October 7, 2005

Good Intentions, Mixed Results

By GOLDIE BLUMENSTYK

Denmark discovers technology transfer is easier legislated than done

Three years ago researchers here at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University discovered a genetic test to predict the susceptibility of pigs to E. coli, which kills as many as 450,000 piglets in Denmark a year. In a country where agriculture remains a strong part of the national economy, and where pigs outnumber people five to one, the test should have been a cause for celebration.

Instead it became a

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