Plant Biotechnology Links

Kuiper HA, Kleter GA, Noteborn HPJM and Kok EJ (2001) Assessment of the food safety issues related to genetically modified foods. The Plant Journal, 27, 503-528. A thorough review.

British government (DEFRA) web sites:

Ag BioTech InfoNet, well-organised collection of scientific reports and abstracts, position papers, and links to other sites, including key research findings and material from both proponents and opponents of biotechnology. Apparently last updated in 2005.

Are Bioengineered Foods Safe?, interview with United States Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Jane Henney from the January-February 2000 issue of FDA Consumer magazine, summarising the FDA's viewpoint and policies.

Biotechnology Industry Organization, giving industry perspective.

Information Systems for Biotechnology, site funded by a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture. Includes an excellent News Report on current developments and proceedings of a 1999 workshop on ecological effects of pest resistance genes.

Organic farming and gene transfer from genetically modified crops: a detailed report.

UK National Centre for Biotechnology Education at the University of Reading. Includes material on genetically modified food, with emphasis on the UK.

 

Genetically modified potatoes: the Pusztai controversy

Árpád Pusztai's Homepage

Pusztai on the net, links from The Guardian newspaper's web site (February 1999).

The Royal Society's review of data on possible toxicity of GM potatoes (June 1999).


All links on this page were tested on 7th April 2010.