Thu Oct 6, 2011
EMBARGO lifted 8am AEDT Thursday October 6, 2011 US scientists have questioned GM monitoring protocols in the US after investigating escapee canola plants living outside of cultivated fields. These populations were found to persist from year to year and reach thousands of individuals. The authors also found that the escaped plants could hybridise with each [...]
Thu Jul 14, 2011
As media interest continues in an alleged Greenpeace attack on crops of genetically modified wheat at a CSIRO experimental station in the ACT this morning, we have rounded up reactions from plant scientists.
Mon Oct 25, 2010
The Federal Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research has today released a nationwide study of community attitudes toward biotechnologies. The biannual report looks at peoples’ acceptance of a variety of technologies including stem cells, GM foods and cloned meat.
Wed Apr 2, 2008
How well GM canola can be separated from conventional varieties is a key issue following the lifting of the GM moratorium in NSW and Victoria. An important aspect of this issue is how long GM canola will persist in the environment after the GM crop is removed. New research to be published in the Royal [...]
Fri Feb 29, 2008
On Friday 29 February, the moratorium on the planting of GM canola effectively ends in NSW and Victoria. Yet debate continues about what the impact of planting GM canola will be. While genetically modified cotton has been grown in Australia for the past ten years, the planting of GM canola brings new questions about the [...]
Thu Feb 28, 2008
On Friday 29 February, the moratorium on the planting of GM canola effectively ends in NSW and Victoria. Yet debate continues about what the impact of planting GM canola will be. While genetically modified cotton has been grown in Australia for the past ten years, the planting of GM canola brings new questions about the [...]
Mon Feb 11, 2008
The South Australian State Government has extended the moratorium on farmers to grow genetically-modified (GM) food crops. SA Premier Mike Rann and Minister for Agriculture Rory McEwen says South Australia has chosen to stay GM free. Below, scientists with expertise in this area discuss today’s announcement.
Fri Jan 25, 2008
Professor Mark Tester – Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics and the University of Adelaide.