Serbia and Denmark Approve Field Trial of GM Plants for the Detection of Explosives in Soil
August 31, 2007| |
The authorities in Serbia and Denmark have now given the green light to field trials of Arabidopsis plants that can be used to detect the presence of explosives and landmines in the soil. The deliberate release will take place in an area close to Novi Sad in Serbia, and will be conducted in cooperation with the agricultural institute NS Seme in Novi Sad. Trials will also commence immediately in Denmark, in Jægerspris (Denmark).
“The approval is an important milestone in Aresa’s further development of the landmine detection plant RedDetect(TM). It is important to Aresa to be able to test the plants outside Denmark, and more importantly in an area, where landmines do occur and soil conditions are similar to where we potentially are going to detect landmines and other explosives” said Ole Andersen, of Aresa.
Aresa plans to transfer the RedDetect(TM) technology to tobacco plant by next year, thereby increasing the robustness of RedDetect(TM) technology as well as its commercial potential. Aresa is a plant biotech company established in 2001, a spin-off from the Institute of Molecular Biology at the University of Copenhagen.
For more information visit http://www.aresa.dk/aresa_home_english2.html
| |
Biotech Updates is a weekly newsletter of ISAAA, a not-for-profit organization. It is distributed for free to over 22,000 subscribers worldwide to inform them about the key developments in biosciences, especially in biotechnology. Your support will help us in our mission to feed the world with knowledge. You can help by donating as little as $10.
-
See more articles:
-
News from Around the World
- Grapevine Genome Decoded
- Aluminum-Tolerance Gene Cloned in Sorghum
- Plant Resistance Gene May Cause Susceptibility Too
- Gelatin Recovery System from GM Corn Established
- Public-Private Partnerships Beneficial to Crop Research
- Bamboo Booms in Africa
- New Crop Varieties to Fight Hunger in Kenya
- Bt Maize Trials Perform Positively in Egypt
- New IFAD-Supported National Program for Comoros
- Two Spud Scourges Return with a Vengeance
- Borders Can't Stop Cotton Boll Weevil Migration
- 'Goetze' to Replace 'Foote' in Willamette Valley, Oregon
- Dow AgroSciences and Hexima Collaborate for Cotton Seed Development
- Brazil Approves Second GM Maize Variety
- Syngenta Introduces Tropical Sugar Beet in India
- Capacity Building Workshop Series on GM Crops for Philippine Stakeholders
- Important Enzyme in Vitamin C Biosynthesis Discovered
- Philippines to Learn from Indian Bt Cotton Experience
- LIPI to Focus on Three Development Fields
- Western Corn Rootworm Gatecrashes Germany
- UK Chemists Synthesize the Natural Insecticide Azadirachtin
- Serbia and Denmark Approve Field Trial of GM Plants for the Detection of Explosives in Soil
- Dow AgroSciences Acquires Netherlands Based Duo Maize
-
Research Highlights
- Protein Changes in Sugar Beet Associated with Fusarium fungal Infection
- Cadherin Protein Enhances Bt Toxicity
- Transgenic Approach to Increase Lysine in Corn
- Transgenic Rice with Japanese Cedar Pollen Allergen Developed
-
From the BICs
- Bangladesh BIC Seminar Focuses on Biotech Crops
-
Announcements
- ICGEB GMO Biosafety Workshops
-
Resources
- Booklet on GM Technology in Australia
- Policy Brief on Biosafety Law in Kenya
-
Read the latest: - Biotech Updates (April 30, 2025)
- Gene Editing Supplement (April 30, 2025)
- Gene Drive Supplement (February 22, 2023)
-
Subscribe to BU: - Share
- Tweet