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2007-04-02 | permalink
USA Rice Federation comments say ”No!” to Ventria’s Kansas rice venture
USA Rice Federation today filed comments with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant Health Inspection service (APHIS) asking ”in the strongest possible terms that the permit for Ventria [Bioscience]’s pharmaceutical rice be denied.” Ventria is seeking USDA approval for growing non-food rice bioengineered to contain the human proteins lysozyme, lactoferrin and recombinant human serum albumin.
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2007-04-02 | permalink
USA Rice Federation comments say ”No!” to Ventria’s Kansas rice venture
USA Rice Federation today filed comments with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant Health Inspection service (APHIS) asking ”in the strongest possible terms that the permit for Ventria [Bioscience]’s pharmaceutical rice be denied.” Ventria is seeking USDA approval for growing non-food rice bioengineered to contain the human proteins lysozyme, lactoferrin and recombinant human serum albumin.
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