Genetic engineering techniques using genetically modified chondrocytes offer also the opportunity to treat diffuse cartilage lesions occurring in osteoarthritis or inflammatory joint diseases.
Now we are trialling treatments in humans that [were] developed using genetically modified mice.
In two dozen countries, farmers are using genetically modified crop varieties to produce higher yields, with less use of chemical pesticides and reduced impact on the environment.
Agricultural researchers hope that such an approach to enhancing crops will prove far less controversial than using genetically modified organisms, a process that requires technicians to introduce foreign DNA into the genes of many of the foods we eat.
Environment minister Owen Paterson will on Thursday urge the UK to lead a European farming revolution using genetically modified crops, which he will say will reduce fertiliser and chemical use and improve efficiency.
On Tuesday, Oregon voters will pass judgment on Measure 92, which would give the state power to force food producers to reveal that they are using genetically modified ingredients.
Aresa Biodetection of Copenhagen has designed a special flower to detect landmines, using genetically modified Thale cress weed that changes colour when the plant's roots come into contact with the nitrogen-dioxide given out by buried explosives.
Fritsche cites a recent scandal over traces of the herbicide glyphosate that were found in many different German beers, as well as the lack of restrictions on using genetically modified ingredients, to suggest it is "far from pure".
As scientists consider using genetically modified mosquitoes to combat deadly diseases in the developing world, Goethe's poem should serve as a warning.
Debate did indeed ensue; though many questioned the ethics of using genetically modified organisms in art, some applauded the initiation of a dialogue on the subject.
What initially appeared as an ethical and political concern – "playing God" and taking undue risks with nature – was soon overwhelmed by the golden prospect of using genetically modified micro-organisms as "factories" for making drugs and other biologics for which there was a need and a market – insulin, for example.
