GM potato crop trial approved

Biotech firm BASF has been given permission to grow genetically modified potatoes at a farm near Hull. It will use a one-hectare site between Preston and Hedon, east of Hull, to grow up to 45,000 GM potatoes a year until 2011. A petition signed by 600 people has expressed concerns, including the risk of GM potatoes cross-pollinating with non-GM crops.

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India: GM potato to reduce blight disease

Introduction of genetically modified potato seeds would reduce damages due to occurrence of the blight disease, said a senior scientist at the Shimla-based Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI).

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India: Supreme Court lifts 8-month ban on field trials of GM crops

One of the riders for conducting future field trials would require the company to disclose a detailed report of the toxicity and allergenicity of the GM-crops being cultivated.

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GM crops trials return to UK farms

Trials of genetically modified crops are taking place again in the UK three years after being abandoned over ecological concerns. A crop of GM potatoes was planted last weekend and a report commissioned by the Government calls for a change in the way agriculture is regulated in the UK.

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Golden potatoes engineered to give beta-carotene boost

A 250 gram serving of "Golden" Potatoes, engineered to produce high quantities of of the pro-vitamin A beta-carotene, could provide half the recommended daily intake of vitamin A, suggests new research.

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Patata dorada” OMG, rica en beta-caroteno, obtenida en Italia

El instituto público de investigación italiano ENEA (Ente per le Nuove tecnologie, l’Energia e l’Ambiente) ha anunciado la obtención conjunta con la Universidad de Friburgo de de una patata transgénica que contiene 3.600 veces más beta-caroteno o provitamina A que las patatas convencionales.

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Non GM Potatoes planted at Hedon test site

Protesters are planting non-GM potatoes in the field near Hull where BASF intend to trial their GM potato variety. About 100 protesters are spread across the large (several acre) field, with two mounted police and 2 foot police standing by watching - not even filming, for once.

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