NPC committee drafts revised food safety law

The proposed new rules concern storage, transportation and labeling of GM-food. Provision, production and management of genetically modified foods should be identified. Failing to identify products, production tools, equipment and other items will be fined five times...

BGI builds information platform on genetic testing in China

BGI, one of the largest service providers on genome sequencing and analysis, claims to have done genetic testing on 82 million people already through its worldwide organization. China has 17 million newborns each year, the official rate of birth defects is 5.6%. With...

Henan Province constructs National Bio-Environmental Research Center

In the first 2 years phase, the center will be built on about 1 – 2 km2, with an investment of 1,5 billion Yuan (200 mill. €). Main partner is Tsinghua University, Beijing, and the focus will be on biological wastewater treatment, followed on technologies for air...