Biotechnology & Biosafety

This is part of a series of papers on biotechnology and biosafety that the Third World Network is publishing with a view to deepening public understanding on the ecological and safety aspects of the new biotechnologies, especially genetic engineering.

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	'Golden Rice' - An Exercise in How Not to Do Science (No. 6) Author: Mae-Wan Ho About the Book 'Golden Rice' - a genetically modified rice engineered to produce pro-vitamin A - is being offered as a cure...	USD 6.00 Add:
	Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Genetically Modified Organisms (No. 10) Author: Gábor L Lövei, Thomas Bøhn & Angelika Hilbeck About the Book This paper considers the potential environmental impact of genetically modified (GM) crops and links this to the concepts of...	USD 6.00 Add:
	Buzz or Bust for Genetically Engineered Insects? (No. 16) Author: Edward Hammond Also available in Spanish About the Book Venturing into a potentially lucrative new field, British company Oxitec – better...	USD 6.00 Add:
	Fatal Flaws in Food Safety Assessment: Critique of the Joint FAO/WHO Biotechnology & Food Safety Report (No. 1) Author: Mae Wan-Ho & Ricarda A Steinbrecher About the Book The Report on Biotechnology and Food Safety - resulting from the Joint Expert Consultation held by the Food and Agriculture Organization and...	USD 8.00 Add:
	Gene Technology in the Etiology of Drug-resistant Diseases (No. 2) Author: Mae-Wan Ho, Terje Traavik, Orjan Olsvik, Tore Midtvedt, Beatrix Tappeser, C. Vyvyan Howard, Cristine von Weizsacker and George C. McGavin About the Book A major world public health crisis is...	USD 12.00 Add:
	Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology for Food Security and for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation: Potential and Risks (No. 17) Author: Jack A Heinemann About the Book World hunger is a multifaceted problem that cannot be solved by technological changes alone. Meanwhile industrial...	USD 6.00 Add:
	Genetic Engineering and Omitted Health Research: Still No Answers to Ageing Questions (No. 7) Author: Terje Traavik & Jack Heinemann About the Book Many crucial scientific questions concerning the health effects of genetic engineering and genetically engineered organisms remain....	USD 6.00 Add:
	Genetically Engineered Backslide: The Impact of Glyphosate-Resistant Palmer Pigweed on Agriculture in the United States (No. 12) Author: Edward Hammond Also available in Spanish About the Book The widespread planting of “Roundup Ready” crops that are genetically engineered to...	USD 6.00 Add:
	Genetically Engineered Cells and Organisms: Substantially Equivalent or Different? (No. 9) Author: Terje Traavik, Kaare M Nielsen & David Quist About the Book The integration of foreign DNA into an established genome, through genetic engineering, may have unanticipated side-effects in the...	USD 6.00 Add:
	Genetically Modified Mosquitoes: Ongoing Concerns (No. 15) Author: Helen Wallace Also available in Spanish About the Book UK biotech firm Oxitec has developed a strain of the Aedes aegypti mosquito...	USD 10.00 Add:

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