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Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:52:41 +0100
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This is Paulo Ramos from Brazil again. As mentioned in my previous Message (nr. 31), I am a member of the National Biosafety Technical Commission (CTNBio) and cordinator of the Work group on transgenic and agrotoxic at the Brazilian Agroecology Association.

GMOs at pipeline now in Brazil are related to herbicide tolerant and insect resistant Bt traits. As a result of the increasing herbicide resistance most of the new traits tend to be stacked being them in soybean, maize, or cotton. This new trend combine tolerance to one or more herbicides together. Resistance to glyphosate (GLYP) and gluphosinate (GLUF) and to 2,4D or insecticides such as the bacterial toxin bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). The general intent of the chemical companies is to bring new trangenes capable to play against the resistant plants. 

Sugarcane and eucalyptus are the new transgenic traits insect and herbicides resistant plants that are in the pipeline. The obvious purposes are more cellulose less lignin in trees for wood pulp and biofuels.

Thank to all for the opportunity in being here together, learning more about GMOs.

Paulo Cezar Mendes Ramos, PhD
Member of CTNBio - National Technical Comission on Biosafety
Brasília, 
Brazil
e-mail: paulomr1951 (at) gmail.com

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