While recognizing that genetic engineering has its risks and potential benefits, the British Medical Association in its second and updated statement on GM foods and health in March 2004 called for caution in approaching the issue. […]
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Gone to Seeds Executive Summary Nothing is more fundamental to agriculture and our food supply than seeds. Whether eaten directly or processed through animals, seeds are the ultimate source of human nutrition. The variety, abundance, […] This is an assessment by Masaharu Kawata of Nagoya University, Japan which found that the safety assessment application made by Monsanto to the Japanese Health Ministry for approval of Roundup Ready soybeans were “inadequate and incomplete”. […] TWN assesses The Codex Alimentarius Commission’s Guidelines for the Conduct of Food Safety Assessment of Foods Derived from Recombinant-DNA Plants and Foods Produced Using Recombinant-DNA Microorganisms […] Canada’s Supreme Court rules out patents on higher life forms. Lim Li Ching reports on this landmark decision and its wider implications. […] This is an assessment by Masaharu Kawata of Nagoya University, Japan which found that the safety assessment application made by Monsanto to the Japanese Health Ministry for approval of Roundup Ready soybeans were “inadequate and incomplete”. […] Genetic Dance of Life By Elizabeth John The New Straits Times, Malaysia, Feb 29, 2004 (http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Sunday/Features/20040229083848/Article/indexb_html) ELIZABETH JOHN presents views from three peopl […] This article documents studies which show the advantages of organic agriculture over conventional agriculture. […] The most damning criticism of gene therapy, is that it is a simplistic, reductionist solution to complex diseases that must be understood in terms of the human being as a whole in his or her social, ecological environment. […] FARMER’S BANE By Tan Cheng Li, The Star, Malaysia, Tuesday March 2, 2004 IT HAS been a decade since the first genetically modified (GM) crop, the Flavr Savr tomato, hit supermarket shelves. But it failed miserably due to heal […] |
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