January 21, 2004 Comments Off on Biotech firms urge Canada to uphold canola patent Posted in: General Biotechnology Biotech firms urge Canada to uphold canola patent Representatives for scientists and biotech firms warned Tuesday that companies could abandon Canada unless the Supreme Court upholds a patent for canola that has been modified to resist a certain type of weedkiller.
Biotech Limits Found Lacking Techniques for limiting the spread of genetically engineered salmon, corn and other organisms are still in their infancy, and far more work needs to be done to make sure the new products don’t taint the food supply or wipe out important species, a National Research Council panel said yesterday.