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China, Cuba to launch biotech venture in China
AFP   Friday, 20 October 2006

Handout from Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology shows the size of a neural interface -- which when implanted on the surface of the brain -- enables thoughts to move a computer cursor. Cuba and China have agreed to launch a biotechnology venture to develop neurotechnology products in China.(AFP/File)AFP - Cuba and China have agreed to launch a biotechnology venture to develop neurotechnology products in China.
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EU to test all US long grain rice following GM mix-up
AFP   Thursday, 19 October 2006

Rice for sale at a market stall. The European Commission announced it has decided to impose mandatory tests on all imports of US long grain rice, after a banned genetically modified strain entered the European market.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - The European Commission announced it has decided to impose mandatory tests on all imports of US long grain rice, after a banned genetically modified strain entered the European market.
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Mexico rejects biotech corn planting
AP   Thursday, 19 October 2006
AP - Mexico this week barred Monsanto Co. and other biotechnology companies from planting genetically engineered corn, rekindling fierce debate in that country over the technology.
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EU set to decide on compulsory tests for GMO rice
Reuters   Monday, 16 October 2006
Reuters - EU regulators will decide this week whether to force testing of all U.S. long-grain rice imports to prove the absence of a genetically modified (GMO) strain not allowed in Europe, an official said on Monday.
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Calif. growers fear biotech rice threat
AP   Monday, 16 October 2006

Grains of rice, right, are seen close-up as rice farmer Greg Massa harvests one of his rice fields near Princeton, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2006. The discovery of small amounts of experimental strains of genetically engineered rice is storage facilities holding crops destined for the food supply has caused Japan, the largest U.S. rice customer, has prohibited some varieties of U.S. rice and has threatened to ban all U.S. imports. Massa has spent the past three years publicly protesting the growth of genetically engineered rice anywhere and in any quantity. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)AP - Fourth-generation farmer Greg Massa was in the middle of the rice harvest and he was dirty, angry and depressed.
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Sebelius, Barnett debate property rights
AP   Thursday, 12 October 2006
AP - Democratic Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and Republican Jim Barnett argued about higher education costs, stem cell research and property rights in a gubernatorial debate Wednesday.
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ImClone directors resign after Icahn rebuffs takeover
AFP   Wednesday, 11 October 2006

ImClone Systems announced the resignation of two directors after revealing that billionaire investor Carl Icahn, pictured in 2005, an ImClone board member, had blocked a takeover bid for the biotechnology firm.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mat Szwajkos )AFP - ImClone Systems announced the resignation of two directors after revealing that billionaire investor Carl Icahn, an ImClone board member, had blocked a takeover bid for the biotechnology firm.
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Paper: Stem cell transplant program sued
AP   Monday, 09 October 2006
AP - A lawsuit against a stem cell transplant program alleges that it failed to ensure its stem cells were in good condition and concealed problems from patients, the Kansas City Star reported Sunday.
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Group offers 10 million for fast sequencing of human genome
AFP   Friday, 06 October 2006

This undated handout illustration shows the DNA double helix. The X Prize Foundation, famous for its 2004 Ansari award aimed at encouraging private space travel, offered 10 million dollars to the team of researchers able to develop technology that can map 100 human genomes in 10 days.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - The X Prize Foundation, famous for its 2004 Ansari award aimed at encouraging private space travel, offered 10 million dollars to the team of researchers able to develop technology that can map 100 human genomes in 10 days.
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Correction: Genetics Prize story
AP   Friday, 06 October 2006
AP - In an Oct. 4 story about a new genetics prize, The Associated Press reported erroneously the university affiliation of bioethicist Arthur Caplan. He is at the University of Pennsylvania, not Penn State University.
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Ali endorses Mich. gov. for re-election
AP   Thursday, 05 October 2006
AP - Boxing legend Muhammad Ali endorsed Michigan's Democratic governor for re-election on Wednesday, saying he backed Jennifer Granholm's efforts to overturn the state's ban on embryonic stem cell research.
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