February 2010

Nature Biotechnology, February 2010 - Vol 28 No 2 pp120-180

PARTIAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

Report blames GM crops for herbicide spike, downplays pesticide reductions - pp112 - 113
Cormac Sheridan
doi:10.1038/nbt0210-112c
Full Text - Report blames GM crops for herbicide spike, downplays pesticide reductions | PDF (285 KB)

$2 million rice verdict against Bayer - p114
Jeffrey L Fox
doi:10.1038/nbt0210-114b
Full Text - $2 million rice verdict against Bayer | PDF (75 KB) - $2 million rice verdict against Bayer

Going to ridiculous lengths—European coexistence regulations for GM crops - pp133 - 136
Koreen Ramessar, Teresa Capell, Richard M Twyman & Paul Christou
doi:10.1038/nbt0210-133
Even if a GM crop can surmount Europe's excessive product registration process, any farmer hoping to plant it must then navigate tortuous, arbitrary and scientifically unjustifiable coexistence regulations.
Abstract - | Full Text - Going to ridiculous lengths—European coexistence regulations for GM crops | PDF (251 KB) - Going to ridiculous lengths—European coexistence regulations for GM crops | Supplementary information

Changing the rules of the game: addressing the conflict between free access to scientific discovery and intellectual property rights - pp137 - 140
Miriam Bentwich
doi:10.1038/nbt0210-137
A provisional patented paper application procedure could promote earlier disclosure of novel scientific knowledge.
Abstract - | Full Text - Changing the rules of the game: addressing the conflict between free access to scientific discovery and intellectual property rights | PDF (252 KB) - Changing the rules of the game: addressing the conflict between free access to scientific discovery and intellectual property rights

From genomics to crop breeding - pp144 - 145
Richard Flavell
doi:10.1038/nbt0210-144
New insights into the maize genome must be incorporated into breeding programs to realize the potential of crop genomics.
Full Text - From genomics to crop breeding | PDF (938 KB) - From genomics to crop breeding

Spilling the beans on legume biology - p145
Peter Hare
doi:10.1038/nbt0210-145
Full Text - Spilling the beans on legume biology | PDF (153 KB)

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Published: February 6, 2010