Difference between revisions of "Genetically Modified Crops (Biotechnology and Society)"

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#Potrykus2001 Potrykus, I. (2001) The 'Golden Rice' Tale. ''In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol.'' '''37''':93-100.
 
#Potrykus2001 Potrykus, I. (2001) The 'Golden Rice' Tale. ''In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol.'' '''37''':93-100.
//Account of the development and dissemination of Golden Rice by its co-inventors.<br> [http://www.goldenrice.org/PDFs/The_GR_Tale.pdf Article posted on Golden Rice.org]
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//Account of the development and dissemination of Golden Rice by its main inventors.<br> [http://www.goldenrice.org/PDFs/The_GR_Tale.pdf Article posted on Golden Rice.org]
 
#Harmon2013 Harmon, Amy. "Golden Rice: Lifesaver?" ''New York Times'' August 24, 2013.
 
#Harmon2013 Harmon, Amy. "Golden Rice: Lifesaver?" ''New York Times'' August 24, 2013.
 
// Describes recent vandalism of Golden Rice trial in the Philippines and associated issues with GM crops.
 
// Describes recent vandalism of Golden Rice trial in the Philippines and associated issues with GM crops.

Revision as of 14:08, 22 September 2013

Golden Rice.

We will concentrate on discussing two examples of genetically modified (GM) crops: Golden Rice and Roundup Ready® soybeans/corn.

  1. Potrykus, I. (2001) The 'Golden Rice' Tale. In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol. 37:93-100. [Potrykus2001]
    Account of the development and dissemination of Golden Rice by its main inventors.
    Article posted on Golden Rice.org
  2. Harmon, Amy. "Golden Rice: Lifesaver?" New York Times August 24, 2013. [Harmon2013]
    Describes recent vandalism of Golden Rice trial in the Philippines and associated issues with GM crops.
  3. Enserink, M. Golden rice not so golden for Tufts. ScienceInsider Sept. 18, 2013. [Enserink2013]
    Details ethical issues with a recent Golden Rice trial involving children in China.
    Article on ScienceInsider eebsite

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  • Golden Rice Project
  • Monsanto
  • Government regulatory agencies
  • Farmers / Public

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