Genetically Modified Food Genetics Biotechnology Science and Technology

Genetically Modified Food Genetics Biotechnology Science and Technology

Genetically Modified Food

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- Mission is to create environmentally and economically sustainable rural communities through sound agriculture and trade policy. Includes ongoing campaigns to fight genetically engineered foods.
- Grassroots campaign to buy Iowa farmer's Jerry Rosman's genetically-engineered corn for scientific testing.
- A guide to buying genetically engineering free and organic food in New Zealand.
- Articles, commentary and links to other sources, with emphasis on the findings of Dr. A. Pusztai.
- Health and environmental problems with genetically engineered crops and foods explained in a way everybody can understand. Authored by a global scientist network for independent interdisciplinary evaluation of the safety and value of new technologies
- A page on GM food at the website of the Social Issues Research Centre.
- Monthly newsletter (with paid subscription) on possible market opportunities for non-genetically engineered agricultural and food products.
- Genetically engineered (GM/GE) foods can produce unexpected serious risks to human health and the environment. Includes GM insulin risks, GM and aspartame and consumer updates on food companies.
- Headlines on genetically modified food, agricultural biotechnology and transgenic animals, intended for the public, media, and policymakers.
- Provides a huge list of articles and other resources concerning GM food safety.
- The USDA responds to frequently asked questions about the Technology Protection System, which blocks germination of seeds in a crop and requires the purchase of new seeds.
- An analysis of the development and benefits of biotechnology in agriculture.
- Corporate information about Monsanto, a major producer of GM seeds, as well as educational material, news and a long list of links.
- Sponsored by Ohio State University. Frequently asked questions are answered and useful links are provided.
- Site dedicated to sustainable development and human rights issues presents in-depth articles and discussions on GE technology and its possible ramifications. Links to relevant off-site content.
- UK and international news; articles; quotations by scientists.
- Regulatory and risk assessment information on agricultural biotechnology products, including genetically modified foods and crops.
- Personal pages give an overview of the extent of genetic engineering in plants and animals as well what some of the hazards might be.
- Information on the spread of genetic modification in the food supply as well as the politics and legal issues. Searchable index by subject and date.
- A virtual book about applications of genetic engineering in agriculture,and about the movement trying to discredit it.
- Overview of genetically modified foods, crops, organisms. Pros and cons of genetic modification.
- Key citations, links, a glossary and other information concerning major topictures in the GM debate are available here.
- Outlines scientific and consumer concerns about genetically engineered and modified foods. Safety, food patents, Monsanto's role and media coverage are addressed.
- Health and environmental risks with scientific findings. News and info about regulation, campaigns, biotech companies, US and WTO demands, diary, books, and links. "The biggest experiment in human history has begun, with us as the guinea pigs and the
- Archive of news articles about GM foods, from 1998 to the present. Also includes editorials about the risks, lack of safety testing, and proponents of the products.
- Some articles, information and links related to "Biotechnology, Agriculture, Food, and Society".
- Article attacking genetic engineering, with references, by E. Ann Clark.
- "There is an awful lot unknown about hazards of new [GM food] crops and until it is fully tested we should not be subjecting people to risks, least of all young children."
- Article in Afrol News on the possible effects of the terminator gene on southern African agriculture.
- Presentation of the genetically modified food debate in India.
- Critical examination of Monsanto's genetically engineered herbicide-ready soybeans, their safety, approval, marketing and consumer issues.
- Sponsored by scientists in favor of crop biotechnology. Members include Nobel Prize winners Norman Bourlaug and James Watson.
- VegSource.com paper argues that biotech has no benefits for starving people in the developing world.
- An environmental and public health organization which has initiated landmark legal actions against the FDA and EPA to preserve the integrity of the food supply.
- Analysis of proposed revised US guidelines that would exempt GM foods from pre-market safety testing, make safety consultations voluntary, and prohibit companies from labelling foods as being free from GM ingredients. These policies would be exempt from e
- Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development (NFSD): "food security in the developing countries must not come to depend on surpluses from the industrialised countries or, worse, food aid..." [Novartis is a biotechnology company]
- Q&A, articles, and a debate between a biotech company and Greenpeace, plus more links to pro and con sites.

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