• Prospectus of Citizens' Biotechnology Information Center
  
  
  
• From Bio Journal - December 2003
  Iwate Prefecture announces that it will not commercialize GM rice
  Resolution opposing GM rice trials passed by Setana Town, Hokkaido
  Statement by Shimane Prefecture regarding GM melon
  Applications made to Food Safety Commission for two GM foods
  Entangled discussions over the handling of human embryo
  
  
  
• From Bio Journal - November 2003
  Trend: New Developments Concerning GM rice in Japan
  Task Force on GM Food established within Food Safety Commission
  Biotechnology related budgetary requests sharply increase (Nikkei Biotech 2003/09/29)
  METI finalises national law to enforce the Cartagena Protocol
  MAFF completes guidelines on prion disease animal experiments
  MHLW assesses environmental impact of gene therapy
  Appeal on discontinuation of GM crop cultivation adopted in Kanagawa Prefecture
  Closeup: Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
  
  
  
• From Bio Journal - October 2003
  Trend: GM crop R&D in Japan - Aichi pullback, Shimane starts trial on GM melon
  Update on activities of the "Informal Council on Bio-crops"
  GM natto sales postponed (Nikkei Biotech 2003/09/01)
  Ethics workgroup set up for 300,000 people gene bank
  Closeup: Second-generation GM Hybrids (hybrid crop varieties produced by crossbreeding two GM crop varieties)
  
  
  
• From Bio Journal - September 2003
  Discussion on safety of genetically engineered animals to start in November?
  Toyobo etc. develop GM sweet potato
  Japan Medical Association protests to MEXT concerning genomic medicine
  MAFF formulates draft experimental guidelines for prion disease
  METI to start work on guidelines for the use of genetic information
  Closeup: GM soy destroyed
  
  
  
• From Bio Journal - August 2003
  Dupont to conduct GM maize trial in Japan
  GM "pharm" crops R&D in Japan
  MEXT approves Gifu Univ's ES cell plan
  Japanese govt to ratify Cartagena BSP
  MAFF spending on rice genome: 45 billion yen in five years
  GM contaminated sweet corn imported
  Concern over teeth development due to herbicide use
  Tokushukai warms to the 300,000 person gene bank program
  Natto made from GM soy to be sold by retired professor
  Closeup: Animal cloning / The "resourcification" of the human body
  
  
  
• From Bio Journal - July 2003
  GM papaya review goes to Food Safety Commission
  Enforcement of China's GM soy regulations delayed again
  Marubeni to represent GM rice developer Crop Design
  Total withdrawal of Mitsubishi Chemicals from GM rice development
  Plants to produce hepatitis B vaccine
  Reform of the organ transplantation law
  MAFF to produce guidelines on experiments into prion disease
  Close-up: Current state of GM rice variety development in Japan
  
  
  
• From Bio Journal - June 2003
  Trend: External field trials for GM rice approved
  "Cloned cattle are safe" - MHLW research team
  MAT vector used for GE rice
  ES cell manipulation at Kyoto University and Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Technology
  Heated discussions over 300,000 person gene bank program
  The Post-Human Genome Project, ENCODE Project, gets underway
  Approval for production and sale of GM mouse
  Closeup: Two topics concerning regenerative medicine - patentization and economic stimulation
  
  
  
• From Bio Journal - May 2003
  Regulations for genetically modified organisms come into force in Japan
  Fujishima Town implements a restriction on GM crop cultivation
  MHLW says no need to review GM food and allergy link
  MHLW to finalize report on fertility treatments
  MEXT approves Gifu University plan for use of ES cells
  Closeup: Program for bank of genetic information from 300,000 people begins
  
  
  
• From Bio Journal - April 2003
  Virus-resistant GM papaya could be allergenic
  Hokkaido U. prof. to sell GM natto on Internet
  MHLW holds international symposium on molecular epidemiology
  MHLW postpones decision on Kyushu U gene therapy plan
  Closeup: Codex Task Force on Biotech ends
  
  
  
• From Bio Journal - March 2003
  Trend: Somatic Cell Cloned Beef for Human Consumption
  Increased inflow of GM crops into Japan
  GM cyclamen developed by Hokko Chemical
  Unstoppable StarLink contamination
  Side-effects of gene therapy force temporary suspension of program
  Preparing the ground for the lifting of the ban on human cloning?
  MLHW solicits public comments on reproductive assistance medicine
  Closeup: GM crops acreage in 2002
  
  
  
• From Bio Journal - February 2003
  GM tobacco field trial to be conducted in Bulgaria by RIKEN
  Cedar pollen allergen inserted into GM rice variety in Japan
  Citizens' victory in Takatsuki JT Bio court case
  MHLW postpones finalization of guidelines for therapeutic uses of human stem cells
  
  
  
• From Bio Journal - January 2003
  De facto suspension of GM rice "Matsuribare" R&D
  MHWL announces continuation of gene therapy treatments
  Genetic samples taken from Fukuoka Prefecture residents
  Biotechnology Strategy Council complete draft guidelines
  MHLW approves sampling of cells from deceased fetuses
  Unsatisfactory reply over the unapproved cultivation of GE corn at Tsukuba U.
  MEXT finally approves Shinshu U. Program
  CBIC one year anniversary symposium
  Prediction concerning increasing genetic pollution
  Envisioned gene flow by pollen pollution from GM crop cultivation
  

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