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Crop Production >> Biotechnology (GE / GMO)
Altering plants and animals through genetic engineering has allowed for changes that traditional selective breeding could not achieve. The risks, however, of introducing genetically engineered plants into the environment have not been fully characterized with regard  to ecosystem and human health. Unpredicted risks, such as the potential for increased food allergies, have not been fully considered.

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Reports & Other Documents

  • 20 Questions on Genetically Modified Foods
    World Health Organization (WHO)

  • Gone to Seed: Transgenic Contaminants in the Traditional Seed Supply
    Union of Concerned Scientists, 2004.

  • A Growing Concern: Protecting the Food Supply in an Era of Pharmaceutical and Industrial Crops
    Union of Concerned Scientists, 2004.
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    Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

  • Genetically modified organisms in the United States: Implementation, concerns, and public perception
    M.P. Oeschger and C.E. Silva. Adv Biochem Eng Biotechnol,  April 2007.

  • Intellectual property, genetically modified crops and bioethics
    M. Adcock. Biotech J, September 2007.

  • Ecological impacts of genetically modified crops: Ten years of field research and commercial cultivation
    O. Sanvido, et al. Adv Biochem Eng Biotechnol, March 2007.
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    Relevant Organizations

  • Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA)

  • Center for Food Safety

  • Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (FDA)
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    Additional Tools & Resources

  • AgBioForum journal

  • Ag BioTech InfoNet

  • Biotechnology Industry Organization
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