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AUSTRALIA TO CONTROL TOMATO YELLOW LEAF CURL DISEASE

The geminiviruses, the causal organism of the tomato yellow leaf curl disease devastates tomato production worldwide. It has affected the Southeast Queensland and could spread in other tomato growing areas of the country through its carrier, the silverleaf whitefly. A new research under the Cooperative Research Centre for National Plant Biosecurity to create new diagnostic methods and help increase Australia's capacity to stop the movement and spread of the plant virus is now underway.  Sharon van Brunschot of the School of Biological Sciences and the primary proponent of the project has discovered a number of genetic characteristics of the virus. "I'm looking into ways for improving the management of this virus by developing better detection methods, which are faster, easier and more accurate," she said. "The virus evolves by exchanging genetic materials with new viruses, thus, the risk for more viruses evolving high. Australia needs to be prepared with cutting edge science to quickly diagnose these threats," she added.  The news article can be viewed at http://www.uq.edu.au/news/index.html?article=21400[http://www.uq.edu.au/news/index.html?article=21400]

Biotech Workshop on Sustainable Modern Agriculture

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Yogyakarta, March 17-18, 2010

ARTICLE

  • Perlu Etika & Moral Dalam Bioteknologi

    SECARA leksikal, makna bioteknologi adalah teknik yang mengubah suatu bahan mentah melalui proses transformasi biologi untuk menghasilkan barang dan jasa yang bermanfaat demi...

  • Bioteknologi Berbasis Kekayaan Hayati

    *Bioteknologi *memang penting jika dikaitkan dengan kekayaan hayati di negeri ini. Indonesia adalah negara nomor dua terbesar di dunia setelah Brasil yang...

  • Pedoman Pelaksanaan Pengujian Keamanan Hayati

    Rekayasa genetik melalui teknik transgenik telah lama digunakan pada hewan baik pada taraf penerapan maupun eksperimental. Tujuan utama dari pemanfaatan teknik transgenik adalah...

Welcome

The IndoBIC (Indonesian Biotechnology Information Centre) was established initially in 2003 as the cooperation between the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) and the Southeast Asian Regional Centre for Tropical Biology (SEAMEO BIOTROP).

IndoBIC, as one of the regional network of Biotechnology Information Centres (BIC) in Southeast Asia, is expected to strengthen the links it has made and the partnerships being established. While focusing on effective communication strategies to bring across information on biotechnology, it hopes to explore further other tools to widen its reach, and maintain its credibility so that it can be truly the regional hub of relevant and accurate information on agricultural biotechnology.

NEWS RELEASE

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IFIC SURVEY: CONSUMERS FAVOR BIOTECH FOODS

  • 4 June 2010
  • The International Food Information Council (IFIC) recently released the result of their survey conducted last April 5 to 26, 2010 in a report entitled Consumer Perceptions of Food Technology. The survey was conducted...
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TROPICAL VEGETABLE IMPROVEMENT SEMINAR

  • 4 June 2010
  • To commemorate the Silver Jubilee of Bejo Sheetal Seeds Pvt. Ltd. India in 2011, an International Seminar on Tropical Vegetable Improvement using conventional breeding and biotech tools will be organized in collaboration with...
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MONSANTO ACQUIRES WestBred

  • 15 October 2009
  • Monsanto has acquired WestBred, LLC, a U.S.-based company that specializes in wheat germplasm, the crop's seed genetic material. It hopes to strengthen wheat research and help farmers improve yields while reducing the use...