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2007-03-21 | permalink
EU may miss ”invisible revolution” because of biotech policy
The European Union operates an effective ban on new gene-engineered seeds and risks missing out on the „invisible revolution” that’s developing crops for cleaner fuels or washing detergents, the industry says. Innovation by companies such as BASF AG and Bayer CropScience AG in developing nutritional changes to corn, plants for use in biofuels as well as food and feed crops that resist drought or disease is changing the market for genetically modified technologies. The EU has yet to approve new seeds for cultivation since lifting a five-year-old embargo in 2004. „The moratorium is still in place because no approvals for cultivation have been given” by European governments, said Hans Kast, CEO of BASF Plant Science.
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2007-03-21 | permalink
EU may miss ”invisible revolution” because of biotech policy
The European Union operates an effective ban on new gene-engineered seeds and risks missing out on the „invisible revolution” that’s developing crops for cleaner fuels or washing detergents, the industry says. Innovation by companies such as BASF AG and Bayer CropScience AG in developing nutritional changes to corn, plants for use in biofuels as well as food and feed crops that resist drought or disease is changing the market for genetically modified technologies. The EU has yet to approve new seeds for cultivation since lifting a five-year-old embargo in 2004. „The moratorium is still in place because no approvals for cultivation have been given” by European governments, said Hans Kast, CEO of BASF Plant Science.
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