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Full English Index for Bio Journal 2006


Headlines of all articles in Bio Journal translated into English (most recent at top, abbreviations table at foot of page). Where the entire article has been translated into English the headline below is linked to the article. For further information, kindly contact CBIC staff at: cbic@mtf.biglobe.ne.jp






Bio Journal - December 2006

Contents

Trend:
GM rice distribution problem spreads (GM Watch 2006/10/29, Hindu Business 2006/11/01, Bangkok Post 2006/10/31)

News

Closeup
Meeting of CODEX Task Force on Biotechnology opens in Chiba






Bio Journal - November 2006

Contents

Trend:
Non-approved GM rice distribution: Japanese government has no effective countermeasure

News

Closeup
Riken genetic data leak incident and the 300,000 person gene bank project






Bio Journal - October 2006

Contents

Trend:
Non-approved GM rice in distribution system - first in China, now in the USA (New York Times 2006/08/22 and Reuter 2006/08/29)

News

Closeup
The Story of the Non-approved "LL Rice 601"






Bio Journal - September 2006

Contents

Trend:
Economic losses from GM crops expand (GM Watch 2006/7/25)

News

Closeup
Development of GMOs for fuel ethanol






Bio Journal - August 2006

Contents

Trend:
Wild GM canola continues to spread

News

  • US beef: increasing multiple pregnancies from beef consumption (GM Weekly Watch 2006/06/15)
  • US Department of Agriculture announces GM crop situation (USDA 2006/06/30)
  • Future looks bleak for Hawaiian GM papaya (GM Watch 2006/06/26)
  • Further increase in Brazil GM soy area? (Sao Paulo-Shimbun 2006/06/19)
  • German BSAF developing GM wheat in Australia (BASF 2006/06/08)
  • Opinion survey on biotech in EU (Food Navigator 2006/06/21)
  • India relaxes GM crop approval procedure (Hindu Business 2006/07/04)
  • FDA formulates new guidelines for GM crops (FDA 2006/06/21)
  • Trial cultivation for GM pharm crop in France (GM Watch 2006/06/13)
  • Trial cultivation for GM pharm potato in Germany (BVL 2006/06/14)
  • Human tests for GM pharm rice in Peru (GM Weekly Watch 2006/06/15)
  • Result of clone racing mules? (BBC News 2006/06/05)
  • Nominren, Chubu no Kai survey of canola pollution
  • Serious GM pollution in tofu and other soy processed foods
  • Human embryo: agreement on ban on embryo transplanting and handling
Closeup
Results of GM canola survey announced






Bio Journal - July 2006

Contents

Trend:
EU wavers over "co-existence" of GM crops with organic farming (Save our Seeds 2006/05/23 and others)

News

Closeup
Ripples caused by the arrival of super-sized cassava






Bio Journal - June 2006

Contents

Trend:
Outdoor cultivation trials of GM crops begin again this year in Japan

News

Closeup
Iron-deficiency resistant rice






Bio Journal - May 2006

Contents

Trend:
Issue of GM animals for human consumption warming up: GM pig: Nature Biotechnology 2006/03/26

News

Closeup
  • Third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety - Where are we going with mandatory labelling?
  • The eighth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity - Moratorium on terminator technology continues






Bio Journal - April 2006

Contents

Trend:
Deliberations on GM papaya begin

News

Closeup
High-lysine GM maize






Bio Journal - March 2006







Bio Journal - February 2006

Contents

Trend:
Niigata Prefecture announces "Outline of GM Crop Cultivation Regulations Bylaw"

News

Closeup
WTO and GMO






Bio Journal - January 2006

Contents

Trend:
Protein becomes allergen following genetic engineering (Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2005, vol 53, 9023-9030)

News

Closeup
Background to the new influenza strain pandemic hullabaloo






Abbreviations

BRAINBio-oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution
BSEBovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
BtBacillus thuringiensis
GMGenetically Modified
GMOGenetically Modified Organism
EPAEnvironmental Protection Agency
ESEmbryonic Stem (cell)
EUEuropean Union
JAPRThe Japan Association for Advancement of Phyto-regulators
KONARCNational Agricultural Research Center for Kyushu Okinawa Region
MAFFMinistry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
MATMulti-Auto-Transformation
METIMinistry of Economy, Trade and Industry
MEXTMinistry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
MHLWMinistry of Health, Labour and Welfare
NARCNational Agricultural Research Center
NARCHNational Agricultural Research Center for Hokkaido Region
NARCTNational Agricultural Research Center for Tohoku Region
NIAESNational Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences
NIASNational Institute of Agrobiological Sciences
NICSNational Institute of Crop Science
NIFTSNational Institute of Fruit Tree Science
NIFSNational Institute of Floricultural Science
NIAHNational Institute of Animal Health
NILGSNational Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science
NIVTSNational Institute of Vegetable and Tea Science
R&DResearch and Development
SAPScientific Advisory Panel
SNPsingle nucleotide polymorphism
vCJDvariant Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease
WeNARCNational Agricultural Research Center for Western Region

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