Academic Priorities In Biotechnology Information Systems for biotechnology Meetings and Conferences Safety First Active Governance of Genetic Engineering for Environment and Human Health Worldwide March 23, 2001 EU Advanced Workshop. biotechnology ethics and Public Perceptions of biotechnology E-mail agric.2020@bbsrc.ac.uk. Telephone +441603 450581/450641 http://www.usask.ca/university_council/planning/projects/biotech_feb18.html
Extractions: Academic Priorities in Biotechnology An Interim Report to the Planning Committee from the Biotechnology Task Force February 18, 1999 Table of Contents ABSTRACT We are proposing five new integrated interdisciplinary undergraduate programs in the area of biotechnology. The proposed programs are the culmination to date of an extensive collaborative and consultative process. The five programs build on existing strengths at the university in the area of biotechnology. A key innovation in all programs is to provide students regardless of their base discipline with an introduction to both the science of biotechnology and the social, commercial and ethical issues associated with the growth and development of the science and associated industry. Various national and provincial surveys have identified a need for well-trained personnel in all aspects of biotechnology from laboratory scientists and technicians to directors of biotechnology companies, managers and legislators. Biotechnology firms require workers trained in science and technology. However, biotechnology companies prefer employees who are not only conversant with the science and technological dimensions of the industry but who also understand the commercial, social, political and ethical issues associated with the commercial application of this new domain of scientific knowledge. Companies whose leaders and employees have an understanding of the complexities of these issues are thought to have a better chance of survival and success.
Biology - Biotechnology from agriculture, WA http//www.agric.wa.gov.au student activities http//www.biotechnology.gov.au ForEthical Decision Making from ethics Connection, Santa http://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/curric/stage6/biol/bioltech.html
Extractions: UniServe Science Biology Table of Contents 9.6 Biotechnology General and background information Origins of biotechnology Common biotechnology practices Fermentation ... Ethical issues General and background information Biotechnology Australia Education - resources from Biotechnology Australia Federal Goverment Initiative
I DONT CARE WHAT THE SCIENTISTS SAYBIOTECH CROPS ARE TOO RISKY CR Cothern ed., Handbook for environmental risk decision making values, perceptions,and ethics. Public perceptions of biotechnology another look J. agric. http://agbiosafety.unl.edu/test/ref_perspectives.htm
Extractions: I DONT CARE WHAT THE SCIENTISTS SAYBIOTECH CROPS ARE TOO RISKY Risk as Perception References and Further Reading Alhakami , A. S., and P. Slovic A psychological study of the inverse relationship between perceived risk and perceived benefit. Risk Anal. 14: 1085-1096. Bostrom , A., B. Fischhoff , and M. G. Morgan. 1992. Characterizing mental models of hazardous processes: a methodology and an application to radon J. Soc. Iss Boulter , D. 1997. Scientific and public perception of plant genetic manipulationa critical review. Crit . Rev. Plant Sci Brown, D. J., and L. F. Schrader 1990. Cholesterol information and shell egg consumption. Am. J. Agric. Econ. 72: 548-555. Chalfant , J. A., and J. M. Alston 1988. Accounting for changes in tastes. J. Political Econ. 96:391-410. Cothern , C. R. 1996. An overview of environmental risk decision making: values, perceptions, and ethics, pp. 39-67. In C. R. Cothern [ed.], Handbook of environmental risk decision making: values, perceptions, and ethics. CRC Press, Boca Raton FL.
I Know What Risk Is, But How Do I Assess It Handbook of environmental risk decision making values, perceptions, and ethics. agric.,96 pp Consumer acceptance of biotechnology An international perspective http://agbiosafety.unl.edu/paradigm_ref.htm
Extractions: I Know What Risk Is, But How Do I Assess It? The Risk Assessment Paradigm References and Suggested Readings ACS. 1998. Understanding Risk Analysis. American Chemical Society, Washington DC Bernstein, P. L. 1996. Against the gods: The remarkable story of risk. Wiley, New York Cothern , C. R. [ ed .]. 1996. Handbook of environmental risk decision making: values, perceptions, and ethics. CRC Press, Boca Raton FL. EC (1998). Guidelines on the Application of the Precautionary Principle. European Commission Directorate-General XXIV, 17 Oct 98 Brussels FACS (1995). Reporting on risk: A Journalist's Handbook on Environmental Risk Assessment Foundation for American Communications, Pasadena , CA. http://www.facsnet.org/report_tools/ g uides_primers/risk/main.html Laudan , L. 1997. Danger ahead: The risks you really face on lifes highway. Wiley, New York NRC (1983). Risk Assessment in the Federal Government: Managing the Process National Research Council, National Academy Press, Washington D.C. NRC (1996). Understanding Risk: Informing Decisions in a Democratic Society National Research Council
AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT BIOTECHNOLOGY COMMISSION Bruce, DM (2002) A Social Contract for biotechnology Shared Visionsfor Risky Technologies? J. agric.Food ethics, in preparation. http://www.aebc.gov.uk/aebc/horizon_scanning_meetings_030901_minutes.html
FLAD/NSF International Bioethics Institute 2002--Schedule 1700, Public lecture ethics and animal biotechnology, Peter Sandoe,Royal Vet. agric. University, Copenhagen. Friday 28 June 9.30 http://www.biotech.iastate.edu/Bioethics/Institute/flad_2002/schedule.html
Biotechnology And Bioethics Verhoog, H.; Jagric-Environ-ethics v.5(2 transgenics-; animal-breeding; genetic-engineering;animal-welfare; ethics-. of property and the biotechnology debate. http://www.nal.usda.gov/bic/Biblios/bioethic.htm
Extractions: Beltsville, Maryland 20705-2351 Leonard, Scott A. Biotechnology and bioethics: January 1992-March 1996. Quick bibliography series;96-04) 1. Agricultural BiotechnologyBibliographyCatalogs. 2.Biotechnology BibliographyCatalogs. 3. BioethicsBibliographyCatalogs. I. Dobert, Raymond. II. National Agricultural Library (U.S.) III. Title.
FLAD / NSF International - Bioethics Institute Comstock. 1700 Public lecture ethics and animal biotechnology, PeterSandoe, Royal Vet. agric. Univ., Copenhagen. Friday 28. 9.30 http://www2.flad.pt/us/bioethic.html
Extractions: Call for Applications Deadline for applications: April 15, 2002 FLAD / NSF International - Bioethics Institute 3.rd edition Fundação Luso-Americana - Luso-American Foundation Lisbon, Portugal June 27 July 4, 2002 For Life Science Faculty Members Institute Objectives I. To assist life science faculty members in integrating discussions of ethics into existing science courses. II. To acquaint faculty in the life sciences with ethical theory. III. To assist faculty in constructing pedagogical materials, such as case studies and classroom exercises. Participants will be asked to read a book on ethical theory as advance preparation. Tentative Program Thursday 27 June Welcome, Charles Buchanan, FLAD Addressing the ethical dimension of the EU funded research - future perspectives speaker to be confirmed,
Ethics Of Using Transgenic Animals 1992) Superpigs and Wondercorn The Brave New World of biotechnology and Where paperentitled Genetic engineering animal welfare and ethics Outlook on agric. http://oslovet.veths.no/transgenics/references.html
Extractions: ANZCCART (1999). In the September 1999 newsletter from ANZCCART (Australian and New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals in Research and Teaching), there is an article entitled Ethical and Welfare Implications associated with Transgenic Animals. The newsletter may be downloaded here as a pdf file. You will need Acrobat Reader to read this file.
Fundação Luso-Americana 1700, Public lecture ethics and animal biotechnology, Peter Sandoe,Royal Vet. agric. Univ., Copenhagen. Friday 28. 9.3013.30, http://www.flad.pt/bioIntro.asp?cat=55&area=4
::Agricultural Biotechnology:: of agriculture and Environmental ethics. 10(2) 10525. Intellectual property rightsin agricultural biotechnology. Exper. agric. 35(2) 240-1. Book Review. http://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/sdecatur/chem210/bibliography_pages/agbiotech.h
Extractions: Biotechnology and Global Economy Conference homepage. It includes interviews (audio) with keynote and other speakers, abstracts and viewpoints on conference sessions, and good links to other pages. In viewpoints there is one editorial, "Food and Culture of Biotechnology" that equates biotechnology with death. In the interviews there is discussion of intellectual property, the benefits for developing countries, and how to guide biotechnology and policy development. www.biotech-info.net/gordon_conway.html This is a transcript of a speech by Gordon Conway, "The Rockefeller Foundation and Plant Biotechnology." It addresses the backlash against plant biotechnology, how development in third world countries is poorly equipped for rapid change, the 'terminator technology,' food security in a globalized world, actions to improve research and development in developing countries, and devising a new way to talk about biotechnology. www.usda.gov/news/releases/1999/07/0285
2.18.vii. Biotechnology Industry 2.18.vii. biotechnologyGeneral References. Calvieri, LF The Double-Edged Helix.Columbia Univ. Pr., 1981. Jnl of agric. Environ. ethics, 1991 151-158. http://eco.gn.apc.org/resguide/2_18vii.html
Extractions: The development of genetic engineering or biotechnology attracts support from many quarters. Some are dazzled by the prospects of increased power and profit from the colonisation and industrialisation of evolution's basic building block, the genetic code. Others have less selfish aspirations. Humanistic aspirations to combat crippling physical and mental disorders, for example, lead many sections of the general public to support genetic engineering. So too do hopes that new strains of superproductive plants could put an end to the scourge of world hunger. Many environmentalists are also keen supporters of biotechnology. In 1983, environmental organisations such as the Countryside Commission, World Wildlife Fund and the then Nature Conservancy Council endorsed The Conservation and Development Programme for the UK , which celebrated biotechnology as a 'sunrise industry' and one of 'the environment's growth poles'. In Save the Earth , edited by Jonathon Porritt, Peter Raven, a member of the US National Science Board, claims that 'genetic engineering will widen the reach of our great-grandchildren, enabling them to put together altered kinds of organisms that will be productive indefinitely under the conditions in which they are grown'.
SAC Home Page Search Advanced Search And Env. ethics), 1989 1990. 2- 3. of J.Dep. agric. Victoria), 1969- 1978. Journalof Applied Biochemistry (cont. as biotechnology and Applied Biochem.), 1980- 1985. http://www.sac.ac.uk/library/External/Catalogue/Catalogue_J.htm
Extractions: Journals Service CY = Current Year * = Incomplete Disc'd = Discontinued Ab = Aberdeen Au = Auchincruive Ed = Edinburgh A B C D ... Z J TITLE DATES VOLUMES LOCATION Janus Au Jealott's Hill Agricultural Research Bulletin Ed Jealott's Hill Agricultural Research Digest Ed Jealott's Hill Collected Papers Ed The Jersey Ed The Journal (ANM Group) Ab Journal and Proceedings of the Inst. Of British Agric. Engineers (cont. as J. and Proc. Inst. Agric. Engnrs.) Bush Journal and Proc. Inst. Of Agric. Engineers (cont. as Agric. Engineer) Bush Journal for Further and Higher Education in Scotland Au Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Leadership (cont. as Horizons) Au Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning Au Journal of Aegean Agricultural Research Bush Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics (cont. of J. of Agricultural Ethics) Ed Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Tutorials In Animal Welfare Research Acta agric. Scand., Sect. A. Suppl. 27 2935. Needs, fears and fantasies. In A.Holland and A. Johnson (Editors), Animal biotechnology and ethics. http://www.agsci.ubc.ca/animalwelfare/courses/tutorial.html
NCSU PP590a: Reading Material Purdue University agric. Exp. Sustaining the Food Supply. biotechnology 104043. TheScience and ethics of Genetic Engineering. Cambridge Univ. Press. http://www.cals.ncsu.edu:8050/course/pp530/read_req.html
Extractions: Introduction to class, Food and people Hardin, G. 1968. The Tragedy of the Commons. Science 162:1243-1248. Hardin, G. 1996. Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against Helping the Poor. Pages 5-15 in: W. Aiken ed., World Hunger and Morality, Prentice Hall Inc., N J. Mann, C. 1997. Reseeding the Green Revolution. Science 277:1038-1043. Rolston, H. 1996. Feeding People Versus Saving Nature. Pages 248-267 in: W. Aiken, ed. World Hunger and Morality, Prentice Hall Inc., N J. Case study: Sierra Club population issue Ethical Theory Peach, L. 1995. An Introduction to Ethical Theory. Pages 13-26 in: R. L. Penslar ed., Research Ethics: Cases and Materials. Indiana Univ. Press, Bloomington. Rachels, J. 1986. The Elements of Moral Philosophy. McGraw-Hill, Inc. New York. Chapters 1,2,4,5,13 Regan, T. 1993. New Introductory Essays in Moral Philosophy. Pages 1-29 in: T. Regan ed., Matters of Life and Death. McGraw Hill, NY. Case study: How to write and analyze a case study The Atmosphere - Ozone Depletion and Methyl Bromide Ristaino, J. B. and Thomas, W. 1997. Agriculture, Methyl Bromide, and the Ozone hole: Can We Fill the Gaps. Plant Dis. 81:964-977.
NCSU PP590a: Reading Material Baumgardt, BR, and Martin, M. A. 1991. agricultural biotechnology Issues and Choices.Purdue University agric. Exp. Blatz, C. 1991. ethics and agriculture. http://www.cals.ncsu.edu:8050/course/pp530/read_reserve.html
Extractions: Reserve List - Books Located in DH Hill Library Aiken, W. and H. Lafolette. 1996. World Hunger and Morality, Prentice Hall Inc., N J. Altieri, M. A. 1995. Agroecology: The Science of Sustainable Agriculture. WestView Press, Boulder, CO. Avery, D. 1995. Saving the Planet with Pesticides and Plastic: The Environmental Triump of High Yield Farming. Hudson Institute, Indianapolis. Barker, R. 1997. And the Waters Turned to Blood. Simon and Schuster, New York. Baumgardt, B. R., and Martin, M. A. 1991. Agricultural Biotechnology: Issues and Choices. Purdue University Agric. Exp. Sta., West Layfayette, ID. Bell, C. H., Price, N., and Chakrabarti, B. 1996. The Methyl Bromide issue. John Wiley and Sons, NY. Blatz, C. 1991. Ethics and Agriculture. An Anthology on Current Issues in World Context. Univ. of Idaho Press, Moscow. Biodiversity II: Understanding and Protecting our Biological Resources. National Academy of Sciences.p 125-138. Callicott, J. B. 1989. In Defense of the Land Ethic. State University of New York Press. Gendel, S. and Kline, D. 1990. Agricultural Bioethics:Implications of Agricultural Biotechnology, Iowa State University Press, Ames.
Occasional Paper #2: What Consumers Want To Know Some consumers are concerned about the ethics and safety of transferring genetic labeldescribing the reasons for applications of biotechnology would be agric. http://www.cals.cornell.edu/extension/nabc/pubs/occ_paper_2/Bruhn.html
Extractions: Davis, CA 95616 [published February 1994] Consumer attitudes toward biotechnology are generally positive. However, the public has concerns and questions which should be addressed. These are highlighted by special interest groups who build on fears. Unless balanced by facts and scientific perspective, the number of consumers with concerns could increase. My assessment of consumer interest is based on a review of the literature, including the Hoban and Kendall study, and experiences discussing biotechnology in meetings with chefs, the media and the public. Ethical concerns relate to applications of biotechnology to animals People want the tools of science to be applied to issues of concern People have indicated they will evaluate individual applications of this technology. In the Hoban and Kendall study, over 60% felt that use of biotechnology to make cotton plants resistant to damage from weed control chemicals was acceptable. This application of biotechnology is more acceptable than the general public response to crossbreeding.
Food & Agriculture Bibliography Journal of agricultural Environmental ethics J. agric. Environ. ethics, vol.12, no. 1, pp. 127139, 2000. TITLE The contribution of biotechnology to food http://www.csa.com/routenet/cnie/pop/food/foodbib.html
