2008-09-15
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More than 250 Danish farmers are ready to begin growing genetically modified crops in the autumn of 2009. At the top of the interest list is a type of GM corn that is resistant to weeds as well as a variety of potato that has a starch content suitable for use in the textile industry. [...] The Danish authorities will allow the farmers to begin growing EU-sanctioned GM crops after they have attended an educational course.
2008-06-11
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By genetically altering the malaria parasite through gene knock-out technology, a research team consisting of scientists at the University of Copenhagen and John Hopkins University, Baltimore, has prevented the parasite from going through the normal stages of its life cycle and developing a cyst (egg-like structure or occyst), which spawns new infectious parasites.” As it is exclusively the parasites from these oocysts that can infect new individuals, we were able to prevent the disease from being transmitted to the animals in our tests”, explains Assistant Professor, Peter Ellekvist.
2007-10-12
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Novo Nordisk A/S, the world’s largest insulin maker, must grab sales from Eli Lilly & Co.’s Byetta, the fastest-growing treatment in the $21 billion diabetes market, to sustain growth. Novo Nordisk’s strategy relies on the regulatory approval it will seek next year for liraglutide, which like Byetta increases patients’ insulin production and helps reduce weight. Liraglutide’s advantage as a daily treatment compared with the twice-a-day injection for Byetta may be short-lived as Lilly is testing a once-weekly version.
2007-10-03
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The global market for food and beverage enzymes is forecast to slow but remain strong, resulting mostly from expanding markets and applications, according to a new report by The Freedonia Group. [...] According to Freedonia, the use of enzymes allows food and beverage processors avoid using traditional chemical additives viewed as ’artificial’ by consumers. However, another challenge faced by food companies is a growing consumer resistance to any GMO-derived ingredients, and this is forecast to restrain market growth as processors ”proceed cautiously”, says the report.
2007-07-03
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The first pigs containing genes responsible for Alzheimer’s disease will be born in Denmark in August. This event is a landmark achivement in the effort towards finding a cure for the disease.
2007-05-08
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Insulin analogues sell at a premium over conventional insulin of 5 percent to 10 percent in Japan, 30 percent in Europe, and two to three times as much in the U.S., Jesper Brandgaard, the company’s chief financial officer, said in a telephone interview. The switch to analogues, particularly in the U.S., helped reduce the impact of declining prices for drugs in Europe and Japan, he said.
2007-02-20
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This report describes the status of adoption or preparation of regulation of coexistence between genetically modified (GM), conventional and organic crops in the Nordic countries by the end of 2006.
2007-02-20
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A 46 page report by the Nordic Council of Ministers describes and compares regulations of coexistence between genetically modified (GM), conventional and organic crops in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
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