Comments on: Agriculture – Part 3: Bio Engineering of Plants https://techsomogro.com/agriculture-part-3-bio-engineering-of-plants/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=agriculture-part-3-bio-engineering-of-plants Science, Technology and the Future Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:38:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 By: lenrosen4 https://techsomogro.com/agriculture-part-3-bio-engineering-of-plants/#comment-43 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:16:26 +0000 http://21stcentech.wordpress.com/?p=416#comment-43 Ella Baker. Hi Ella, I think there are three big challenges bio-engineered crops face: 1. Addressing the intra-species potential to introduce an unintended genetic variable that remains hidden before expressing itself in later generations of crops. 2. Defining what is the right duration for testing the output of genetic engineering to assure the public of the safety of the product. 3. Educating the public about the science of bio-engineering so that consumers understand how this compares to "natural" or "human" selection in the process of improving crops for human and domestic animal consumption.]]> In reply to Ella Baker.

Hi Ella, I think there are three big challenges bio-engineered crops face:
1. Addressing the intra-species potential to introduce an unintended genetic variable that remains hidden before expressing itself in later generations of crops.
2. Defining what is the right duration for testing the output of genetic engineering to assure the public of the safety of the product.
3. Educating the public about the science of bio-engineering so that consumers understand how this compares to “natural” or “human” selection in the process of improving crops for human and domestic animal consumption.

]]> By: Ella Baker https://techsomogro.com/agriculture-part-3-bio-engineering-of-plants/#comment-42 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:44:24 +0000 http://21stcentech.wordpress.com/?p=416#comment-42 The World Trade Organization has made a preliminary ruling that European Union restrictions on genetically engineered crops violate international trade rules. The United States, Canada, and Argentina together grow 80 percent of all biotech crops sold commercially, by which the EU regulates such crops. The countries argued that the EU’s regulatory process was far too slow and its standards were unreasonable given that the overwhelming body of scientific evidence finds the crops safe.

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