The State of Biotechnology

The State of Biotechnology Researchers, government officials and industry executives will gather this weekend in Washington for the Biotechnology Industry Organization’s annual convention. Topics to be addressed at BIO 2003 range from science and regulatory affairs to bioethics and homeland security.


Coffee Plants Can Produce Less Caffeine

Coffee Plants Can Produce Less Caffeine Researchers say they have genetically engineered coffee plants that have 70 percent less caffeine than usual in their leaves. The crucial question for brewing coffee � whether beans from those plants will have less caffeine � won’t be known for three to four years when the plants mature


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