Mail-order notification would replace permits for US field tests
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Biotechnology researchers will soon be allowed to proceed with field tests of genetically altered crops without the lengthy review process currently required. Instead, biotechnology companies would simply tell the Agriculture Department by mail that the field test is being conducted. The altered plants would have to be destroyed and the site monitored after the trial. Greater deregulation of the permitting process is opposed by both environmentalists and the biotechnology industry, which hopes that federal review will lead to public acceptance and preclude more restrictive measures by the states.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1992
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Monterey woos biotech firms by relaxing field trial rules
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Monterey County relaxed its restrictions on agricultural biotechnology field trials, imposed in 1987 during one of the first public controversies over biotechnology. County commissioners acknowledged that genetic engineering has become more accepted and understood, and failure to keep up would diminish the county's valuable agricultural base. The new rules permit the field trials of genetically manipulated organisms within 100 feet of an occupied building. Each trial must be approved by a committee. The new rule could open the way for a major agricultural research institute.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1995
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US stalls over tests of marijuana to treat AIDS patients
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US drug enforcement policy, which has banned marijuana as a dangerous drug, prevents a study of its potential medical use. The Drug Enforcement Administration's ban on the import of the drug and the failure of the National Institute of Drug Abuse to provide it have prevented obtaining the drug required for the study. These developments will hamper research into the therapeutic applications of marijuana in restoring body weight and appetite loss in AIDS patients.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1995
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