Critics raising alarm over 'sons of Terminator' seeds
SOURCE: Vancouver Sun, Canada
AUTHOR: CanWest News Service, Canada, by Kelly Patterson
URL: http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.html?
id=f5711391-d27c-4381-a05a-d239504accce
DATE: 13.06.2007
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Critics raising alarm over 'sons of Terminator' seeds
Sexually dysfunctional seeds raise spectre of crop contamination
OTTAWA -- Environmentalists are raising the alarm about the latest
development in genetically modified foods -- so-called "zombie seeds"
Suicide-seed sequel: EU's "Transcontainer" turns terminator into zombie
SOURCE: ETC Group, Canada/USA
AUTHOR: Press Release
URL: http://www.etcgroup.org/en/materials/publications.html?pub_id=634
DATE: 13.06.2007
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ETC Group today releases "Terminator: The Sequel," a Communiqué
reporting on new research related to "suicide seeds" and other
genetically modified (GM) seed technologies that pose unacceptable
threats to farmers, biodiversity and food sovereignty.
Today ETC Group reports on a new crop of genetic engineering
Bill to ban Terminator introduced in Canada
SOURCE: Ban Terminator, Canada
AUTHOR: ETC Group, Canada/USA, Press Release
URL: http://www.banterminator.org/news_updates/news_updates/
bill_to_ban_terminator_introduced_in_canada
DATE: 31.05.2007
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Bill to ban Terminator introduced in Canada
A bill to prohibit field testing and commercialization of Terminator
seed technology was introduced in the Canadian Parliament today.
Terminator refers to plants that are genetically engineered to render
Monsanto Buys Terminator Technology: U.S. approves take-over of seed company
For Immediate Release June 6 , 2007
Press Release - Canadian Biotechnology Action Network
Monsanto Buys Terminator Technology: U.S. approves take-over of seed company
Ottawa, June 6, 2007 On June 1, 2007 the United States Justice
Department gave the green light for Monsanto's $1.5 billion takeover of
the world's largest cotton seed company, Delta & Pine Land (D&PL) --
the US company that developed and patented the world's first Terminator
seed technology.
Terminator seeds are genetically engineered to be sterile after first
Monsanto Announces Takeover of Delta & Pine Land and Terminator Seed Technology
News Release
ETC Group
16 August 2006
www.etcgroup.org
www.banterminator.org
In a quest to expand its corporate seed empire - Monsanto, the world's
largest seed enterprise - announced yesterday that it will buy the
world's leading cotton seed company, Mississippi-based (USA) Delta &
Pine Land, for US$1.5 billion. Monsanto and Delta & Pine Land (D&PL)
together account for over 57% of the US cotton seed market. With D&PL
subsidiaries in 13 countries - including major markets such as China,
India, Brazil, Mexico, Turkey and Pakistan - the takeover means that
