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GMOs : The EU-US Dispute Over Regulation of Genetically Modified Organisms and Foods

Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: This case explores the controversy over genetically modified foods and organisms, and the differences in how the United States and the European Union have responded to public opinion, scientific evidence, and industry pressures in c...
Year: 2010
URL: http://www.umass.edu/sts/ethics/gmo.html

Biblio - KBL781 - 2011-01-31 13:54

Torn at the Genes : One Family's Debate Over Genetically Altered Plants

Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: The setting for this case is the family dinner table, where a heated discussion about genetically altered foods is taking place. Marsha Cumberland’s brother-in-law has joined the family for dinner. Ed is an industry official whose j...
Year: 2000
URL: http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/collection/detail.asp?case_id=423&id=423

Biblio - KBL781 - 2011-02-15 11:52

Do You Really Know What You're Eating?

Authors: Shew, Wayne ; Reese, Mary Celeste ; Birmingham-Southern College, Department of Biology ; Mississippi State University, Department of Biological Sciences
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Starting from a fictional “news” report about an apparent allergic reaction to a taco tainted by genetically modified corn, students consider some of the techniques and procedures used in modern molecular genetics and microbiology a...
Year: 2007
URL: http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/collection/detail.asp?case_id=290&id=290

Biblio - KBL781 - 2011-02-15 11:47

Ethics and Biotechology - Identifying Issues in the Face of Uncertainties

Authors: Weil, Vivian
Publication Type: Conference Paper
Secondary Title: Ethical Aspects of Modern Biotechnology
Abstract: The aim of this paper is to delineate ethical issues raised by applications of recombinant DNA technology in agriculture. The author seeks to move away from polarization, and instead uses a selective survey of developments in geneti...
Year: 1995
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/publication/ethics&biotechnology.pdf

Biblio - KBL781 - 2012-11-12 16:15