GENET news: Animal

03.12.2008

Cloned meat, ’Golden Rice’ among top-100 science projects in South Korea

Would anybody’s idea of a gourmet meal ever include a T-bone steak from cloned cattle? Genetic scientist Seong Hwan-hu from the Rural Development Administration (RDA) is certainly hoping that day will come, as he is as a pioneer in the cloning of ”hanwoo,” a native breed that is a popular source of prime beef in the country.

25.11.2008

Organs transplants from GE pigs could be a reality in less than a decade, claims Lord Winston

Lord Winston, the fertility expert at Imperial College London, is developing a genetically modified strain of pig that he believes could solve the shortage of organs for transplant patients. [...] Lord Winston said: ”We think we can produce transplantable organs within two or three years but then will need to carry out extensive tests. ”Within 10 years we think they could be available for hospitals.”

20.11.2008

GE ’Enviropig’ may go to market in the USA

It’s been called ”Frankenfood.” But backers of genetically engineered meat say it’s just as tasty and safe for consumers as regular cuts from the butcher. We’re not talking about mad scientists holed up in castles. Some of the biggest links in the food chain are expecting farm animals with altered DNA to end up on the dinner plate -- unless the Food and Drug Administration says no. The creators of ”Frankenfood” push health and costs benefits, but diners also could be doing their part for the environment by gorging on modified pork chops in the not-too-distant future.

20.11.2008

New Zealand’s authority amends AgResearch approvals for GE animal trials

The Environmental Risk Management Authority has made a minor amendment to the AgResearch field test approvals granted in November 1999 and May 2001 respectively, that allowed AgResearch to conduct contained field tests involving GM cattle. [...]
* No new GM cattle can be produced or bred from 18 November 2008.
* The existing GM animals can be kept in outdoor containment to allow for decisions to be made on new applications from AgResearch.
* If the new applications are declined, the GM animals must be euthanized within one year.

19.11.2008

Bee learning behaviour affected by consumption of Bt Cry1Ab toxin

One of the speculated contributors to [the bee] decline is transgenic crops and specifically those containing Bt proteins since these are insect-active toxins to which bees are exposed through various routes. [...] Up to now however there has been no specific evidence that any Bt toxin has negative effects on bees, but equally such studies have been rare. Particularly lacking are studies on sub-lethal effects of Bt toxins on bees.

17.11.2008

Gene-altered animals and food safety in the USA

Largely unnoticed due to the mayhem of the markets and the presidential race, the FDA recently proposed rules that would allow, for the first time, the marketing of foods from genetically engineered farm animals as well. Unlike clones - which are weirdly procreated from a single parent but are otherwise conventional creatures - engineered animals have had their DNA codes rewritten to endow them with traits never before seen in those species.

14.11.2008

GTC Biotherapeutics producing GE pharma goats delisted from NASDAQ Capital Market

GTC Biotherapeutics, Inc. received notice from the Listing Qualifications Staff of The NASDAQ Stock Market indicating that GTC no longer satisfies the minimum $2.5 million stockholders’ equity requirement for continued listing on The NASDAQ Capital Market, as set forth in Marketplace Rule 4310 (c)(3).

06.11.2008

GE salmon hotly debated in the USA

Genetically engineered food: It’s either a great scientific leap forward, or a potentially dangerous experiment. And for the first time, the door is open to the possibility of genetically engineered meat and fish on grocery shelves. The idea is hotly debated. One of the first companies trying to bring this new food to the market is headquartered in Massachusetts. Aqua Bounty Technologies, based in Waltham, has created genetically engineered salmon.

06.11.2008

Argentine cow clones may help boost milk output

Argentine scientists have found a way to make cows produce more milk by injecting them with a bovine growth hormone produced by cloned and genetically modified dairy cows. Synthetic bovine somatotropin, which is also called rbST, is already injected into cows to boost milk production, but Argentine researchers say their method is cheaper and produces a natural bovine hormone.

06.11.2008

GE Free New Zealand brings GE animal trials to High Court

GE Free New Zealand is mounting a legal challenge to plans by AgResearch to extend transgenic animal research. The Crown Research Institute has applied to the Environmental Risk Management Authority to continue research into cows that have been genetically modified to include human proteins in their milk. [...] GE Free claims the applications lodged with ERMA are too general and do not give information on the risks, costs and benefits of the proposal.

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