ISB News Report - March 2013
http://www.isb.vt.edu/news/2013/Mar13.pdf

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IN THE NEWS

Statement by the AAAS Board of Directors On Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE

ISAAA Brief 44-2012: Highlights Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2012
Clive James, Founder and Chair of ISAAA
A record 170.3 million hectares of biotech crops were grown globally in 2012, at an annual growth rate of 6%, up 10.3 million from 160 million hectares in 2011. 2012 marked an unprecedented 100-fold increase in bio-tech crop hectarage from 1.7 million hectares in 1996 to 170 million hectares in 2012 – this makes biotech crops the fastest adopted crop technology in recent history: the reason – they deliver benefits.

Monsanto, Myriad: Two US Legal Cases Shaking Biotechnology Industries
Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch
The biotechnology industry has growing concerns over decisions to be taken this year by the United States Supreme Court in two cases involving the patenting of human genes and the exhaustion of patent rights in the context of easily reproducible products. Several areas of biotechnology could be affected by unfavorable deci-sions, provoking legal uncertainty and discouraging innovation, industry representatives said in a recent tele-phone conference. In the meantime, civil society stands fast in opposition.

WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT

10th Annual Biosafety and Biosecurity Training Course
Hilton Fort Collins, Fort Collins, Colorado - July 11 – July 18, 2013
The 10th Annual Biosafety and Biosecurity Training Course will be held this summer at the Hilton Fort Collins in Fort Collins, Colorado. The course will start July 11, 8AM, and run through noon (lunch included) July 18, 2013.

Website: http://www.isb.vt.edu

Published: March 13, 2013