Anbio

SAO PAULO, September 15, 2011 - - First GMO fully developed in Brazil will benefit family farmers, reducing damage caused by pest that comes to destroy 85% of conventional bean crops The Brazilian National Technical Commission on Biosafety (CTNBio) approved today the first GMO fully developed in Brazil, transgenic beans resistant to "golden mosaic" virus, which is transmitted by "whitefly." Researcher Leila Oda, president of the National Biosafety Association (ANBio), said Brazilian-developed transgenic beans benefits both producers and consumers.