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FRENCH AIID A!{ERICAII SCIENTTSTS ESTABLISE ITABORATORYTO
IIEALTIIIER CROPS FOR DEVELOPING NATIONS
DEVELOP DISEASE-RESISTAI{T,
Agreenent
Between ORSTOII
Five-Year
Researcb Institute
And The Scripps
Aug.
CALIF.
JOLLA,
LA
pour
Scientifique
Recherche
for
ORSTOM, which
provide
is
to
TSRI in
time
to
States.
United
employees,
for
ORSTOMoperates
help
in
sciences,
water
and ocean
establish
researchers
will
(approxinately
participate
in
the
Biotechnology
with
an
program
in
collaborated
a research
more
and
50 countries
increase
biological
sciences,
disease-
Calif.
nations
as the
of
institute,
Agricultural
in more than
developing
such areas
expertise
800
to
ORSTOMhas
formally
With
period)
La Jolla,
that
a laboratory
nations.
research
Tropical
a
have signed
development
ORSTOMscientists
year
five
first
the
institution
American
world
at
Iocated
This
public
Laboratory
International
(ILTAB),
French
Coop6ration
to establish
the
developing
a team of five
first
the
in
$g million
the
for
support
a
is
to
for
crops
healthier
resistant,
(TSRI),
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dedicated
and training
en
D6veloppement
agreement
cooperative
five-year
research
1e
de
Frangais
Institut
LggL
Research
(ORSTOM), and The Scripps
renewable
2L,
2'000
throughout
their
sciences,
than
scientific
earth
and human sciences.
the
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ORSTO!!&TSRI
PAGE2
world's
the
is
TSRI
not affiliated
facility
research
chemistry,
immunology,
experimental
medicine,
TSRI's
And,
president,
noted
that
which
with
fLTAB,
and
Lerner
problems
developing
prepared
share
to
proud
for
of
benefit
a
project
this
launch
the
rras
that
added
to
have
of mankind.rl
developrnent
chairman,
added
humanity
are
a
is
increasing
the
programs
that
be
should
ORSTOMand TSRI are
and that
and technologies
facilities
of
conscious
countries,
agreement
the
that
countries,
these
help
I I O R S T O Ma n d S c r i p p s
both
very
Lerner,
Richard
rl
scientists
that
to
and
molecular
agreement,
as Scripps
Leva1lois
demonstration
of
the
harmonious
ORSTOM is
countries.
developing
biology'
in cell
research
biology,
ORSToM's
as fanous
an institute
undertaken
the
is
Levallois,
of
cosponsor
in
of
Mj-chel
more than
with
and neuropharmacology.
signing
same mandate,
basic
biomedical
non-profit
a university.
molecular
formal
the
During
the
with
members, TSRI conducts
1rO0O staff
M.D.,
private,
largest
in establishing
these
programs.
Under the
of
Division
(such
as viruses,
value
of
to
are
salt
the
activity
on improving
crop
specific
and drought
cassava
regeneration,
plants,
stresses.
plant,
including
crop
and bacteria),
fungi
rice
plant
and studies
Ph.D. ' head of TSRI's
and ORSTOM's Claude
Biology,
Plant
concentrate
ILTAB will
of Roger N. Beachy,
direction
Among the
sweet
tissue
in
UORE
plants
to
crops
potatoes,
culture,
molecular
the
irnproving
biology,
Ph.D.,
pathogens
to
resistance
and designing
and
Fauquet,
nutritional
with
tolerance
be investigated
with
scientific
and
transformation
including
gene
ORSTOM&TSRI
PAGE3
and
vegetables,
root
As part
build
of
its
chambers,
and tissue
staff
to the developing
and
needs
the
for
the
involved
in
European,
Australian
private
sectors
ILTAB
is
three
the
be
of
at Washington
determined
tackled
in
from both public
laboratories
in
informal
Africa
America,
University
in
St.
and Asia.
work
collaborative
Louis
and
will
that
network
the
South
are
nations.
developing
to
in
that
countries
between
the
during
Years.
Beachy,
who joined
the
a
be established
wiII
developed
partners
networks
be
can
face
technology
and American
will
have
centers
Biotechnology
in
between
collaborations
ORSTOMofficials.
Plant
of
transfer
an extension
Beachy and Fauquet
past
Tropical
existing
interconnect
to
laboratories
major
they
within
centers
research
these
universities
through
years,
of
several
according
Ivory
new technology
the
crops,
nations
three
challenges
manner,
A network
link
at
France,
States,
Cameroon'
India,
agricultural
past
the
staff
scientific
cooperative
to
improved
be transferred
During
25 ILTAB
nations.
results
and international
training
provide
Among the
nations.
Egypt,
developing
to
glasshouses'
include
from the United
When research
each country.
how
will
ILTAB will
developing
in
TSRI plans
laboratories.
Columbia,
Peru,
China,
or national
the
culture
from
Togo and other
Coast,
that
be representatives
witl
Germany,
facility
crops.
sciences'
ORSTOM-ILTAB agreement,
scientific
researchers
plant
other
include
may
research
and fruit
in
expansion
plant
Under the
will
crops,
and tuber
a transgenic
growth
for
Future
virology.
expression'
TSRI Department
I{ORE
of
CeII
Biology
in
PAGE4
July,
ORSTO!,T&TSRI
he came to
said'that
genetic
engineering
biotogy
and chemistry,
the
technical
and develop
the
Beachyts
production
work
population
of
will
ILTAB.
Fauquet
his
14 years
are
Rockefeller
for
Agriculturar
for
fnternational
in plant
plant
pests
cornerstone
Program
at
oRsroM,
of the
the problems
of
ILTAB
Foundation,
Development),
Netherlands.
and
IIIORE
research
in
agriculture
as
as a prant
Africa)
agricultural
national
are
currently
research
sponsored
(fnternational
from
and governmental
is
the
fLTAB.
by a grant
ft
University;
of tropical
IFAR/USAfD
funded
worldts
the
ongoing
(west
international
the
new
initiated
in tropical
coast
His
centuries.
Washington
experience
t,o plant
may provide
for
and
scientific
and diseases.
crops
of
compone,nts of
that
that
21st
pathology
be applied
could
into
Research,
Germany and the
training
rvory
programs
research
countries.rl
the
important
ORSTOMand the
developing
sponsorship
with
farniliarity
ORSTOM, the
in
in
traits
needs of
and early
has extensive
plant
some aspects
a rnajor component
represent
His insight
institutes
The
the
draw on
to extend
disease-resistant
20th
molecular
possible
transfer
the
with
L98os, he realized
against
Cassava-Trans
program
virologist.
late
with
International
of
and
the
Fauquet,
and
genetic
considered
pest-
of
the
we do in
werll
here to aLter
The agreement
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involving
been
varieties
a result
to
and protection
has
at rsRr.
combines his
research
advancements
strengths
make it
research
biology.
of structural
resources
plants.
what
knowledge
two of the
of ILTAB will
fundamental
rnolecular
full
and intellectual
establishment
of
requires
new uses for
rrso much of
TSRI because
anticipated
the
u.s.
research
that
by
Fund
Agency
agencies
other
PAGE 5 --
ORSTO}I & TSRI
agencies,
foundat,ions,
ILTAB
programs
officials.
fellowships
individuals,
and
individuals
training
Beachy and Fauquet
dedicated
companies
to
and
activities,
hope to
ILTAB
and foundations.
###
to
according
establish
through
wiIl
institutions
a pool
donations
support
ORSTOM
of research
from
private