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About GM
Consumer information, including the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes, from the Food Standards Agency, UK.
http://www.food.gov.uk/gmdebate/aboutgm/
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Ag Bio tech Info Net
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, maintained by Ecologic Inc, Sandpoint, Idaho.
http://www.biotech-info.net/
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AgBioForum
Articles on the economics and management, public policy, and private strategies maintained at University of Missouri-Columbia, Missouri.
http://www.agbioforum.missouri.edu/
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Agri-Biotechnology Section
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.
http://www.agbiotech.org/
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Agricultural Biotechnology
Guide to information maintained by University of Maryland AgNIC, USA.
http://agnic.umd.edu/
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Biotech Basics
Provides information about the benefits of food biotechnology and genetically modified agricultural products, and presents genetically altered plants as a possible solution to reducing famine.
http://www.biotechknowledge.com/biotech/bbasics.nsf/
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Cropgen
An education and information initiative for consumers and the media on the subject of crop biotechnology.
http://www.cropgen.org/
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FAO: Biotechnology in Food and Agriculture
Features news articles, current projects, an electronic forum, meeting schedule and a glossary of terms.
http://www.fao.org/biotech/
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Food and Environment: Genetic Engineering
Articles and FAQ from the Union of Concerned Scientists.
http://www.ucsusa.org/food_and_environment/genetic_engineering/
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Information Systems for Biotechnology
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.
http://www.isb.vt.edu/
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National Agricultural Biotechnology Council
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.
http://nabc.cals.cornell.edu/
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Seed Biotechnology Center
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.
http://sbc.ucdavis.edu/
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USDA: Agricultural 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.
http://www.usda.gov/agencies/biotech/
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USDA: Economic Research Service
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.
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/Biotechnology
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