The Australian industry association, CropLife Australia, has condemned the destruction of a genetically modified wheat trial by Greenpeace activists this month. “This is a dark day for Australian science and there can be no justification for this act,” says chief executive officer Matthew Cossey. “The vandalism of independent GM[O] trials is nothing but a short-sighted attempt to garner publicity.”
Three Greenpeace activists destroyed the GM wheat trial at the facility of the research ...
The Australian Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR) has issued a risk assessment and risk management plan (RARMP) of an application by the Queensland University of Technology (QUT - Brisbane) to conduct field trials of genetically modified enhanced-nutrition bananas. QUT wants to test up to 1,241 lines of the GM fruit to assess levels of pro-vitamin A and/or iron, as well as performance in field conditions. If approved, the trials would take place at a single 2 ha site between August ...
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has issued a second favourable safety assessment for Monsanto’s genetically modified omega-3 stearidonic acid (SDA) MON87769 soybeans. The soybeans express two transgenes, a delta-6 desaturase from Primula juiliae, and a delta-15 desaturase from Neurospora crassa.
The enzymes catalyse the conversion of linoleic acid to alpha linolenic acid and gamma linolenic acid, which are converted to SDA. Refined oil from MON87769 soybeans contain approximately ...
The Philippines has cleared the commercial cultivation of Monsanto’s genetically modified stacked trait insect-resistant and herbicide-tolerant MON89034xNK603 (YieldGard 2/Roundup Ready 2) maize. The approval, effective for five years, came from the Philippine Bureau of Plant Industry, the government agency that regulates field trials of GM crops. Sales are expected to commence in May. The YieldGard 2 trait expresses the Bt Cry1A.105 and Cry2Ab2 toxins and confers resistance to Asian corn ...
