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February 2012

Feb 29

Lift moratorium on biotech eggplant, scientists tell India

Feb 29

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory researchers study tobacco as source for biofuel

Feb 29

Constellation Energy funds biomass fuel firm CoolPlanetBioFuels

Feb 28

Gedeon Richter, Forest Report Positive Phase III Data in Schizophrenia

Feb 28

Ovarian stem cells may be capable of making new eggs

Feb 28

Roche pushes back deadline for Illumina bid

Feb 28

Lilly plans to build another biopharma plant in Ireland

Feb 28

Judge dismisses lawsuit against Monsanto

Feb 28

Japanese study touts benefits of biomass-based biofuels

Feb 28

Shell builds a drop-in biofuels pilot plant in Texas

Feb 27

GSK, Angiochem to develop drugs for lysosomal disease symptoms

Feb 27

Department of Energy to invest $14M to develop algae-based motor fuels

Feb 24

Ceres makes $65 million from IPO

Feb 24

Roche seen extending Illumina offer at same price

Feb 22

Novartis to pay up to $440 million for Enanta's HCV drug

Feb 22

Gorsky is chosen to succeed Weldon as J&J's CEO

Feb 22

Sen. Stabenow expands biotech manufacturing initiative

Feb 22

Colorado State University Professor Develops Patent-pending Processes for Bioplastics Production from Plant Biomass

Feb 21

Report: Biotech crops prevented emissions of 19B kg of carbon dioxide

Feb 21

Four of Canada’s premier Identity Preserved Soybean companies merge

Feb 21

Artificial meat grown in a lab could become a reality this year

Feb 21

Lab-grown hamburger due to be served up this fall

Feb 21

Renato Dulbecco, 1975 Nobel Prize winner in medicine, passes away at age 97

Feb 21

Mascoma pulls plug on Minnesota cellulosic-ethanol project

Feb 17

Metabolomx’s Cancer Breath Test Enters Clinical Trials

Feb 17

Xi Jinping expresses ‘special feeling’ for agriculture

Feb 17

Biosimilar guidance prompts reviews of patent protection

Feb 17

Primus Green Energy’s wood-to-gasoline demo plant is planned for Pennsylvania

Feb 17

Extreme biofuels and those heat-seeking X Bugs

Feb 17

Abu Dhabi University plans biotechnology incubation centre

Feb 15

FDA Clears Gen-Probe’s PCA3 Urine Assay for Predicting Need for Repeat Prostate Biopsies

Feb 15

ADM lays off 43 at bioplastic plant in Iowa

Feb 15

Pioneer Hi-Bred to build seed tech hub in Beijing

Feb 14

Bristol completes $2.5 billion takeover of Inhibitex

Feb 14

Mascoma’s wood-to-ethanol plant could begin construction this year

Feb 13

Farmers ask Pakistani government to approve biotech corn

Feb 13

Origin expects to grow China's first GMO corn in 2013

Feb 13

Chelsea Therapeutics International shares nosedive on FDA's questions about key drug, Northera

Feb 13

How Trans Ova builds better cows

Feb 10

Corn Ethanol Will Survive Subsidy Loss, CEO Says

Feb 10

University of Georgia Regenerative Bioscience Center researchers develop gel from adult stem cells that can heal bone fractures

Feb 10

ABSTC: More U.S. farmers skip planting refuge corn

Feb 10

Kids' cheers for Interlude make UNI creators proud

Feb 10

Jurassic insect sings again

Feb 10

The 25 most influential people in biopharma today

Feb 10

MCG’s BioMarker™ plant marker receives the Green Thumb™ Award for 2012

Feb 9

Integrated DNA Technologies Acquires 1st BASE Oligonucleotide Business

Feb 7

Algal Biomass Organization launched AllAboutAlgae.com, a new website designed to showcase the potential of algae-based products

Feb 6

University of Florida and Buckeye Technologies dedicate ethanol production facility, Stan Mayfield Biorefinery Pilot Plant

Feb 6

Sequenom Validates MaterniT21 for Trisomy 18 and Trisomy 13 Detection

Feb 6

Integrated DNA Technologies, Synthetic Genomics collaborate on gene products

Feb 6

Green Vision Group, Heartland Renewable Energy and North Dakota State University team up for biofuel beets research

Feb 2

Roche Names Slate of Directors for Illumina’s Board

Feb 2

Stanford University School of Medicine researchers transform skin into brain cells

Feb 2

National Farmers Union calls on U.K. to show leadership