Two patent disputes settled

Article Abstract:

South San Francisco, CA-based Genentech agreed to give the Uhiversity of California (Berkeley, CA) $200 million to settle a patent infringement lawsuit entailing a recombinant version of human growth hormone (hGH). At the same time, St Louis, MO-based Monsanto along with its DEKALB Genetics subsidiary settled several lawsuits with Basel, Switzerland-based Novartis covering several varieties of genetically engineered corn.

Switzerland, Patents & copyrights, Recombinant DNA Products, Novartis AG, Monsanto Co., Recombinant DNA, Genentech Inc., DEKALB Genetics Corp.

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Transgenic avidin maize is resistant to storage insect pests

Article Abstract:

Researchers from the U.S. described the biopesticide properties of avidin, a chicken egg white glycoprotein, in resisting storage insect pests when present in maize.

Biological Products, Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing, Agricultural chemicals, not elsewhere classified, Pesticides NEC, Pesticides

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The greening of chimeric oligonucleotides

Article Abstract:

Researchers at Pioneer and Boyce Thompson Institute used chimeric oligonucleotides in targeting mutations into corn embryos and cultured tobacco cells.

Tobacco farms, Tobacco, Tobacco Farming, Oligonucleotides, Nucleotides

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