BioTech 177

Links: Food

A growing population and climate change is going to make it difficult to meet the demand for food; we must embrace the solutions offered by biotechnology if we are going to feed the planet
FDA approval of genetic modified foods
Biotech foods lack investors
Specialty crops
Blog of Marion Nestle, professor and former senior nutrition policy advisor
orld Health Organization's history of GM/biotech foods
Will Frankenfood save the planet?
Ecological impacts of agricultrual biotech
Biotech's role in poverty allieviation
Cloning food is OK
Amflora potato
The Case against Heirloom tomatoes
Global Anti-GM Sentiment Slows China's Biotech Agenda
Biotech grains, less taboo?
The problem with engineered crops is that they permit the big biotech companies to place a padlock on the food chain
The Safety of Genetically Modified Foods Produced through Biotechnology
Public Sentiment About Genetically Modified Food
Global incidents of genetic contamination from genetically modified (GM) crops are on the rise, while the companies responsible ignore the consequences
Argument in favor of the safety of biotech foods
Dispute over use of pesticides
Food vaccines show slim promise
Growing meat inside a test tube

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Two Cultures
Food
Animals
Body
Environment

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UCLA HNRS 177 - Biotechnology and Art - Bioartists use cells, DNA molecules, proteins, and living tissues to bring to life ethical, social, and aesthetic issues of sciences. This course will study how bioart blurs distinctions between science and art through the combination of artistic and scientific processes, creating wide public debate. We wil explore the history of biotechnology as well as social implications of this science.

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Victoria Vesna