gut

Detection of corn intrinsic and recombinant DNA fragments and Cry1Ab protein in the gastrointestinal contents of pigs fed genetically modified corn 2003 J. Anim. Sci. 2003. 81bioarticle_133546-2551 Bt11 1 E. H. Chowdhury*, H. Kuribara, A. Hino, P. Sultana* […]

Transgenic Lines Proven Unstable

Monsanto Pulls Out of Europe, Stops Biopharming Research

Item 1 Monsanto to quit Europe By Paul Brown and Mark Oliver Thursday October 16, 2003 The Guardian Monsanto, the world’s largest GM seed company, is pulling out of the European cereal business in a surprise move that […]

Research Highlights Danger of GM Crops

INFORMATION BULLETIN Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London, SW1P 3JR Four Defra-funded research studies (three concerning gene flow from GM crops and the fourth into the effect of […]

Contamination by GM Maize in Mexico Much Worse than Feared

Summary of results of the tests for genetic contamination of native corn, Mexico 2003 *********************************************************************** The analysis were carried out on 2,000 plants (in 411 groups of samples), […]

Study Reveals First Evidence That GM Superweeds Exist

Study reveals first evidence that GM superweeds exist by Steve Connor, Science Editor, The Independent 10 October 2003 (http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/environment/story.jsp?story=451733) Cross-pollination between GM plant […]

Disillusioned GE Scientist Expresses Fear Over Technology

Expert shares GE fears By SONIA GERKEN Southland Times (New Zealand) 2 October 2003 The Government would be committing New Zealanders to an unknown future with no chance of going back when it lifted the moratorium on genetic en […]

UK Insurers Reluctant to Cover GM Farmers

FARM press release 7/10/03 – for immediate release No-one will insure GM crops “The worry is that GM could be like Thalidomide – only after some time would the full extent of the problems be seen” – Insurance company spokesperso […]