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Volume 20 Issue 6, June 2002

Canola field in western Australia. GM canola has been shown to outcross with "organically grown" varieties in Canada (see p. 537). Photo © Photo Researchers.

Volume 20 Issue 6

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  • Nature Biotechnology's annual survey of public biotechnology companies reveals that it was “business as usual” for the biotechnology sector, despite the year's economic downturn.

    • Riku Lähteenmäki
    • Liz Fletcher
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  • Transgenic trees may improve the efficiency of pulp production without detrimental environmental and ecological effects, according to new results from field trials.

    • Vincent L. Chiang
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  • Tomato plants engineered with increased levels of polyamines show delayed ripening and increased levels of the antioxidant lycopene.

    • Greg Tucker
    • Graham Seymour
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  • The expression of telomerase in bone marrow stromal cells brings cell-based bone tissue engineering one step closer to reality.

    • Rocky Tuan
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  • Small molecules can extend the resolution of functional genomics beyond gene knockouts, allowing specific functions of a multifunctional protein to be modulated selectively.

    • Derek S. Tan
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  • Fueled by a stong demand for a talented workforce and increased government and private funding, academic programs in bioengineering are developing rapidly.

    • David Gough
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  • Investigates the environmental consequences of cross-fertilization and pollen transfer between GM crops and sexually compatible relatives.

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