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Week of April 2^nd - April 8^th
April 2/April 3/April 4/April 5/April 6/April 7/April 8

Posted on April 3, 2000 National poll and cross-country protest demonstrate consumers won't be Fooled by GE foods, Canadian Press Release, March 31, 2000.
Moving agbiotech downstream, a discussion of the role of process development in R & D of agbiotech companies, Nature Biotechnology, 17: 1071-1074, November 17, 1999. (PDF 316 KB)

Posted on April 5, 2000 Scientists achieve major breakthrough in rice; data to be shared with Worldwide research community, Monsanto Press Release, April 4, 2000.
The Sisters of Nutrition, a convent in the Phillipines is the site of the first human trials of Provitamin A transgenic rice varities, News about Rice and People, April 3, 2000.
More States Try To Weigh In On Genetically Modified Food, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 2, 2000.
'Food safety' pamphlet is Liberal spin, news article looks at recent Canadian mailing addressing concerns of biotech food safety, Montreal Gazette, Sunday 2 April 2000
Consumers reject GM Foods: Poll,Ottawa Citizen, April 1, 2000.
Biotechnology companies ready to launch joint advertisement campaign, Bridge News, March 31, 2000.
PR Watch special issue on biotechnology, 6(4), Fall 1999.

Posted on April 8, 2000 National Academy of Sciences(NAS) released a report on April 5, 2000 examining the safety of crops engineered for pest resistance. To obtain a copy of the report,"Genetically Modified Pest Protected Plants: Science and Regulation", go to the NAS website.

U.S. regulatory system needs adjustment as volume and mix of transgenic plants increase in marketplace, NAS Press Release and Summary, April 5, 2000.
Genetically Engineered Food Needs Better Regulation, Washington Post, Wednesday, April 5, 2000.
BIO supports findings of national research council report regarding genetically modified plants, Biotechnology Industry Organization Press Release, April 5, 2000.
Monsanto: Scientists Decode Rice Genetic Makeup, Dow Jones Press Release, April 4, 2000.
BASF investing in potential of Agbiotech, ISB News Report, April 2000.
Biotech industry uses antiquated weapons to battle adversaries (or, how to miss the mark with a $50-million communications campaign), ePublic Relations, March 2000.

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