IT IS not Teagasc’s role to get involved in the politics of biotechnology, but it is its job to examine the science involved, a leading conference was told at University College, Cork yesterday.

THE Government has been urged to implement legislation to prevent the release of genetically modified (GM) crops on this island.

EXCITING developments in biotechnology, including next generation biofuels and bioenergy, will be discussed at a four-day conference in Cork later this month.