Bio/Technology/Diversity Week, Volume 3, Number 15, 1994

Bio/Technology/Diversity Week Produced by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy July 6, 1994 Volume 3, Number 15 Code: NL94038 Size of Files: Text: Graphics: No Associated Graphics Files CONTENTS * rBGH NEWS OF THE WEEK The USDA and the National Milk Producers Federation say consumption of milk by the American public has not dropped since the federal government allowed recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH or rBST) to go on sale in February.... * RAFI SAYS GROWTH OF "GENE BOUTIQUES" UNPRECEDENTED A recent Communique by the Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI) examines the growth of "gene boutiques" -- companies which specialize in the commercialization of human genetic materials.... * BRITISH GROUP MOUNTS SUBSTANTIAL LOSS Bio-Technology Group, the largest British biotechnology company, reported a #21.5 million loss at the end of its fiscal year on April 30.... * MEDICAL AND BIOTECH COMPANIES AT MARKETING DISADVANTAGE * ELI LILLY, SOMATOGEN RESEARCH BLOOD SUBSTITUTE Last week, Eli Lilly and the biotechnology company Somatogen announced a joint venture to develop a substitute for human blood.... * ESA NOT HERO IN SAVING WHALE A recent op-ed piece in the CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR says the Endangered Species Act (ESA) is not necessarily responsible for saving some endangered species, particularly the gray whale.... * SENATE COMMITTEE RESOLUTION REQUIRES YEARLY REPORT ON BIODIVERSITY CONVENTION A resolution passed last month by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will require the president to report annually on the protection of U.S. patents under the Biodiversity Convention.... * CALENDAR OF EVENT