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Week of May 25th - May 31st

May 25/May 26/May 27/May 28/May 29/May 30/May 31




Posted on May 27, 2003

Cures On the Cob; Plants spiked with extra genes are being harvested for drugs. Could the wrong ones land in our food?, Time Magazine, May 26, 2003

The Purdue University School of Agriculture and the Cooperative Extension Service have developed and introductory course in biotechnology to be delivered via distance education.
Introduction to Agricultural Biotechnology, Hort-590 This site has both a public tutorial and the opportunity for a distance learning course for credit.

United States v. European Union, Robert B. Zoellick, Wall Street Journal, May 21, 2003

Trade War Looms as US Launches Challenge Over Transgenic Crops, Nature, May 22, 2003

Trade War: What is it Good For? Editorial, Nature, May 22, 2003

President Delivers Commencement Address at Coast Guard, Remarks by the President in Commencement Address to United States Coast Guard Academy, Cadet Nitchman Field, New London, Connecticut

Bush Links Europe's Ban on Bio-Crops With Hunger, New York Times, May 22, 2003




Posted on May 29, 2003

Nationwide Survey Reveals Most Americans Are Unaware They Consume Beef And Poultry Raised on Antibiotics, Whole Foods Market, Inc. Press Release, May 28, 2003

Washington State wheat breeder won't sow Clearfield seed, Borlaug warns against privatization of public breeding, by Robert Schubert, CropChoice editor, Posted May 27, 2003

Battle Over Biotechnology Intensifies Trade War, New York Times, May 29, 2003




Posted on May 30, 2003

Africa's dilemma in genetically modified food war, The Monitor (Kampala) May 29, 2003

Blow to US as Egypt pulls out of modified crops case, Financial Times, May 29, 2003




Posted on May 31, 2003

No Deal on Biotech Food Industry, Opponents Fail to Agree on Recommendation for Regulation, Washington Post, May 30, 2003

The Environmental Challenge, Peter H. Raven, Presented at the Natural History Museum, London, 22 May 2003 -- sponsored by Sense about Science

Monsanto Struggles Even as It Dominates, New York Times, May 31, 2003