It is time for New Zealand to restart the debate on genetic engineering says the Prime Minister’s former science adviser Sir Peter Gluckman. But the Government says there are no plans to change New Zealand’s cautious approach to genetic engineering, and any changes are many years away. Continue reading
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Paraguay bishop not upset by Presidential interruption of homily
Friday, September 14th, 2012
Paraguay president Federico Franco recently interrupted the homily of Misiones Bishop, Mario Melanio Medina, in a parish church in Villa Florida. The president did not agree with the bishop’s comments on genetically modified crops. In his homily, Bishop Medina criticised the Paraguay government for allowing the importation of genetically altered corn and cotton seeds. Bishop Medina said Read more