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Frankenstein foods: the rice with human genes |
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Written by Sean Poulter
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Wednesday, 07 March 2007 |
 The first GM food crop containing human genes is set to be approved for commercial production, reports the UK's Daily Mail (06 03 07).
The laboratory-created rice produces some of the human proteins found in breast milk and saliva.
Its U.S. developers say they could be used to treat children with diarrhoea, a major killer in the Third World.
The rice is a major step in so-called Frankenstein Foods, the first
mingling of human-origin genes and those from plants. But the U.S.
Department of Agriculture has already signalled it plans to allow
commercial cultivation.
The rice's producers, California-based Ventria Bioscience, have been
given preliminary approval to grow it on more than 3,000 acres in
Kansas. The company plans to harvest the proteins and use them in
drinks, desserts, yoghurts and muesli bars.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 08 March 2007 )
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Collaborating for value added services |
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Written by Sheila Moorcroft
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Thursday, 22 February 2007 |
 Wikipedia, Web 2.0, Linux, Open Source have become bywords for new ways of working and collaborating on the web. The Rise of the Pro-Am, as [Shaping Tomorrow] called it in April 2006, is continuing to make its presence felt in new markets and challenging existing business models. It is also creating new opportunities, blurring boundaries and making money.
Fun is best - Google has recently pulled out of the 'Answers' market, beaten off by its arch rival Yahoo. The difference is that Yahoo's service is completely free, while Google's involved money. As a result, the motivations, perceptions and rewards were seen differently: Free equals for fun; Paid-for equals work.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 22 February 2007 )
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Whose future is it anyway? |
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Written by Jan Lee Martin
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Thursday, 22 February 2007 |
 Is it time to find a new description for the people we used to call our leaders? Or could they learn from an Asian tiger how to really lead the way into the future?
When the Futures Foundation asked high school students in Gosford about their visions for the future the response was largely non-verbal, but painfully clear. Translated, the downcast eyes and shoulder shrugs said, “Why are you asking us? We can’t do anything about it anyway.” Yet these were students who had volunteered (or been volunteered?) to take part in a visioning exercise called Central Coast 2020.
So we sent them out in pairs to interview their community leaders -- politicians, business leaders, media and sports identities -- and invited them to report back to the group on their interviewees’ visions for the year 2020.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 23 February 2007 )
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