Bio/Technology/Diversity Week, Volume 3, Number 5 (February 9, 1994)

Bio/Technology/Diversity Week Volume 3, Number 5 February 9, 1994 Code: NL94007 Size of Files: Text: 40K Graphics: No associated graphics files CONTENTS HEADLINES: * BGH NEWS OF NOTE The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released a set of guidelines intended to assist dairy processors who would like to take advantage of the agency's allowance for voluntary labeling of products derived from cows treated with synthetic bovine growth hormone (rBGH).... * FLAVR SAVR SLOWDOWN PUTS FINANCIAL PRESSURE ON CALGENE The Calgene company, developer of the Flavr Savr tomato which is genetically engineered to slow the ripening process, reports that the lack of government action on its application for approval is putting them under financial strain.... * EMBRYO CLONING REMOVES SPOTLIGHT FROM GENETIC TESTING A recent article in SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN reports that the recent debate over the cloning of human embryos has clouded new developments in in vitro fertilization (IVF) and testing for genetic disorders.... * EUROPEANS ADOPT PATENT RIGHTS HARMONIZATION POLICY The General Affairs Council of the European Union (EU) last week adopted a common position with regard to biotechnology patent rights.... * GATHERING IN MEXICO WILL ADDRESS POTATO BLIGHT At the end of this month, a meeting will take place in Toluca, Mexico to coordinate efforts to combat the resurgence of the potato late blight .... * STUDY SAYS EFFORTS NEEDED TO SAVE SEEDS A recent study by the National Research Council (NRC) concluded that some of the world's seeds are in danger .... * UNIVERSITY OF MN SCIENTISTS' STUDY SUPPORTS PRESERVING BIODIVERSITY * INDIA TO INTRODUCE BIODIVERSITY LEGISLATION * NEWS SUMMARIES * BIOTECHNOLOG