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Food crunch opens doors to bioengineered crops KUNMING, China - Zeng Yawen's outdoor laboratory in the terraced hills of southern China is a trove of genetic potential -- rice that thrives in unusually cool temperatures, high altitudes or in dry soil; rice rich in calcium, vitamins or iron.   Nations:China Philippines India Argentina Brazil Switzerland   People:Wen Jiabao   Activities:Global Food Crisis   2008-11-30 British minister sparks row over GM crops LONDON (AFP) - A British minister came under attack from environmentalists Thursday after suggesting that genetically-modified crops could help ease the global food crisis.   Nations:U.K.   People:Gordon Brown   Activities:Global Food Crisis   Source:(AFP)   2008-06-19 World failing to monitor biotech trade: U.N. The world is failing in efforts to control an international biotechnology trade ranging from genetically modified crops to the building blocks of biological weapons, a U.N. University study said on Tuesday.   Nations:Germany Japan   2008-05-27 EU orders China to prove that rice is GMO free The European Commission demanded Tuesday that China provide proof that rice products it is sending to the EU do not contain a genetically modified strain.   Nations:China   Activities:China-EU Trade   2008-02-12 France halts genetically modified corn The French government on Saturday suspended the use of genetically modified corn crops in France while it awaits EU approval for a full ban.   Nations:France Hungary   2008-02-11 Headlines Food crunch opens doors to bioengineered crops 2008-11-30 British minister sparks row over GM crops 2008-06-19 World failing to monitor biotech trade: U.N. 2008-05-27 EU orders China to prove that rice is GMO free 2008-02-12 France halts genetically modified corn 2008-02-11 French ban on strain of GM corn becomes official 2008-02-09 French govt move to ban Monsanto GMO draws fire 2008-01-14 Mexico testing US rice for GMO strain: official 2007-03-14 GMO corn causes liver, kidney problems in rats: study 2007-03-13 Dupont sees key GMO role in ethanol corn challenge 2007-02-10 Canadian farmer on global crusade against GM seeds 2007-02-08 Cloneburgers won't come with warnings 2007-02-03 Record biotech plantings in 2006 2007-01-19 Global biotech crop acres grow as debate persists 2007-01-18 UK scientists downplay GMO threat to biodiversity 2007-01-18 EU to debate Hungary GMO ban, flowers and potatoes 2007-01-15 Britain gives go-ahead to GMO potato trials 2006-12-01 USDA OKs genetically engineered rice 2006-11-25 Mexico rejects biotech corn planting 2006-10-19 Calif. growers fear biotech rice threat 2006-10-15 EU demands more details of tainted US biotech rice 2006-08-21 Japan ends U.S. long-grain rice imports 2006-08-19 Engineered grass found growing in wild 2006-08-17 Officials cut corners on biotech permits 2006-08-15 WTO confirms ruling against EU GMO moratorium 2006-05-11 China Investigating Heinz Baby Cereal 2006-03-15 Space power China seeks further scientific prowess 2006-02-09 Potato-loving Ireland mulls test of GMO spuds 2006-01-27 China GMO rice unlikely this year-scientists 2005-09-29 BIO Confab Grows More Global Than Ever 2005-06-17 Illegal GMO rice spreads across China - Greenpeace 2005-06-13 Chinese Farmers Are Sick Less From GM Crop 2005-04-28 Swiss Biotech Company Settles Over Corn 2005-04-08 E.Asia Grain-Buyers wary of US corn imports 2005-04-04 China's first transgenic soy futures debut weakly 2004-12-23 Half of China crops may be biotech by 2014 -report 2004-12-08 China Denies Planning Modified Rice Sales 2004-12-02 China approves biotech corn, canola 2004-04-21 Nations to Enforce Biotech Food Labeling 2004-04-17 World awaits more GM crops as safety debate rages 2004-02-27 Monsanto gets Chinese gov't OK for biotech imports 2004-02-23 Gene-modified cotton grows better in India 2003-02-07 U.S. consumers challenge spread of biotech food 2002-10-11 White House Opposes Biotech Labels 2002-06-11 Poor nations lose out in gene crop trials 2002-04-20 USDA asks China to clarify new biotech food policy 2001-08-23 Mystery gene in soybeans heats GMO debate 2001-08-17 Report: StarLink Corn Found in White Corn Products 2001-07-05 Japan's snack recalls exacerbate biotech fuss 2001-06-23 Matches Shown: | 1-50 | 51-100 Most-viewed Food crunch opens doors to bioengineered crops 2008-11-30 China Law Requires Labels for Gene-Modified Seeds 2000-07-11 China's first transgenic soy futures debut weakly 2004-12-23 World failing to monitor biotech trade: U.N. 2008-05-27 Record biotech plantings in 2006 2007-01-19 Global biotech crop acres grow as debate persists 2007-01-18 Engineered grass found growing in wild 2006-08-17

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