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Articles with a " * " require a paid subscription. (UW IPs have access) Basics Colorado State University's Resource Guide to Transgenic
Crops - Providing balanced information and
links to resources on the technology and issues surrounding GMOs. PBS's Harvest of Fear - Featuring lots of background on the technology and the debate including science, government, general information sites such as pro-GMO, anti-GMO sites and articles. SCOPE:
GM food - Controversies surrounding the risks and benefits of GM food - An excellent primer on the
debate, with collections of commentaries, links, and FAQ. Contribute your
insights to the debate. Advanced Articles: Biotechnology: A geneticist’s personal perspective
- David Suzuki, geneticist, environmental activist, and educator. Breeding Sanity into the GM food debate - Jeffery Cayford.
Issues in Science and Technology (2003) * Nontransgenic crops from transgenic plants by RJ Keenan & WPC
Stemmer. Nature
Biotechnology 20, 215 - 216 (2002). * A new tack on herbicide resistance Science 304, 1089 (2004). Biotech crops pose legal issues New Observer Global status of commercialized biotech/GM crops: 2004 – Clive James, Chair, ISAAA Board of Directors Books: Lords of the Harvest: Biotech, Big Money, and the Future
of Food by Daniel Charles. Highly recommended. Food, Inc. : Mendel to Monsanto--The Promises and Perils
of the Biotech Harvest by Peter Pringle Genetically Modified Foods: Debating Biotechnology
(Contemporary Issues Series) by Michael Ruse, David Castle Mendel in the Kitchen: A Scientist's View of Genetically
Modified Foods by Nina Fedoroff, Nancy Marie Brown
(PRO-GMO) Seeds of Contention : World Hunger and the Global
Controversy Over GM (Genetically Modified) Crops by Per Pinstrup-Andersen, Ebbe Schioler (benefits for developing countries) Shrinking the Cat: Genetic Engineering Before We Knew
About Genes
by Sue Hubbell Genetic engineering, the natural
way (corn, apples, silkworms, domestic cats) The Frankenfood Myth : How
Protest and Politics Threaten the Biotech Revolution by
Henry I. Miller, Gregory Conko (benefits of GM
food) GMO Regulatory Agencies US USDA regulations for biotechnology products - explains the process and
agencies involved in regulating biotechnology products. Features a
searchable database of approved GM crops. FDA Biotechnology – provides regulations and guidance on GMOs and information for consumers. Information
systems for biotechnology - provides information resources to support the
environmentally responsible use of agricultural biotechnology products. Here
you will find documents and searchable databases pertaining to the
development, testing and regulatory review of genetically modified plants,
animals and microorganisms within the EU Agriculture
activity of the European Union - Europa -- Gateway to the
European Union – provides a comprehensive guide to European law and legal
texts, and the latest development. Organizations in
Opposite Interests Opposing Northwest Resistance to Genetic
Engineering Favoring BIO:
Biotechnology Industry Organization Should we label GMOs? European Commission's statement on GM Food & Feed - The EU recognizes the consumers' right to information and labeling as a tool for making an informed choice. Also see New regulation concerning the traceability and labeling of GMOs. U.S. Food and Drug Administration -- Food Labeling and Nutrition - FDA's labeling requirements for foods. Transgenic Crops: An Introduction and
Resource Guide -- Labeling Transgenic Foods - CSU site discusses current The Campaign to Label Genetically Modified Foods - A Seattle-based organization that lobbies for GM labeling legislation. GMO’s impacts on health, economics, and environment U.S. Opinion Polls on Genetically Engineered Food - The
True Food Network Some Biotech Upstarts Fizzle Against Native Plants by
Carol Kaesuk Yoon GMOs: Looking at Both Sides of the Controversy – ASAP Biotechnology: Addressing Today’s Core Issues for Better
Food and Industry Growth by Thomas J. Hoban Who
benefits and who loses from GMO? “Biotechnology will Feed the World’ and Other Myths by
Karen Charman The Green Revolution Yields to the Bottom Line by
Andrew Pollack AgBiotech and the Developing World –
AgBioWorld.org Monarch Butterfly & BT Corn A review of the controversy – The debate is also discussed in a report by The Pew Institute A discussion by the U.S. Department of Agriculture GM crops - BBCiCAN:
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