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2nd semester
2001
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Substantial equivalence: Its uses and abuses
Henry I. Miller: These are trying times for biotechnology applied to agriculture and food production. Most recently, the accepted paradigms for genetically modified food risk assessment and management have come under...
Date: July 4, 2001
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Bookmark: http://www.nature.com/ Nature Biotechnology 17, 1042-1043 (1999)
Beyond
'substantial equivalence
Erik Millstone, Eric Brunner, Sue Mayer: Showing that a genetically
modified food is chemically similar to its natural counterpart is not adequate
evidence that it is safe for human consumption. ...
Date: July 4, 2001
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Bookmark: http://www.nature.com/ Nature 401, 525 - 526 (1999) © Macmillan Publishers Ltd.
Conventional crops are the test of GM prejudice
Anthony Trewavas, C. J. Leaver: Millstone et al., in their Commentary in last week's issue, claim that 'substantial equivalence', a rule governing toxicity testing of genetically modified (GM) crops, is a
pseud...
Date: July 4, 2001
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Bookmark: http://www.nature.com/ 401, 640(1999)© Macmillan Publishers Ltd.
Substantial equivalence is a useful tool
Peter Kearns, Paul Mayers: We would like to respond to last week's Commentary in which Millstone et al. incorrectly assert that: "Substantial equivalence is a pseudo-scientific concept because it is a commercial...
Date: July 4, 2001
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Bookmark: http://www.nature.com/ 401, 640 (1999) © Macmillan Publishers Ltd.
No GM conspiracy
Derek Burke: Last week's Commentary by Millstone et al. is misleading and inaccurate. The authors do not seem to be aware of a meeting organized by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and
Developm...
Date: July 4, 2001
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Bookmark: http://www.nature.com/ 401, 640-641 (1999) © Macmillan Publishers Ltd.
Genetically modified foods face rigorous safety evaluation
Date: July 4, 2001
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Bookmark: http://www.nature.com/ Nature 402, 229 (1999) © Macmillan Publishers Ltd.
Seeking clarity in the debate over the safety of GM foods
Date: July 4, 2001
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Bookmark: http://www.nature.com/ Nature 402, 475-476 (1999) © Macmillan Publishers Ltd.
How nature itself uses genetic modification
Anthony Trewavas, Christopher Leaver: Mae Wan Ho states that genetic engineering is fundamentally different from conventional plant breeding or wide crosses to produce novel crops; thus she concludes that genetically modified (GM)
pla...
Date: July 4, 2001
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Bookmark: http://www.nature.com/ Nature 403, 12 (2000) © Macmillan Publishers Ltd.
SCIENCE, NEW FOODS AND PUBLIC
POLICY
Calestous Juma: Using the Concept of Substantial Equivalence
Date: July 4, 2001
Formats: .pdf (115 k)
Bookmark: Juma.pdf
US academy study finds GM foods are
safe
Colin Macilwain: There is no scientific evidence that crops genetically-modified to resist pests pose special health or environmental risks, according to the research arm of the National Academy of Sciences....
Date: July 4, 2001
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Bookmark: http://www.nature.com/ 404, 693 (2000) © Macmillan Publishers Ltd.
but critics claim the panel was biased
Colin Macilwain: Pressure groups opposed to agricultural biotechnology are working to undermine the impact of the academy's report on genetically-modified crops....
Nature 404, 693 (13 April 2000)
Date: July 4, 2001
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Bookmark: http://www.nature.com/ 404, 693(2000) © Macmillan Publishers Ltd.
GM FOOD CROPS AND APPLICATION OF SUBSTANTIAL
EQUIVALENCE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
Schenkelaars Biotechnology Consultancy, The Netherlands, June 2001
Date: July 4, 2001
Formats: .pdf (827 k)
Bookmark: SBCstudy2001.pdf
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, PESTICIDES, AND THE
PREVENTION OF CANCER: MISCONCEPTIONS
Bruce N. Ames and Lois Swirsky Gold: Various misconceptions about the
relationship between environmental pollution and human disease, particularly
cancer, drive regulatory policy. We highlight nine such misconceptions and
briefly present the scientific evidence that undermines each...
Date: July 4, 2001
Formats: .pdf (74 k)
Bookmark: AmesMisconc.pdf
ESF Scientific Programme: Assessment of the
Impacts of Genetically Modified Plants (AIGM)
WORKSHOP: Risk assessment methods for genetically modified plants - current
trends and new developments Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic 13-15 September,
2001
Date: July 9, 2001
Formats: .pdf (81 k)
Bookmark: PragMonitor.pdf
Public Attitudes towards Agricultural
Biotechnology in Developing Countries - A Comparison between Mexico and the
Philippines
Philipp Aerni: Though the public debate on the potential risks and benefits
of agricultural biotechnology is discussed globally, it is often reduced to a
transatlantic debate with the United States as the main producer of
bioengineered crops and Europe as the main opponent to such crops. Developing
countries often find themselves in an uncomfortable position in the middle...
Date: July 10, 2001
Formats: .pdf (81 k), .ppt (731 k)
Bookmark: AerniHarvard20010710.pdf
Human Development Report 2001
United Nations Development Programme: New technologies key to reducing
world poverty
Date: July 14, 2001
Formats: .pdf (1'136 k), .ppt (2'197 k)
Bookmark: UNDPreport.pdf
Comment: UNDP-Report
Henry I. Miller and Gregory Conko: There is much
to applaud about the view of agricultural biotechnology in the U.N.s report,
"Making New Technologies Work for Human Development” (Editorial
comment: Technology and Poverty," 10 July), but...
Date: July 17, 2001
Formats: .pdf (35 k)
Bookmark: MillerConcoUNDPcomment.pdf
TOWARDS A STRATEGIC VISION OF LIFE
SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY: CONSULTATION DOCUMENT
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES: Scientific and technological
progress in the life sciences and modern biotechnology is continuing at a
breathtaking pace. At the same time, the potential benefits and implications
for individuals, society and the environment have given rise to intense public
debate...
Date: August 24, 2001
Formats: .pdf (358 k)
Bookmark: EUStrategicVision.pdf
THE “POLITICAL ECONOMY” OF AGRICULTURAL
BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR THE DEVELOPING WORLD
Klaus M. Leisinger: At the beginning of the new millennium, a 150-year-old
conceptual skeleton—the “political economy”—is rattling loudly in the
closet...
Date: August 24, 2001
Formats: .pdf (493 k)
Bookmark: LeisingPolitEcon.pdf
Organic Farming in Austria
One of the most important trends of recent decades in Austria was the
strong development of environmental awareness.
Date: November 12, 2001
Debate no: 2001'1112 a
Formats: .pdf (1'196 k)
Bookmark: BIOINA_E.PDF
EC-sponsored Research on Safety of Genetically Modified Organisms
A Review of Results (EUR 19884)
This publication provides a comprehensive review of the results of EC-supported research into the safety of Genetically Modified Organisms. It
presents research carried out under successive EC Framework
Programmes for Research and Technological Development from 1985 (Biotechnology Action
Programme) to 2000 (Fifth Framework Programme).
During this period, 81 projects, involving over 400 research teams, have been supported with a combined Community financial contribution of about EUR70 million.
Date: November 15, 2001
Debate no: 2001'1115 a
Formats: .htm
Bookmark: http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/quality-of-life/gmo/index.html
John Hodgsons comments about the
Mexican landraces: Doubts linger over Mexican corn analysis
Research at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement
Center (CIMMYT; El Batan, Mexico) has cast some doubt on controversial earlier
reports that DNA from genetically modified maize has been transferred to local
varieties in Mexico. Although the earlier work describes the apparently
widespread occurrence of the 35S promoter from cauliflower mosaic virus in
locally developed maize varieties, the CIMMYT study could not detect the 35S
promoter, either in historical accessions from its extensive seedbank or in
samples collected recently from the field in Mexico.
Date: December 24, 2001
Debate no: 2001'1224 a
Formats: .ppt (100 k)
Bookmark: Euro1.ppt
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