AFP - The European Union has said it will not appeal a World Trade Organisation ruling that partially condemned the bloc for its moratorium on imports of genetically modified organisms.

AP - Cotton, for thousands of years one of the most important crops for clothing and shelter, might also become a source of food. A chemical called gossypol makes cottonseed inedible for humans, though some of it is used in feed for cattle, which are less affected by the toxin. Now, researchers at Texas A&M University have genetically modified cotton to produce seeds with little or no gossypol.

AFP - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has called for a concerted international drive to both harness and control biotechnology, warning that the world was on the threshold of a new era similar to the advent of nuclear power.

AP - Barrel racer Charmayne James knew scientists had figured out how to clone mice, sheep and cats. But if any creature deserved to be cloned, she thought it was her gelding Scamper, the retired 10-time world champion. The result, Clayton, has exceeded James' expectations. The foal even bristles, just like Scamper, when touched on a certain spot behind his ear.

Reuters - South Korean prosecutors finished questioning a disgraced stem cell scientist on Tuesday, asking him in court if he had receipts for his team's successful cloning of a dog and failed attempt to clone a mammoth.