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English Archive: 2005
(Selected articles from Bio Journal in English)
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From Bio Journal - December 2005
Research report on cedar pollen allergenic GM rice
Application for new GM food additive (Nikkei Biotech 2005/10/14)
GM maize seed contamination in Hokkaido (Japan Agricultural Newspaper 2005/10/19)
NGO conference on GM rice development in Thailand
Approval for Ajinomoto GM food additive
Metropolitan Tokyo drafts GM crop cultivation guidelines
GM regulations in Chiba Prefecture food safety by-law draft
Shiga Prefecture survey shows residents sceptical on GM food (Kyoto Shinbun 2005/10/17)
GM crop regulation guidelines and by-laws continue to appear in Japanese regions
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From Bio Journal - November 2005
Codex agrees to work on GM animals and GM plants
GM alfalfa approved for feed use
Joetsu, Niigata GM rice - silent harvest
Cedar pollen allergenic GM rice will be tested on humans (Yomiuri Shimbun 2005/09/14)
Suntory Ltd. apply for GM blue rose open-air trial
Investigative commission begins work on GMO cultivation regulations for Tsukuba
JA Chiba requests prefecture to prevent genetic pollution and contamination by GM crops
Shimane Prefecture freezes research on GM crops for human food. (San-in Chuoh Shinbun 2005/10/05)
Tokushima Prefecture enacts GM crop cultivation regulatory guidelines
Japan moves towards signing of the plant genetic resources treaty (Nikkei Biotech 2005/09/12)
MAFF requests large budget increase for promotion of GM crops (Nikkei Biotech 2005/09/12)
MHLW begins discussions on human embryo use
MEXT discusses pros and cons of ovum donation fees
MAFF approves new GM rapeseed variety
Closeup: Australian State Government sticks to non-GMO rapeseed
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From Bio Journal - October 2005
Trend: GM rice suit in Joetsu, Niigata - Unusual court order
GMO Free Zone declaration - Tohoku Network
Codex task force, unauthorized GMO to be discussed
Bt10 contamination continues
Director of Kyoto University Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences criticizes MEXT policy
MAFF approves 5 items of 2 new GM crop varieties
Closeup: Crime suspect DNA database becomes operational
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From Bio Journal - September 2005
Trend: Buffer zones focal point in Hokkaido bylaw to regulate GM cultivation
Unapproved GM Bt10 maize also detected at Kamaishi port and Hakata port
GM Green Pepper to prevent Alzheimer's disease (Nikkei Biotech 2005/07/18)
"Oral vaccine" development plant to be constructed (Nikkei Biotech 2005/07/18)
Tsukuba University starts open-air test on GM eucalyptus (Mainichi Shinbun, Ibaraki edition, 2005/07/07)
Niigata mayors pass resolution to halt field trial of GM rice (Niigata Nippo 2005/07/22)
MAFF approves four GM maize varieties for Type I usage
MEXT approves two new human ES cell research programs
MEXT invites ROK human clone embryo researchers
Closeup: What is going to be discussed and decided at the Codex meeting in Japan?
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From Bio Journal - August 2005
Trend: GM rice R&D in now occurring worldwide
China's response to illegally cultivated GM rice
GM rice planted for line selection in Joetsu City
Application for temporary injunction to suspend GM rice trial
Cold-resistant rice to be tested in Hokkaido in 2007 (Japan Agricultural Newspaper, 2005/06/09)
NIAS transplants cedar pollen allergenic rice
GM somatic cell clone goat and pig born
Human clone embryo guidelines: agreement to revise current guidelines
Closeup: Results of a nationwide survey on alien GM canola growing wild in Japan
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From Bio Journal - July 2005
Unapproved GM maize Bt10 detected at Nagoya port
Japan finds illegal Chinese GM rice hard to handle
Two new human ES cell research projects approved
300,000 person gene bank project samples pass the 130,000 mark
No use of cells from aborted foetuses
Review of applications for GM tree outdoor trials to begin
Japanese government opinion on Codex Task Force
Cartagena Protocol meeting bogged down
Closeup: Hokuriku Research Center's multi-resistant GM rice
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From Bio Journal - June 2005
Trend - EU imposes de facto ban on GM maize from US
MAFF reviews GM rice inter-crossing distance
Illegal GM mouse sold
Citizen's groups release statement on illegal mouse
MLHW opens new research lab
Non-approved GM rice cultivated and distributed in China
Closeup - Recent hearings held for open-field GM crop trials
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From Bio Journal - May 2005
NIAS develops a co-enzyme Q10 rice
First approval for GM alfalfa
GM rape ban to continue in Western Australia
USA supports but Japan opposes UN resolution to ban human cloning
Legal regulation of personal genetic data protection postponed
New case of leukaemia as side-effect to gene therapy
Relaxation of safety testing procedures for GM food additives proposed
Illegal GM rice distributed in China
Closeup: GM crop cultivation regulation bill passes Hokkaido assembly. Researchers demand understanding for GMO research
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From Bio Journal - April 2005
NIES publishes results on GM canola pollution
Codex Biotech Task Force re-opens in September
MHLW says allergenic GM rice is a drug
More food safety assessments for cloned cattle underway... (Nikkei Biotech 2005/02/14)
Tsukuba city to regulate GM crop cultivation
300,000 person gene bank to start distribution of blood and DNA samples
Riken and the National Research Institute of Police Science start joint research on DNA identification
Closeup: Bylaw restricting GM crop cultivation being debated in Hokkaido assembly
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From Bio Journal - March 2005
Use of cells from aborted fetuses likely to be postponed
MAFF approves 13 new GM crop plants
MEXT approves a further five programs for use of human ES cells
Closeup: Current State of GM Crop Cultivation in Asia
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From Bio Journal - February 2005
Trends in Citizens' Movements against GM crops in 2005
Rice genome sequencing completed
Fallout from the failure of Iressa
Cedar pollen allergenic GM rice experiment
30% of processed foods are contaminated with GM crops
Closeup: Why cloning techniques result in many abnormalities
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From Bio Journal - January 2005
New developments in GM soybean cultivation in Hokkaido (Hokkaido Shinbun 2004/12/06)
Monsanto plans trials for GM lawn in Japan (Japan Agriculture News 2004/12/03)
Lifting of ban on sale of somatic cell cloned beef postponed
Strong opposition to enactment of personal genetic data law
MAFF approves six new GM crops
Closeup: Update on Hokkaido bylaw on GM crop cultivation
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