Some key issues for MOP1

Lim Li Lin considers some of the vital issues to be taken up at the first Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in February 2004 in Kuala Lumpur. […]

Genetic engineering hazards unveiled (Chinese)

Lim Li Ching highlights evidence of hazards of genetic engineering that can throw light on the way forward in building an international biosafety system. […]

Africa – the new frontier for the GE industry

As a result of difficulties in penetrating the European market because of growing consumer awareness and rejection, biotech corporations and the governments that back them have turned to the developing world, particularly Africa. […]

Argentina, the GM paradox

Argentina’s disastrous experience with GE crops should be an object lesson to developing countries which cling to the illusion that this technology will foster genuine development, says an activist. […]

Genetic engineering hazards unveiled (Chinese)

The First Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is tasked with building an international biosafety system, including a liability and redress regime. Lim Li Ching highlights evidence of hazards that can throw light on the way forwar […]

Eat up your vaccines

Edible vaccines are being touted by the agbiotech industry as an example of the benefits genetic engineering can bring to the South. But we will all likely be a lot better off without it. […]

The unnecessary evil of ‘therapeutic’ human cloning

Is so-called ‘therapeutic’ human cloning really necessary? […]

Xenotransplantation

Despite warnings from scientists of the risk of new viruses crossing from animal organs to human subjects and thereby infecting the population at large, xenotransplantation is a multi-billion-dollar venture. […]

The economics of biotech

The following article considers whether there is any justification for the optimistic outlook for biotechnology and whether it would be prudent for developing countries to devote their limited financial resources to this technology. […]

Genetic engineering hazards unveiled (Chinese)

The First Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is tasked with building an international biosafety system. Lim Li Ching highlights evidence of hazards in the way forward. […]