From Bio Journal - December 2009
Written explanation necessary for the production of reproductive cells from pluripotent cells
Verdict in the ES cell paper fabrication case (Yonhap News 2009/10/26)
Sales of the blue rose begin
From Bio Journal - November 2009
GM flavourings to appear soon
Demands dismissed in Joetsu GM rice trial
Now a blue chrysanthemum (Japan Agricultural Newspaper 2009/09/15)
Spilled GM canola volunteers increase year by year
GMO crop approvals for October 2009
Closeup: Impurities produced by GM technology
From Bio Journal - October 2009
MAFF requests voluntary restraint of distribution of cloned livestock food products
MEXT working group hears report on current state of production of mouse reproductive cells
Organ transplant clone GM pig born in ROK (The Korea Times 2009/08/11)
From Bio Journal - September 2009
GM papaya to be approved
Manufacture of reproductive cells from pluripotent cells to be considered after 7-month hiatus
Current state of cloned livestock
From Bio Journal - August 2009
Blood abnormalities in gene therapy at Kyushu University
Closeup: Food Safety Commission re-assesses cloned livestock food products as safe
From Bio Journal - July 2009
High tryptophan accumulating GM rice to go to trials (National Institute of Crop Science 2009/05/20)
Somatic cell clone livestock food deliberations repeated (Sankei Shinbun 2009/05/27 and others)
MEXT submits revised draft of human ES cell guidelines
GM crop approvals for June 2009
From Bio Journal - June 2009
Aya Town adds ban on GM crops to ordinance
MHLW approves two new gene therapy treatments
MAFF fails to alter the GM crop cultivation guidelines
GM crop approvals for April 2009
From Bio Journal - May 2009
Closeup: The state approves the production of reproductive cells from pluripotent cells
From Bio Journal - April 2009
80% of consumers reject GM soy foods (Japan Agricultural Newspaper 2009/02/25)
Development of the pollen allergy alleviating GM rice to be shelved (Asahi Shimbun 2009/02/28)
Investigative committee evaluates somatic dell cloned livestock as safe to eat
GM crop approvals for March 2009
From Bio Journal - March 2009
Codex Committee to restart discussion of GM food labelling
The Japan Society for Reproductive Regeneration appeals for approval for production of fertilized ova from
reproductive cells produced from pluripotent cells
Report approving production of human embryo finalised
Closeup: Hokkaido cross-fertilization trials: distance and nets do not prevent genetic pollution
From Bio Journal - February 2009
Trend: Somatic cell cloned livestock approved for human food
iPS cell research: "We lost 10-1" vs. USA last year
Human embryo production approval for assisted repromed
80% of consumers anxious about GM food (Japan Agricultural Newspaper 2008/12/21)
Closeup: Monsanto and the Obama Administration
- In the midst of the financial crisis, Monsanto gains unprecedented profits
(Japan Agricultural Newspaper 2008/12/09)
