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2007-05-24 | permalink
On GE-free breeding activities in Israel
Projects such as these are considered the ultimate success at the Volcani Institute at Beit Dagan - the research arm of the Agriculture Ministry - whose goal is to improve growing methods for Israeli farmers. Researchers at the institute work to develop new varieties of fruits and vegetables and solve some of the toughest problems facing agriculture. One of the biggest challenges researchers at the Volcani Institute face is how to breed new agricultural products without using biogenetic engineering, the process of creating new plants by transferring genes from different species. ”Most of our markets - mainly in Europe - are against genetically engineered products,” says Prof. Yoram Kapulnik, head of the Institute of Plant Sciences at the institute.
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2007-05-24 | permalink
On GE-free breeding activities in Israel
Projects such as these are considered the ultimate success at the Volcani Institute at Beit Dagan - the research arm of the Agriculture Ministry - whose goal is to improve growing methods for Israeli farmers. Researchers at the institute work to develop new varieties of fruits and vegetables and solve some of the toughest problems facing agriculture. One of the biggest challenges researchers at the Volcani Institute face is how to breed new agricultural products without using biogenetic engineering, the process of creating new plants by transferring genes from different species. ”Most of our markets - mainly in Europe - are against genetically engineered products,” says Prof. Yoram Kapulnik, head of the Institute of Plant Sciences at the institute.
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