Biotech Food -- The Cyberdebate
| Agriculture (Yahoo Links) Current news items can be found in a newsgroup called "Genetically Modified Foods." |
| Biotechnology (USDA) The USDA has created a major overview site with links to other regulatory agencies involved with biotech food regulation. |
| American
Chemical Society (ACS) Links The American Chemical Society reviewed Ag Biotech in Chemical and Engineering News, November 1, 1999, p 16. It includes links to (1) food/ag biotech companies, (2) farmers' organizations, (3) government agencies/groups, (4) grain processors, (5) advocacy groups, and (6) research organizations/other. |
| CAST (Biotech Issue Paper) The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology has reviewed the benefits and risks of biotechnology in agriculture. An issue paper is available through the CAST website. |
| U.S. Department of
State (International Information Programs) The U.S. Department of State is organizing its information services in a biotech subfolder. |
| "Webspinning's 50 Best Sites of 1999" by Kevin Ahern, Ph.D., were published in Genetic Engineering News, December 1999. About a third of these sites have an agricultural orientation. They provide a fascinating overview of the advance of knowledge in biological sciences and medicine. |
www.biotech-info.net/policy.html Ag Biotech Net has organized industry information on policy at this link |