Agent Orange
– Personal pages give an overview of the extent of genetic engineering in plants and animals as well what some of the hazards might be.
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Genetically modified foods (GM foods or GMO foods) are foods derived from genetically modified organisms, (GMOs). Genetically modified organisms have had specific changes introduced into their DNA by genetic engineering techniques. These techniques are much more precise[1] than mutagenesis (mutation breeding) where an organism is exposed to radiation or chemicals to create a non-specific but stable change. Other techniques by which humans modify food organisms include selective breeding; plant breeding, and animal breeding, and somaclonal variation.
GM foods were first put on the market in the early 1990s. Typically, genetically modified foods are transgenic plant products: soybean, corn, canola, and cotton seed oil. Animal products have also been developed, although as of July 2010 none are currently on the market.[2] In 2006 a pig was controversially[3][4] engineered to produce omega-3 fatty acids through the expression of a roundworm gene.[5] Researchers have also developed a genetically-modified breed of pigs that are able to absorb plant phosphorus more efficiently, and as a consequence the phosphorus content of their manure is reduced by as much as 60%.
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Agent Orange
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Alliance for Better Foods
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Alliance for Better Foods
– Encourages fact-based discussion about developments in plant biotechnology.
Direct link: Alliance for Better FoodsBBC Special report: Food under the microscope
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BBC Special report: Food under the microscope
– Questions and answers, articles, and a debate between a biotech company and Greenpeace, plus links to pro and con sites.
Direct link: BBC Special report: Food under the microscopeCenter for Food Safety
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Center for Food Safety
– 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.
Direct link: Center for Food SafetyCo-Extra Project
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Co-Extra Project
– The project deals with the co-existence and traceability in the GM and non-GM supply chains. Co-Extra is a 4-years Integrated Project funded by the European Commission. News, events and information about the project.
Direct link: Co-Extra ProjectDebunking Myths of Genetic Engineering in Crops
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Debunking Myths of Genetic Engineering in Crops
– Article attacking genetic engineering, with references, by E. Ann Clark.
Direct link: Debunking Myths of Genetic Engineering in CropsEngineering Crops in a Needy World
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Engineering Crops in a Needy World
– Presentation of the genetically modified food debate in India.
Direct link: Engineering Crops in a Needy WorldGenetic Engineering In Agriculture
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Genetic Engineering In Agriculture
– A virtual book about applications of genetic engineering in agriculture,and about the movement trying to discredit it.
Direct link: Genetic Engineering In AgricultureGenetically Engineered Foods – Safety Problems
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Genetically Engineered Foods – Safety Problems
– Health and environmental problems with genetically engineered crops and foods explained in a summarized form. Authored by a global scientist network for independent interdisciplinary evaluation of the safety and value of new technologies.
Direct link: Genetically Engineered Foods – Safety ProblemsGenetically Manipulated Food News
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Genetically Manipulated Food News
– 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.
Direct link: Genetically Manipulated Food NewsGenetically Modified Food – UK and World News
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Genetically Modified Food – UK and World News
– 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.
Direct link: Genetically Modified Food – UK and World NewsGenetically Modified Foods and Organisms
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Genetically Modified Foods and Organisms
– Overview of genetically modified foods, crops, organisms. Pros and cons of genetic modification.
Direct link: Genetically Modified Foods and OrganismsGlobal Issues: Genetically Engineered Food
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Global Issues: Genetically Engineered Food
– Outlines scientific and consumer concerns about genetically engineered and modified foods. Safety, food patents, Monsanto’s role and media coverage are addressed.
Direct link: Global Issues: Genetically Engineered FoodInstitute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
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Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
– Mission is to create environmentally and economically sustainable rural communities through sound agriculture and trade policy. Includes ongoing campaigns to fight genetically engineered foods.
Direct link: Institute for Agriculture and Trade PolicyMyths About GMO
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Myths About GMO
– VegSource.com paper argues that biotech has no benefits for starving people in the developing world.
Direct link: Myths About GMONorfolk Genetic Information Network (NGIN)
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Norfolk Genetic Information Network (NGIN)
– UK and international news; articles; quotations by scientists.
Direct link: Norfolk Genetic Information Network (NGIN)Organic Seed Alliance
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Organic Seed Alliance
– Supports the ethical development and stewardship of the genetic resources of agricultural seed.
Direct link: Organic Seed AlliancePew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology
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Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology
– Headlines on genetically modified food, agricultural biotechnology and transgenic animals, intended for the public, media, and policymakers.
Direct link: Pew Initiative on Food and BiotechnologyQuotations by scientists on the safety of GM foods
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Quotations by scientists on the safety of GM foods
– "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."
Direct link: Quotations by scientists on the safety of GM foodsSocio-Political Impact of Biotechnology in Developing Countries
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Socio-Political Impact of Biotechnology in Developing Countries
– 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]
Direct link: Socio-Political Impact of Biotechnology in Developing Countries