Transgenic Mosquitoes Are Less Fertile Than Their Counterparts In ...   Jan 16, 2004
It is a critical piece of the puzzle in the search for ways to combat mosquito-carried illnesses, such as yellow fever and dengue, because transgenic ... (Science Daily (press release))

Global transgenic crop area up 15% in 2003  Jan 14, 2004
The global area of transgenic crops continued to grow for the seventh consecutive year in 2003, at a growth rate of 15 per cent against 12 per cent in 2002. ... (Business Standard, India)

Green light for transgenic crop  Jan 13, 2004
British farmers could be free to sow genetically modified (GM) maize seeds this spring. A government advisory committee said this ... (Nature.com, UK)

Underwater Adventures Aquarium Unveils Transgenic 'GloFish(TM)'  Dec 26, 2003
26 /PRNewswire/ -- Underwater Adventures today becomes only the second public aquarium in the world to exhibit transgenic zebra fish developed at the National ... (Yahoo News (press release))

Obesity and diabetes in transgenic mice expressing proSAAS  Dec 24, 2003
To explore the function of proSAAS and its derived peptides, transgenic mice were created which express proSAAS using the beta-actin promoter. ... (Journal of Endocrinology)

HOW TO MAKE A TRANSGENIC TREE  Dec 29, 2003
Meanwhile, little is known about transgenic mercury phytoremediation, and Danbury offers plenty of opportunities for field study. ... (Popular Science, NY)

India a key GM crop cultivator  Jan 14, 2004
NEW DELHI: India has made it to the list of top ten transgenic crop-growing nations, doubling its Bt cotton area within a year of permitting the insect ... (Times of India, India)

Bt Cotton Acreage Doubles To 1 Lakh Hectares: Report  Jan 13, 2004
Applications (ISAAA). The worldwide transgenic crop hectrage, however, went up by 15 per cent to 67.7 million hectares in 2003. �Farmers ... (Financial Express, India)

Genetic wheat faces snag  Jan 14, 2004
Nearly half the country's corn � and more than half its soybeans � is genetically modified. Globally, transgenic seed sales top $4 billion a year. ... (Kansas City Star (subscription), MO)

Some see fluorescent fish as neon signs of trouble  Jan 14, 2004
No single federal agency regulates transgenic animals, though USDA officials say they are evaluating whether they should play a role. ... (Kansas City Star (subscription), MO)

Russians are entitled to know.....what they eat  Jan 16, 2004
A new campaign was launched in Russia under a slogan "NO transgenic products for Russians!". Yesterday, Greenpeace representatives ... (Pravda, Russia)

Is salmon safe?  Jan 13, 2004
Among the concerns are what might happen if the transgenic fish got into the wild and whether the transgenic fish would be safe to eat. ... (Newark Star Ledger, NJ)

China starts 'Beans Silicon Valley Organization' plan  Jan 16, 2004
...indicates that a plan has started for the research and development of beans-end-products processing technology and the construction of China's non-transgenic ... (People's Daily Online, China)

Illegal soy seeds enrich Brazil farms  Jan 5, 2004
...conventional soy. They originally were smuggled in during a long-standing legal ban on so-called transgenic seed. While Brazil's ... (Washington Times, DC)

Gene revolution and genetic contamination  Jan 3, 2004
...and 'Genetic Modification (GM)' are all commonly used to refer to the artificial insertion of genes from one organism into another to generate a transgenic or ... (The Daily Star, Bangladesh)

Agricultural Biotechnology Potential in the Developing World  Dec 29, 2003
...it is true that most commercially available bioengineered plants were designed for farmers in the industrialized world, the increasing adoption of transgenic ... (Truth about Trade & Technology, United States)

Modified Mosquitoes Too Weak to Fight Disease  Jan 5, 2004
The development of transgenic mosquitoes that have a reduced capacity to transmit human diseases such as malaria, dengue fever and yellow fever has received ... (Betterhumans, Canada)

Seeds Alter Life for Brazil`s Farmers  Jan 2, 2004
...conventional soybeans. They were originally smuggled into the country during a longstanding ban on so-called transgenic seed. While ... (Truth about Trade & Technology, United States)

Oral Drug Could Help Prevent Breast Cancer  Jan 14, 2004
...with ZD1839. They also tested the effect of the drug on the development of ER-negative breast tumors in transgenic mice. They found ... (Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA)

Suit filed to stop 'GloFish' sales  Jan 14, 2004
The lawsuit, filed in US District Court in Washington, DC, seeks a court order stating the transgenic fish, called "GloFish," are subject to federal regulation ... (Chicago Tribune (subscription), IL)

Technology moves faster than regulators  Dec 28, 2003
Pet stores across most of America are set to begin selling a transgenic � or genetically modified � fish capable of lighting up fish tanks with its ability ... (USA Today)

From Dunce to Genius  Jan 12, 2004
The researchers studied a mosquito species that transmits yellow fever, and introduced three alterations of the type commonly used in transgenic work. ... (New York Times, NY)

Linking StarLink to allergies proves elusive  Jan 14, 2004
...his chips to federal regulators, who found in them the StarLink DNA, but not its protein � a strong argument that he had not had a reaction to the transgenic ... (Kansas City Star (subscription), MO)

Tenure Denied UC Berkeley Prof Researching Genetic Corn in Mexico  Jan 14, 2004
...material from genetically modified corn. (A 1998 law had made it illegal to plant transgenic corn in Mexico.). Six months after the ... (ChronWatch.com)

Integrated BioPharma Elects Three New Directors  Jan 15, 2004
...drugs. Through its biotech subsidiary, NuCycle Therapy, Inc., INB is developing preventive cancer compounds in transgenic plants. ... (boerse.de (Pressemitteilung), Germany)

Arrival of glowing, genetically engineered fish sparks a host of ...   Jan 11, 2004
The GloFish is interesting, Bahary said, not because it is a leap forward for science, but because it will make the public aware of transgenic techniques that ... (Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA)

TO GLOW OR NOT TO GLOFISH  Jan 15, 2004
The University of Connecticut and a private company, Transgenic Pets of Syracuse, NY, are experimenting with deactivating the gene in cats that creates ... (Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX)

Mad cow vaccine hunt both urgent, unprecedented  Jan 2, 2004
...genetically modified foods. Researchers have created transgenic mice that lack genes for the normal proteins. Those animals survive ... (Chicago Tribune (subscription), IL)

Amyloid suppresses induction of genes critical for memory ...   Jan 2, 2004
Mice transgenic for mutated forms of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) plus presenilin-1 (PS1) genes (APP + PS1 mice) gradually develop memory deficits which ... (Journal of Neurochemistry)

BIOTECH WHEAT'S INTENSE DEBATE  Jan 7, 2004
...are grown. At least 37 countries require labeling of crops that have detectable transgenic content above certain thresholds. The ... (Chemical & Engineering News)

Creatures from the Blacklight Lagoon  Dec 30, 2003
The FDA's statement regarding the GloFish, the first transgenic fish approved for sale by the federal government, was short and curt. ... (CounterPunch, CA)

Transplant trials gain approval  Jan 13, 2004
Bio-ethics consultant Nick Tonti-Filipinni said his concern was that no regulations prevented the creation of transgenic embryos for research. ... (The Australian, Australia)

Cutting-edge science  Jan 11, 2004
Researchers have created transgenic sheep that can produce human proteins in their milk, and chickens that make human proteins in their eggs. ... (Palm Beach Post, FL)

The Killer Among Us  Jan 7, 2004
...that Mad Cow disease causes variant CJD had already been strongly established, researchers at the University College of London nevertheless created transgenic ... (AlterNet)

Researchers seek to clone 'mad cow disease' resistant cattle  Jan 11, 2004
...reproductive biologist who was senior research scientist for PPL Therapeutics, the organization that cloned Dolly the sheep, now heads the VMRCVM's transgenic ... (ScienceBlog.com)

Integrated BioPharma Acquires Technology From the Fraunhofer ...   Jan 13, 2004
...standards.". Through its biotech subsidiary, NuCycle Therapy, Inc., INB is developing cancer preventive compounds in transgenic plants. ... (Yahoo News (press release))

TranXenoGen, Inc. Engages Madison Keats(TM) to Assist in ...   Jan 7, 2004
...will also be assisting to secure additional financing for the Company to further the development of other internal programs including production of transgenic ... (Yahoo News (press release))

From Dolly to Molly , � Frankencows � to beat BSE ?  Jan 11, 2004
...biologist who was senior research scientist for PPL Therapeutics, the organisation that cloned the famous Dolly the sheep, now heads the VMRCVM's transgenic ... (Food Navigator, France)

Is cloning cattle the answer?  Jan 12, 2004
...who was senior research scientist for Scotland-based PPL Therapeutics, the organisation that cloned Dolly the sheep, now heads the VMRCVM's transgenic animal ... (Food Navigator, France)

TranXenoGen, Inc. Joins CREST Electronic Settlement System  Jan 13, 2004
Act. The Company is developing avian transgenic technologies for the production of high volume therapeutic proteins. TranXenoGen ... (PRNewswire (press release))

Farmer doubts about GM cotton grow  Jan 2, 2004
Bt cotton, a transgenic cotton variety developed by biotechnology giant Monsanto, contains the insecticidal gene of bacillus thuringiensis, a common soil ... (Bangkok Post, Thailand)

Viragen To Present At Friedland Capital Event  Jan 13, 2004
Viragen's strategy also includes the development of Avian Transgenic Technology for the large-scale, cost-effective manufacturing of its portfolio of protein ... (PRNewswire (press release))

Integrated BioPharma Collaborates With The Institute for Cancer ...   Jan 6, 2004
This collaboration will seek to establish the cancer preventive activity of our transgenic plants at a widely recognized cancer research center," stated E ... (boerse.de (Pressemitteilung), Germany)

Eurand Names European Director . . .  Jan 12, 2004
There his responsibilities included securing partnerships for the company's internally generated product pipeline, its transgenic manufacturing technology as ... (boerse.de (Pressemitteilung), Germany)

Biotech fish that glow draw little fanfare in local debut  Jan 1, 2004
There, the state Fish and Game Commission slapped strict regulations on "transgenic aquatic animals" in February, and refused to make an exception to allow the ... (The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MO)

Fluorescent Fish Set to Enter US Market  Dec 29, 2003
5 debut -- everywhere except in California, where regulators have banned most uses of such transgenic species for fear they could spread into the wild and harm ... (Newsday)

Fluorescent Fish Set to Enter US Market  Dec 29, 2003
5 debut � everywhere except in California, where regulators have banned most uses of such transgenic species for fear they could spread into the wild and ... (Yahoo News)

Creation of glowing fish raises ethical, environmental issues  Dec 29, 2003
California recently banned the animals under a rule restricting transgenic fish to use only by approved scientific researchers. ... (Cherry Hill Courier Post, NJ)

OFFBEAT: FLUORESCENT FISH SET TO ENTER US MARKET  Dec 29, 2003
5 debut - everywhere except in California, where regulators have banned most uses of such transgenic species for fear they could spread into the wild and harm ... (KFMB, CA)

Increased Expression of �6-Integrin in Skin Leads to Spontaneous ...   Dec 24, 2003
Central Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Genomic Pharmacology, Millenium Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Viikki Transgenic Unit ... (American Journal of Pathology)

'Frankenfish' hues legal wave  Dec 28, 2003
US pet stores in advance of their official January 5 debut - everywhere except in California, where regulators have banned most uses of such transgenic species ... (Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia)

Veterinary College Researchers Seeking To Clone 'Mad Cow Disease ...   Jan 8, 2004
He now spearheads the VMRCVM�s transgenic animal research program as a research associate professor in the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences. ... (Science Daily (press release))

Why finding Nemo will be easier  Dec 29, 2003
US pet stores in advance of their official January 5 debut - everywhere, except to California where regulators have banned most uses of such transgenic species ... (The Age, Australia)

Young minds at work  Jan 7, 2004
...president. Earlier in the day, the speakers discussed the modern approach in use for gene isolation and development of transgenic crops. ... (Chandigarh Newsline, India)

Building a better mosquito  Jan 6, 2004
...as low temperatures keep these insects from breeding in their beloved boggy puddles, inside entomology departments across the country, green-eyed transgenic ... (Salon (subscription))

Oral Drug Showing Promise For Breast Cancer Prevention In A Mouse ...   Dec 26, 2003
...with ZD1839. They also examined the effect of ZD1839 on the development of ER-negative breast tumors in transgenic mice. Treatment ... (Science Daily (press release))

Scientist's cloned cattle might resist mad cow  Jan 8, 2004
Eyestone, a reproductive physiologist, worked on transgenic cattle for the US labs of PPL Therapeutics, the Scottish company responsible in 1996 for the first ... (Toronto Star, Canada)

'Evergreen revolution is the answer'  Jan 5, 2004
Under this programme, we are growing transgenic rice plants with genes from mangroves. These are being grown under controlled conditions at Kalpakkam. ... (Times of India, India)

Mix-up leaves biotech project at CSUS withering on the vine  Dec 31, 2003
...biotech genes is to require all engineered organisms to possess a universal genetic signature, a DNA bar code of sorts, that identifies them as transgenic. ... (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Bright idea? Company making waves with fluorescent tropical fish  Jan 5, 2004
Jim Diamond, the chairman of the Sierra Club's Genetic Engineering Committee, said selling transgenic fish is the first step on a slippery slope toward ... (Biloxi Sun Herald, MS)

Similar articles found in:  Jan 5, 2004
Due to perinatal lethality, E�-myc transgenic Apaf-1 -/- or caspase-9 -/- fetal liver cells were used to reconstitute lethally irradiated recipient mice. ... (Journal of Cell Biology)

Gene revolution  Jan 8, 2004
The multinationals have not produced transgenic rice -- and even if they did, their varieties will not grow well in Bangladesh. ... (The Daily Star, Bangladesh)

How do you maximize benefits and  Jan 5, 2004
She cited the infamous �golden kuhol�, an invincible pest in rice fields, and archenemy of rice farmers, and the transgenic fish, Bangkok �hito�, which ... (Minda News, Philippines)

Carl Desantis, Founder and Former Chairman of Rexall Sundown, ...   Jan 8, 2004
INB is also developing pharmaceuticals and nutritional supplements from transgenic plants. INB serves the nutraceutical, biotech and pharmaceutical industries. ... (Yahoo News (press release))

Cysteine 10 Is a Key Residue in Amyloidogenesis of Human ...   Dec 24, 2003
To analyze amyloidogenesis in vivo, our group generated murine FAP models by transgenic technology, with human TTR Val30Met. The ... (American Journal of Pathology)

Company making waves with fluorescent tropical fish  Jan 4, 2004
Jim Diamond, the chairman of the Sierra Club's Genetic Engineering Committee, said selling transgenic fish is the first step of a slippery slope toward ... (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI)

New order for import of plants  Jan 6, 2004
For the import of transgenic beings, a permit needs to be secured from the director, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi. ... (News Today, India)

Wenxue Li * , Paul N. Hoffman , , Wanda Stirling * , Donald L. ...   Jan 2, 2004
Using human (Hu) -Syn transgenic (Tg) mice, we have examined whether familial PD (FPD)-linked mutations (A30P and A53T) alter axonal transport of Hu -Syn. ... (Journal of Neurochemistry)

Laura Gasparini * , Laura Rusconi * , Huaxi Xu , Piero del ...   Jan 2, 2004
...specifically lower A�42 levels in cultures of peripheral cells independently of cyclooxygenase (COX) activity and reduce cerebral A� levels in AD transgenic ... (Journal of Neurochemistry)

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Approximately 5% of transgenic mice overexpressing S100A4/Mts1 develop pulmonary arterial changes resembling human plexogenic arteriopathy with intimal ... (American Journal of Pathology)

Glowing fish to go on sale  Jan 4, 2004
This new transgenic species of fish originally was developed to detect pollution by glowing if mercury or other heavy-metal contaminates were present. ... (Reno Gazette Journal, NV)

GloFish are catching on big  Jan 7, 2004
The state of California refused to exempt GloFish from its ban on all transgenic fish, which regulators fear could spread into the wild and harm native species ... (Newport Daily News, RI)

Integrated BioPharma Acquires Technology From the Fraunhofer ...   Jan 13, 2004
...high quality and higher safety standards." Through its biotech subsidiary, NuCycle Therapy, Inc., INB is developing cancer preventive compounds in transgenic ... (PRNewswire (press release))

Fluorescent Fish Set to Enter US Market  Dec 29, 2003
5 debut everywhere except in California, where regulators have banned most uses of such transgenic species for fear they could spread into the wild and harm ... (ABC News)

A mixed decade for Nafta accord  Dec 25, 2003
The environmental watchdog wants the final report, which could be released in March, to include a recommendation to halt sales of transgenic crops. ... (Manila Times, Philippines)

YEAR ENDER 2003 - SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY  Dec 29, 2003
...and North West Himalayas. The Government has allowed commercial production of transgenic Bt cotton. ? The National Project on ... (Press Information Bureau (press release), India)

Want aquarium flair? GloFish  Dec 27, 2003
...bulletproof vests. Genetics are at the forefront of research today, so transgenic animals aren't likely to go away. The aquaculture ... (St. Petersburg Times, FL)

Fluorescent Fish Set to Enter US Market  Dec 29, 2003
5 debut _ everywhere except in California, where regulators have banned most uses of such transgenic species for fear they could spread into the wild and harm ... (Fredericksburg.com, VA)

Checking Rudolph for CWD  Dec 24, 2003
Please remedy this deficiency in the future. In addition, if this animal has an illuminated nose, regulations applicable to transgenic animals may be in force. ... (Wisconsin State Journal, WI)

Fish That Glow Create Controversy  Dec 27, 2003
...of the iceberg.". Genetics are at the forefront of research today, so transgenic animals aren't likely to go away. The aquaculture ... (The Ledger, FL)

Rapid Neurofibrillary Tangle Formation after Localized Gene ...   Dec 24, 2003
Tau gene transfer to the hippocampal region of amyloid-depositing transgenic mice produced pretangles and threads, as well as intensely tau-immunoreactive ... (American Journal of Pathology)

Katerina Politi * , Matthias Szabolcs , Peter Fisher , Ana Kljuic ...   Dec 24, 2003
We are using an approach that is based on the cre/loxP recombination process and involves a binary system of Cre-producing and Cre-responding transgenic mice ... (American Journal of Pathology)

Perfecting the Pineapple  Dec 31, 2003
The HARC and UH researchers are waiting for US Department of Agriculture approval to start field tests with the transgenic pineapples. ... (Hawaii Business, HI)

Researchers seek to clone � mad cow disease � resistant ...   Jan 9, 2004
...biologist who was senior research scientist for PPL Therapeutics, the organization that cloned Dolly the sheep, now heads the VMRCVM�s transgenic animal ... (Innovations-Report, Germany)

� 1.1 m deal over cloning technology rights  Dec 31, 2003
PPL has kept ownership of the transgenic technology that it used in developing drugs such as AAT � a treatment for genetic lung conditions using proteins ... (Ireland Online, Ireland)