Will Biotech Agriculture Feed The World ?  

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McDonagh, Sean

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: East Asian Pastoral Review vol. 43 no. 1 (2006), page 88.
Topik: biotech agriculture; feed the world

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Recently a science journalist, Dr. William Reville, claimed that GM food could be a blessing (the irish times 3 january 2992). In reading his article one would think that there are no dissenting voices regarding genetically engineered organism in the scientific community. This simply is not true. In February 1992, 22 prominenet scientists supported the publication of research by professor Arpad Pusztai at the Rowett Research Institute in Scotland ehich showed that rats fed on genetically engineered organism had suffered significant damage to their vital organs. Pusztai's findings were suppressed by the institute, he lost his post and the scientists wanted to know why. In September 2000 the US Food and Drug Administration began a safety investigation when it became clear that a variety of genetically enginered corn which was banned for human consumption was found in a popular snack. The genetically engineered (GE) corn produced by aventis corporation contained an inbulit pesticide which could cause an allergic reaction in some people.............

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