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Scientists confused by white child born from pure black couple20.07.10 - Zim Diaspora -
Organic Farming Gains Ground18.07.10 - ZimbabweSituation.org -Amitabh Shukla Category: allAfrica Harare — Organic farming is becoming popular in most countries with consumers now preferring organically produced foods to conventional ones because of several reasons. ...
Research project takes genetics to African roots22.06.10 - Zimbabwe Herald Online -Reuters. LONDON. A $37 million international collaboration by major research bodies in the United States, Britain and Africa wants to take the fruits of the genetic revolution to a continent it has largely bypassed until now. ...
Border officials allowing GMOs to pass through19.06.10 - The Zimbabwe Standard -John Mokwetsi While all efforts to contact other farmers unions were fruitless, Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers’ Union (ZCFU) president, Wilson Nyabonda said his organisation was not aware of the alleged imports. ...
Autism not always inherited: Study09.06.10 - Zimbabwe Herald Online -Reuters Life! LONDON. The world’s largest genetic scan of people with autism in their families has found that many patients have their own unique pattern of genetic mutations, not necessarily inherited. ...
Starving Zimbabweans rejects genetically modified maize07.06.10 - ZimDaily -Zimbabwe Daily News Online | -
Starving Zimbabwe rejects GM maize07.06.10 - ZimbabweSituation.org -Amitabh Shukla The government estimates that 500,000 tonnes of the staple corn are needed to feed the hungry between now and the next harvest, expected in April, provided the agricultural season is successful. ...
Bare-all Venus blames bum deal genetics26.05.10 - Great Indaba -
Maize gets vitamin A boost23.05.10 - Zimbabwe Herald Online -Developed using traditional breeding methods, the vitamin-fortified maize could be introduced instead of maize modified by genetic engineering, a process that continues to face objections. ...
Scientists create a living organism21.05.10 - The Zimbabwe Mail -Mutumwa Mawere
Imports threaten milling industry’s viability17.05.10 - Chronicle -Mr Musarara said the Ministry of Finance needed to re-instate duty on mealie-meal and flour as was the case in other Sadc countries. “We are hopeful that the Ministry of Finance will re-instate duties on finished maize and flour. ...
Most GMO products are not labelled.30.04.10 - Zimbabwe Herald Online -The Secretary for Science and Technology Development, Professor Francis Gudyanga, said it is the task of the National Biotechnology Authority, NBA, to detect the presence of the GMOs in imports at all of the country’s entry points. ...
Safeguarding world’s crop diversity27.03.10 - Zimbabwe Herald Online -With these new deposits, the seed vault — built as a bulwark against any natural or man-made disaster that threatens global food production — now contains seeds of more than 500 000 varieties of the world’s food crops. ...
Related News Topix: South America Russia Kuril Islands United States Columbia Peru Mexico Arctic Norway Svalbard Cary Fowler Global Crop Diversity Trust...
scientists unearth ageing gene09.02.10 - Zimbabwe Herald Online -The variant may make those people more vulnerable to age-related maladies, including heart disease and some types of cancer, the study concluded. There are two different ways in which people grow old, recent research has shown. ...
GMB seeks to lay off 50pc staff16.12.09 - Zimbabwe Herald Online -The Grain Marketing Board is seeking US$12 million to retrench almost half its staff. GMB chief executive Mr Albert Mandizha said his staff complement was so bloated that there was need to retrench. ...
Stop All Genetically Modified Maize Seed Imports into Zimbabwe10.12.09 - The Zimbabwe Guardian -Peta Thornycroft Chapter 19:13 of the Zimbabwe Seed Act renders such importations illegal and it is a criminal offence for a Zimbabwean firm to import and transport GM products without the consent of the Biosafety Board. ...
Related News Topix: Modified Zimbabwe Biosafety Board Africa United States Bri Zcfu President Mr Wilson Nyabonda Vice President Marapira Minister Of Agriculture...
The A-Z of health advice10.11.09 - TheZimbabwean.co.uk -The Zimbabwean We try to get to the bottom of all those contradictory medical theories. What advice should you follow to live long and prosper? Here is a review of the ups and downs of medical research. ...
Anti-malaria fight takes genetic twist06.11.09 - Zimbabwe Herald Online -William Underhill Unlike other mosquitoes, it can survive the cold and thrives on city life. The increase of international trade and the accelerating pace of urbanisation have broadened its horizon with grim consequences. ...
Genetic tests for UK asylum seekers draw criticism06.11.09 - Hatnews -Maria Cheng Britain is using genetic tests on some African asylum seekers in an effort to catch those who are lying about their nationality, drawing criticism from scientists and provoking outrage from rights groups. ...
Related News Topix: United Kingdom Border Agency September Britain Genetic Nationality Bush Dna Africa Refugees United States March 2008 State Department...
Updated map of human genome to help fight disease07.10.09 - Zimbabwe Herald Online -Such changes, it is thought, can provide clues about a range of diseases and about human evolution. ...
Related News Topix: Published Variations Human Genome Human Genome Disease Number Variations Number Genetic Diseases...
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