Pesticide results help China edge transgenic rice towards market

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The reports on the data that advocates the rice health benefits are presented. It is stated that there was a slight increase in productivity of about 6% and that the observers are concerned by the lack of long term health and environmental studies, and by the evidence that transgenic rice is being sold illegally in China.

Foreign trade, Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing, Pesticides & Other Ag Chemicals, Agricultural chemicals, not elsewhere classified, Pesticide Preparations, Labor Distribution by Employer, Predator Control Products, Predator Poisons, Health aspects, Usage, International trade, Statistics, Pesticides, Crop yields, Genetically modified crops

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Biodiversity schemes take root in China

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Efforts made to protect the southwestern China's endangered species form the threat of agricultural and industrial development is presented. Researchers form the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), Kumming emphasized on conserving this region as it harbors exceptional biodiversity.

Administration of Conservation Programs, Endangered Species, Protection and preservation, Biological diversity conservation, Biodiversity conservation

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China launches primate centre to broaden medical use of monkeys

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Biologists in China plan to use the regions where they can get easily accessed to primates to set up a global resource for disease research. The centre based at Sun Yat-sen University, China will develop large colonies of transgenic primates for use as models of human disease.

Strategy & planning, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Science & research, Biologists, Research, Planning, Primates, Company business planning, Animal models in research, Animal research models

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