Researchers have announced a new strain of genetically engineered rice that increases yields by 35 percent and extracts 30 percent more CO2 from the environment than normal rice.

Researchers have attempted to verify the claims of GM food opponents that the use of GM crops risks transferring antibiotic resistance to previously harmless bacteria. They were unable to establish this after several tests, decreasing the probability of this 'doomsday' scenario.

A key ethical objection to "therapeutic" cloning could be undermined if the results of experiments on abnormal cloned frog embryos are repeated in humans.

The UK government has placed restrictions on farming genetically-modified fish in rivers or the sea because the fish might escape into the environment with unforeseeable consequences.

The Pentagon has announced that it will not implement a global GPS blackout for civilian users if war starts in Iraq.