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Week of April 22nd - April 28th

April 22/April 23/April 24/April 25/April 26/April 27/April 28




Posted on April 28, 2001

How Bacillus thuringiensis has evolved specific toxins to colonize the insect world, by Ruud A. de Maagd, Alejandra Bravo and Neil Crickmore, TRENDS in Genetics Vol.17 No.4 April 2001 (pdf 255K)

Human Genome Project in Crisis: Where is the program for life? by Richard Strohman , Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, Stanley Hall, UC Berkeley, March 2001 (pdf 96K)

Refiners Shun Bioengineered Sugar Beets, Frustrating Plans for Monsanto, Aventis, Wall Street Journal, April 27, 2001

A Glowing Achievement, or a Can of Worms? Proposed Field Test of Gene-Altered Cotton Pest Debated, Washington Post, via Farm Power News, April 245, 2001

ARS Scientists and BASF Corporation Join Forces, Agricultural Research Service, April 25, 2001




Posted on April 26, 2001

CABI Publishing is pleased to announce the launch of organic-research.com (www.organic-research.com) - the online community for organic farming and food. The site contains a large amount of information and will be of particular interest to those actively involved in organic farming research and development.

Monsanto Replacing GMO Canola Seed in Canada -- Scramble to Retrieve Thousands of Recalled Bags, Reuters (Winnepeg Manitoba, CA), April 25, 2001

Will Bio-Corn Get to the Plate?, Reuters (Washington), April 24, 2001




Posted on April 25, 2001

Rule shift could aid StarLink -- EPA weighs allowing human food to contain traces of biotech corn; the policy now calls for zero tolerance, Des Moines Register Washington Bureau, April 25, 2001




Posted on April 24, 2001

Pollen Movement -- from Monsanto 2001 Technology Use Guide

Pollen Movement, SANET Post from Mary-Howell Martens, April 22, 2001