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Genetically Modified (GM) Food
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources Homepage (BANR) 
 BANR provides publications and project information about "issues of food and fiber production and related matters of natural resource development, including forestry, fisheries, wildlife, and land and water use." Subjects include animal nutrition and genetically modified organisms. From the National Academy of Sciences Division on Earth and Life Sciences. http://dels.nas.edu/banr/ Topics: Agriculture, Nutrition & Food Safety, Social Issues Last updated Mar 7, 2004 Corporate Watch
From a British "radical research and publishing group [that] support[s] activism against large corporations, particularly multinationals." This searchable site contains their newsletter Corporate Watch , archived to 1996. Browse by industries, companies, campaigns, and more. There is an article about the history of corporations in England; a guide How to Research Corporations (British); and publications about genetics, oil industry, and others. An interactive map displays locations in England where genetically modified crops are developed and found. http://www.corporatewatch.org/ Topics: Agriculture, Business, Business, Consumer Research & Advocacy, Social Issues Last updated Mar 1, 2002 GM Organisms
This site examines the implications, questions, ethics, and unknowns of genetically modified (GM) organisms, which include gene therapy, fetal cell research, transgenic plants, and genetic engineering. Some articles cover specific projects, such as genetically modified trees and fish, while others elaborate general concerns relating to genetic manipulation. From the online version of New Scientist magazine. http://www.newscientist.com/topic/gm-food Topics: Agriculture, Nutrition & Food Safety, Social Issues Last updated Jan 22, 2009 Harvest of Fear
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA/Frontline program that explores "the intensifying debate over genetically-modified (gm) food crops. Interviewing scientists, farmers, biotech and food industry representatives, government regulators, and critics of biotechnology, the ... [report] presents both sides of the debate." The site features interview transcripts, a video clip, a show transcript, comments from the public, interactive learning activities, and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/harvest/ Topics: Agriculture, Nutrition & Food Safety, Social Issues, Technology Last updated Sep 4, 2004 Non-GMO Shopping Guide
Find out which foods, by brand, do or do not have genetically engineered ingredients, and which foods are currently being tested by the biotech industry in experimental trials. Offers alternatives to genetically engineered food and information about labeling. From the True Food Network and True Food Now, a project of the Genetic Engineering Action Network (GEAN). http://truefoodnow.org/genetically-engineered-foods/shoppers-guide/ Topics: Agriculture, Consumer Research & Advocacy, Nutrition & Food Safety, Social Issues Last updated Sep 22, 2009 |
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