Who says Biotechnology is just for healthcare? This article talks about a precision breeding strategy to create rice that can grow even in flood conditions. While there is no genetic engineering involved, scientists do look for the presence of a certain gene when breeding plants. Technology such as this is incredibly important for the developing world. After hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes, floods, and other natural disasters, thousands more people die due to dehydration and starvation.My primary interests for the last several years have been healthcare and international development / international relations. It's nice to see that biotechnology can have an effect on all of these issues.
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Do you think this will actually happen? S. Africa stepping up it's HIV/AIDS fight? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29123162/
Another comment: Did you see the article that milk from a genetically altered cow (or goat) just passed FDA approval to be used in a drug for blood thining. This is a first. Interesting with genetics...
There's just so much going on these days! Hard to keep it. I call it the golden age of biotechnology.
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