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We can't afford a 'blanket opposition' to GM technologiesTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:06AMGeorge Freeman MP says access to "all technology and innovation" will be essential if Europe's farmers are to remain competitive and play their part in ensuring global food production keeps pace with demand.

Unlocking secrets: Mysteries of metabolism part of nutrition researchMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:18PMThe "metabolic chamber" at the UNC Nutrition Research Institute has cost about $1 million to build and maintain. It's the newest and most sensitive of 17 such research tools in the world.

Unlocking the oil palmMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:06PMThe high-yielding oil palm we see today is the result of decades’ worth of breeding programmes.

Neil Domigan: KiwiNet needed to help spur business-linked researchMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:14PMSpending on science with a clear focus needs to grow, writes Dr Neil Domigan, a director of Cranleigh Merchant Bankers. The formation of KiwiNet by some universities and Crown research institutes to help with the commercialisation...

Kenya: On GM Maize, Citizens Need to Listen More to ScientistsMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:18AMSince former Cabinet minister Paul Sang sensationally led his Kericho crowd into rubbishing everything I learnt about the hydrological cycle in primary school, I have lost faith in the ability of politicians to educate me on anything science.