Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Recent reports from SciDev Net

India gives West Africa 250 million US dollars to develop biofuels: story here .
Modifed (eatable) cotton seeds :
"Scientists (not from Monsanto) have genetically modified cotton to make its seeds — which are full of high-quality protein — fit for human consumption"
and wheat gene discovery that could fight malnutrition:
"Scientists (from University of California at Davis) have found how to boost the protein, zinc and iron content in wheat, which could help to solve nutritional deficiency that affects two billion people worldwide, especially in the developing world".

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