Links to some extremely useful articles and reports in this Third World Network briefing.
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TWN Newsletter for January, 2006
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GM Contamination: Can biological containment work for crops and society? http://www.biosafety-info.net/article.php?aid=306

This briefing reviews the different approaches used to prevent GM contamination and considers their effectiveness and practicality. This is important because ‘biological containment’ is being promoted as a biosafety issue.
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An assessment on potential long-term health effects caused by antibiotic resistance marker genes in genetically modified organisms based on antibiotic usage and resistance patterns in Norway

http://www.biosafety-info.net/article.php?aid=307

This is a report from an Ad Hoc Group appointed by the Norwegian Scientific Panel on GMOs and Panel on Biological Hazards which assesses the potential long-term health effects caused by antibiotic resistance marker genes in GMOs based on antibiotic use.
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The Pusztai guide to GMOs and regulation http://www.biosafety-info.net/article.php?aid=310

Arpad Pusztai and Susan Bardocz describe the step-by-step process of conducting risk assessment on GM food/plants.
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Monsanto: Who Benefits from GM crops (Exe.Summ.) http://www.biosafety-info.net/article.php?aid=311

This is an executive summary of the report that analyses the way in which GM crops have been introduced between 1996-2005. The rapid penetration of GM crops in a few countries has been largely the result of aggressive push by corporations such as Monsanto:
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Monsanto: ¿quién se beneficia con http://www.biosafety-info.net/article.php?aid=312

This is an executive summary of the report that analyses the way in which GM crops have been introduced between 1996-2005. The rapid penetration of GM crops in a few countries has been largely the result of aggressive push by corporations such as Monsanto.
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Ethics and Genetic Engineering http://www.biosafety-info.net/article.php?aid=315

Fr Sean McDonagh of the Columban Missionary writes on the ethical and moral aspects of genetic engineering. He is critical of the corporate powers which continue to push GM food despite evidence that such food could have health impacts.
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Report Blasts Lax Oversight of GMOs in the US http://www.biosafety-info.net/article.php?aid=316

This report issued by the USDA auditor, the Office of Inspector General, found that the department has failed to properly oversee field trials of GE crops, including plants designed to produce chemicals for medical and insustrial use.
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Bt Cotton in Andhra Pradesh: A three-year assessment http://www.biosafety-info.net/article.php?aid=314

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