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Week of August 26th - September 1st

Aug 26/Aug 27/Aug 28/Aug 29/Aug 30/Aug 31/Sept 1




Posted on August 30, 2001

Nature Rejects Scientific Debate on UK Farmscale Field Trials Unpublished letter to Nature by Mae-Wan Ho and Angela Ryan, Institute of Science in Society, August 29, 2001

Fight Between GMOs And The Bugs They Repel May Not Be Over Presentation at the 222nd National Conference of the American Chemical Society (ACS) , August 29, 2001

Remember: Roundup Ready Corn Must Be Segregated Agweb News, August 29, 2001

Wisconsin Farmers Give GM Crops Mixed Reviews Rooster News Network, August 29, 2001

Monsanto's INGARD Bt cotton failing to control target pest in Australia Transgenic and Insect Management Strategy (TIMS) Committee of the Australian Cotton Growers Research Association issues revised farmer guidelines; sustainability of new technology in question

Letter from the President of the American Corn Growers Association to EPA's Christine Todd Whitman regarding negative market impact to farmers from Bt Corn

Global GM market starts to wilt. Static profits, tighter laws and consumer health doubts slow growth of disputed technology - except in US. The Guardian (UK), August 28, 2001

The Commission on Intellectual Property Rights website is now fully operational Description of new UK Commission website, promotes inclusion of needs of poor and developing countries in formulation of IPRs

Leaving AgBioTech InfoNet UK Commission on Intellectual Property Rights website

Brave new wheat U.S. multinational Monsanto stirs debate by experimenting with genetically modified crop near Brno, The Czech Republic. The Prague Post, August 15, 2001




Posted on August 28, 2001

Europe s New Rules Could Sink All GMOs The Institute of Science in Society, August 28, 2001

Farmers Fight to Save Organic Crops The Progressive, August 2001

Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Plant Biosafety Office increases insect resistance management requirements for Bt corn growers.

Taking the Food Out of Our Mouths, The Washington Post, August 24, 2001

U.S. Challenges EU's Biotech Food Standards, Washington Post, August 26, 2001

Maize Pollen Longevity and Distance Isolation Requirements for Effective Pollen Control, Crop Science, Volume 41, 2001