Bio/Technology/Diversity Week, Volume 3, Number 14, 1994

Bio/Technology/Diversity Week Produced by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy June 27, 1994 Volume 3, Number 14 Code: NL94037 Size of Files: Text: 20K Graphics: No Associated Graphics Files CONTENTS * rBGH NEWS OF THE WEEK A spokesperson for Monsanto said last week that Wisconsin has been the toughest state to sell on rBGH.... * TO BE OR NOT TO BE GENETICALLY ENGINEERED During hearings last week, the Brown & Williamson (B&W) tobacco company admitted using high-nicotine tobacco in its products after Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner David Kessler accused the company of secretly developing the strain.... * BIOTECH WILL MAKE WORLD A BETTER PLACE? A recent article in the FINANCIAL TIMES declares that biotechnology will make our world a safer, better place to live.... * BALANCE NEEDED BETWEEN REGULATION AND STIFLING INNOVATION Biotech researchers say regulation efforts need to be balanced so they don't scare off promising research.... * MOUSE MAY BE USEFUL IN LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE RESEARCH Researchers at Northwestern University have genetically engineered a mouse to contract an inherited form of the neurodegenerative disorder amytrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly know as Lou Gehrig's disease.... * CONSUMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT LOSERS UNDER FEDERAL BIOTECH REGULATION A recent article in the NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL says that consumers would be remiss in thinking that all products of biotechnology have undergone adequate safety reviews just because the genetically engineered Flavr Savr tomato is now on the market.... * FORMER SENATOR WANTS ESA REAUTHORIZATION TO HAVE BROAD SCOPE * POLYCULTURE APPLICATIONS MAY BE ANSWER TO DEVELOPING AG A recent article in SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN takes on the issue of monocropping and the use of western techniques in agricultural production in the developing world.... * RESOURCES * CALENDAR OF EVENT