Sites and links to categories of scientific interest in both growing plants and producing food from livestock, which has involved genetic manipulation (GM), or other modification of natural sources, to aid agricultural or food production.
Not-for-profit consortium of agricultural research and teaching governmental agencies, institutions, universities in the USA. Sponsors meetings and forums to discuss issues, including the environment. Includes goals and contacts in Ithaca, New York. nabc.cals.cornell.edu
Resource for herbicide tolerance, disease and insect resistance, other traits and applications, including teachers educational resource and links to programs. Includes news of gene flow, contamination, industry mergers, cost and benefits discussion, maint www.biotech-info.net
Resource for public debate on plant-made pharmaceuticals and GM foods. Includes news, activities, board membership based at the European Federation of Biotechnology, Wageningen, The Netherlands. www.agbiotech.org
Consumer information, including the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes, from the Food Standards Agency, UK. www.food.gov.uk/gmdebate/aboutgm
Resources to support the environmentally responsible use in agriculture. Includes searchable databases on development, testing and regulatory review of genetically modified plants, animals and microorganisms worldwide, maintained in Blacksburg, Virginia. www.isb.vt.edu
Overview, background and current issues on adoption and economics of biotechnology in farming systems, marketing, labeling, and segregation issues associated with trade in GM-foods, including public-private partnerships and IP rights in the USA. www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/Biotechnology
One of three Federal Agencies, along with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), primarily responsible for regulating biotechnology in the USA. www.usda.gov/agencies/biotech
Promoting interaction between industry and the research and educational resources, in aspects such as plant breeding, genomics and regulating transgenic crops, at the University of California, Davis. sbc.ucdavis.edu
Resources pertaining to the development, testing and regulatory review of genetically modified plants, animals and microorganisms, to support the responsible use of products. Primarily within the USA, maintained at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg. www.nbiap.vt.edu
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