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Sunday, July 26, 2009 at 5:46PM International experts to meet in Tunisia to strengthen the Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources Third Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture will be held in Tunis (Hotel Ramada Plaza, Les Côtes de Carthage, Gammarth) from 1 to 5 June 2009 and will be preceded by two days"
(Via Science & Health.)
Saturday, July 25, 2009 at 9:35AM USDA Identifies Factors that Stalled Biotech Crop Commercialization in Egypt: "Several factors that include politics, lack of institutional development, and mistakes on the commercial side, have caused the delay in commercial planting approval for Mon 810 in Egypt. According to a USDA-Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) GAIN report, though Egypt has relatively advanced research and development in biotechnology applications, th..."
(Via CropBiotech Update.)
Thursday, July 23, 2009 at 11:13AM Bruce Jennett - Defining Biotechnology: "Dr. Moira Gunn interviews Bruce Jenett, Co-Chair, Global Life Sciences Sector of DLA Piper about his a definition of biotechnology that anyone can understand.
(Via IT Conversations.)
Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at 9:05AM "Communicating Crop Biotechnology: Stories from Stakeholders", a new ISAAA Brief | Checkbiotech: "Science communication plays an important role in promoting an open and transparent debate about crop biotechnology. This debate guarantees responsible use of the technology and assures stakeholders of having a choice or say in its adoption. Stakeholders or the so-called attentive publics are critically involved in framing the debate, shaping policy, influencing public opinion, and creating greater awareness and understanding of biotechnology. "
Saturday, July 18, 2009 at 10:58AM BioMed Central | Full text | Plant biotechnology at NRC, Egypt: ongoing research and future plan: "The history of plant biotechnology research at National Research Center (NRC) of Egypt dates back to late eighties, when the Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Division (GEBRD) was established. The mission of the division is to conduct basic and applied research in plant, animal, microbial and medical biotechnology."
Saturday, July 18, 2009 at 7:54AM Ethiopian Parliament Okays Biosafety Law: "The Ethiopian Parliament has approved a new biosafety bill, according to a report by the Ethiopian Review. The legislation, drafted by the Federal Environmental Protection Authority (FEPA), 'contains various regulations aimed at protecting human and animal health, and biological diversity.' Teweldeberhan Gebregziabhere, FEPA head, said that the bil..."
(Via CropBiotech Update.)
Saturday, July 18, 2009 at 7:53AM Malaysia: Dialogue Between Islamic Scholars and Scientists on Agribiotechnology: "An international workshop for Islamic scholars on Islam and Agribiotechnology: Finding a Common Language between Ulama and Scientists was held at University Malaya from 14-15 July 2009. The workshop was organized by Malaysian Biotechnology Information Centre (MABIC), International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA), Ya..."
(Via CropBiotech Update.)
Sunday, July 12, 2009 at 4:34PM Arabic Book on Biotechnology in Egypt: "A new book in Arabic on important papers for decision makers on biotechnology in Egypt has just been published by the Egypt Biotechnology Information Center (EBIC). It includes key definitions of agricultural biotechnology and provides answers to questions on the safety of biotech crops. Likewise, it highlights the role of biotech crops in the deve..."
(Via CropBiotech Update.)