Ethical guidelines on bio-medical research mooted » 13.12.2008 Special Correspondent In the wake of environmental concerns and to protect vulnerable sections of society ?Research model should ensure privacy and confidentiality of genetic information? ?No scope should be left for fabrication, falsification or plagiarism? JAIPUR: The newly-established Asian Institute..
Industry urges nanotech safety » 12.12.2008 ] - Fearing the emerging new field of nanotechnology will engender fears like those surrounding genetically modified foods in Europe, companies are pushing government agencies for a more coordinated effort to ensure the tiny nanomaterials are safe and environmentally...
Studie: Genmodifisert mais påvirker reproduksjonen hos mus.
I en rapport som nylig ble offentliggjort viser blant annet at genmodifisert mais påvirker reproduksjonen hos mus. Studiene som ligger til grunn for rapporten ble gjennomført etter ønske av den østerrikske regjering.
En studie publisert i den vitenskaplige journalen Argicultural and Food Chemistry har sett på effektene på sårbare mus som ble foret med genmodifisert mais. Studien viser blant annet forandringer i immunofenotypen til musenes milt, sirkulerende lymfocytter og tarm.
GENØK DEFENDS ITS SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY FROM FALSEHOODS OF SWISS SCIENTIST. DEMANDS PUBLIC APOLOGY AND RETRACTION.
Klaus Ammann, retired from the University of Berne, Switzerland, and guest professor at Delft University of Technology gave a presentation entitled Do GM crops pose risks to the environment? at the Agricultural Biotechnology International Conference (ABIC) in Cork, Ireland during August 24-27, 2008. The power point file of the talk is available on-line at: (http://www.botanischergarten.ch/ABIC/Ammann-ABIC-Cork-20080826.ppt ). In this talk, Klaus Ammann made several public accusations of scientific fraud and misconduct against GenØk Centre for Biosafety.
PhD dissertation: Constructing and transgressing boundaries between fisheries science and management
A comprehensive understanding of the boundary between fisheries advisory science and management requires examinations of practices in scientific knowledge production, its use in policy-making, and conditions on which its stability depends.