Jonathan Latham and Allison Wilson A major stated goal of the European Union is to integrate and support ecological sustainability, job creation and competitiveness as stated in the form of the Lisbon objectives. These goals …
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Conflicts of Interest: In Agriculture too?
Jonathan Latham and Allison Wilson Failure to declare a conflict of interest, as Lester Crawford has been reminded (see news item), is a federal offence for United States Government employees, punishable by a prison term. …
Continue readingThe Agenda Gap in Science
Jonathan Latham and Allison Wilson Writing in New Scientist recently (New Scientist 06-01-07), Bernard Dixon, a former editor, bemoaned the lack of dialogue between scientists and the public and warned of the dangers of disengagement. …
Continue readingCisgenic Plants: Just Schouten from the Hip?
Allison Wilson and Jonathan Latham Many genetic engineers have long resented the regulatory procedures imposed on transgenic crop plants, often arguing that there is no difference between the risks arising from transgenic plants and plants …
Continue readingTransgene Escape! – But No One Has Called Out the Guards
Doug Gurian-Sherman of the Centre for Food Safety Introduction One route by which transgenes (the genes engineered into crops) may cause harm is by permanently escaping from agricultural environments into wild or natural areas. This …
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