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Agrifood Awareness Australia
Industry initiative, established to increase public awareness of, and encourage informed debate about, gene technology.
http://www.afaa.com.au
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Australian Gene Ethics Network
Non-profit federation of groups and individuals in Australia promoting critical discussion and debate on the environmental, social and ethical impacts of genetic engineering technologies.
http://www.geneethics.org
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Biotechnology/Biosafety links from the Third World Network
http://www.twnside.org.sg/bio.htm
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Biotechnology: Gateway to Environmental Destruction
A brief argument against the use of biotechnology in agriculture and the creation of genetically modified foods. The argument consists of eleven main assertions supported by detailed research.
http://www.geocities.com/biotechdoubts/
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Centre for Law & Genetics
Resources on the Commercialisation of Genetics and its legal consequences.
http://www.lawgenecentre.org
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Council For Responsible Genetics
Advocacy and coalition building form the core of the CRG's work in our program areas of genetic discrimination, patenting of life forms, and food safety and environmental quality.
http://www.gene-watch.org/
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Counterbalance.org: Genetics and Ethics
A Christian site that attempts to address the ethical, religious, and moral issues raised by a broad range of applications of genetics research.
http://www.counterbalance.net/genetics/intro-frame.html
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Critical Genetics Project
Information about the scientific basis of genetic engineering and related aspects of biotechnology.
http://www.criticalgenetics.org/
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ELSI - Human Genome Project
Primarily a collection of links to sites exploring the ELSI.
http://www.kumc.edu/gec/prof/geneelsi.html
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Embracing Change with All Four Arms
This paper sets out to defend human genetic engineering witha new bioethical approach, post-humanism.
http://www.changesurfer.com/Hlth/Genetech.html
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Eugenics, Genetic Engineering, and Cloning
Considerations and arguments on several scientific procedures that possibly could improve human life.
http://author.senescence.info/thoughts/genetics.html
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Genetic Engineering - Paradise on Earth or a Descent into Hell?
By Keith Parkins. Long article, with a huge list of references at the end.
http://www.heureka.clara.net/gaia/genetics.htm
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Genetic Engineering Organization
Geenor attempts to increase public awareness about genetic engineering through online articles and software.
http://www.geneticengineering.org/
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Genetic Engineering, Biotechnology & Industrial Property Rights
Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development (NFSD): ethical and ecological aspects of industrial property rights in the context of genetic engineering and biotechnology.
http://www.syngentafoundation.com/genetic_engineering_biotechnology.htm
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Human Genome Project: Ethical, Legal, & Social Issues
Explores the ethical, legal, and social issues (ELSI) surrounding availability of genetic information, as it pertains to privacy and the potential for discrimination.
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/elsi.shtml
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National Human Genome Research Institute: ELSI Research Program
The Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program funds and manages studies related to the ethical, legal, and social implications of genetic and genomic research, and supports workshops, research consortia, and policy conferences related to these topics.
http://www.genome.gov/10001618
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New Scientist - GM Organisms
Links to articles, some free and some archived.
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/opinion/gm-food/
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Planet Earth Issues
Collection of articles about environment, race, and genetic issues.
http://www.geocities.com/beckermanlin/index.html
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San Francisco State University: Genetic Engineering and Its Dangers
Essays, links to resources and a bibliography compiled by Dr Ron Epstein at the Philosophy Department. Categories include ethical and religious questions, biowarfare, and genetic engineering on humans.
http://online.sfsu.edu/%7Erone/GEessays/gedanger.htm
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The Food and Drink Federation Foodfuture Programme
Aims to improve public understanding of genetic modification. The programme has initiated wider discussion of the technology - the perceived benefits and disadvantages as well as the ethical and moral concerns.
http://www.foodfuture.org.uk
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Who Owns the Human Genetic Code? An Annotated Bibliography
Article on whether or not the United States Patent Office should issue patents on gene sequences.
http://academic.udayton.edu/health/05bioethics/00ammons.htm
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Would You Have Allowed Bill Gates to be Born?
Bioethicist Arthur Caplan supposes Bill has Asperger's syndrome, and comments on the perils of prenatal genetic testing that involves not life and death but attributes such as personality and sociability, genius and geekiness.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7899821/
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