Summary
SCIENTISTS at the Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI), which is based at Invergowrie, near Dundee, have been awarded a share of a GBP 400,000 grant to investigate techniques relevant for the safety assessment of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Working in partnership with a team at the John Innes Centre in Norwich the scientists will research improved and more rapid methods for determining whether plant genes may be disrupted by the genetic modification process and if entirely new proteins might arise from the GM process.
The new process will also aid the development of diagnostic tools for GM plants. It will also enable scientists to trace GMOs in the food chain as part of the EU's regulatory regime. The funding has come from the Food Standards Agency and builds on significant funding already obtained by SCRI for GMO safety assessments.See the full content of this document
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Leading the work at SCRI will be Dr Mark Taylor and Professor Howard Davies.
Taylor said: "Methods for producing GM plants are continually being improv...See the full content of this document
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