Seed breeder Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. and life sciences firm Monsanto Co. said yesterday they settled a lawsuit that alleged Monsanto had acquired Pioneer trade secrets when it bought the

Australia is chasing a world breakthrough in genetically modified (GM) wheat, the biotech company, Grain Biotech Australia working on the project said. Wheat, source of world staple bread, is not

The passionate global debate over genetically modified (GM) food is rushing past the fact that laboratories sometimes cannot measure or even detect genetic engineering in food. Bemused scientists see

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) documented its role in the regulation of agricultural biotechnology in testimony before Congress on October 19. EPA's primary function in this realm is

The U.S. Department of Agriculture(USDA) detailed its role in controlling the environmental release of genetically modified organisms in testimony to Congress October 19. Sally McCammon, science

Japan's health ministry said yesterday it has started discussions over tightening regulations on genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The talks will focus on whether to ban imports

The European Union's top scientific experts yesterday rejected evidence submitted by Austria claiming a link between a widely-used variety of genetically modified maize and

In a bid to encourage commercial agriculture, the Tamil Nadu Government is in the process of formulating a legal framework for contract farming. The Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation

The controversy over the biosafety of genetically modified organisms (GMO) is hotting up with their growing commercialisation. Millions of dollars have been committed by corporate giants for

Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, one of the moving spirits behind India's Green Revolution, has been awarded this year's Volvo Environment Prize, according to Columbia University. The University, in its