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China Plans $3.5 Billion GM Crops Initiative

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Science
Issue Date:  September 5, 2008 | Volume 321 | Page 1279

BEIJING—Confronted with land degradation, chronic water shortages, and a growing population that already numbers 1.3 billion, China is looking to a transgenic green revolution to secure its food supply. Later this month, the government is expected to roll out a $3.5 billion research and development (R&D) initiative on genetically modified (GM) plants. “The new initiative will spur commercialization of GM varieties,” says Xue Dayuan, chief scientist on biodiversity at the Nanjing Institute of Environmental Science of the Ministry of Environmental Protection. Continue reading China Plans $3.5 Billion GM Crops Initiative

Popularity of the Dairy and Animal Science Web Site – A Letter to Our Users

by Rose Pruyne
Web Administrator,
Department of Dairy and Animal Science


“Great Web sites share everything they learn and hear
(that’s relevant of course) with their users.”
– Andrew B. King

screen shot of das web siteWhat does it take to be successful on the Web? The answer to that is simple and yet not so simple: Provide relevant information. Make it easy to discover. Continue reading Popularity of the Dairy and Animal Science Web Site – A Letter to Our Users