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Universities and Institutions
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Britannica internet guide
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Agriculture and Farming
http://www.usda.gov/oce/commodity/wasde/
World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates provides current USDA forecasts of supply-use balances for major grains, soybeans, cotton, sugar and livestock products
http://www.marketchoices.info/
Information about facilities and countries that accept genetically modified and non-genetically modified corn products.
http://www.hti.umich.edu/n/nal/
"Organic Roots On-Line Database," allows searching for historic information on organic farming on-line
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/farmincome/
Estimates of farm sector income for the US, 1910-2004; for individual States, 1910-2003
http://www.fao.org/biotech/logs/C10/summary.htm
Summary of FAO conference: "Molecular marker assisted selection as a potential tool for genetic improvement of crops, forest trees, livestock and fish in developing countries"
http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/VGS/Apr04/vgs30101/
USDA Economic Resarch Service provides information on organic produce,
price premiums, and eco-labeling in U.S. farmers' markets
http://www.nass.usda.gov/census/
Preliminary census results give first look at changing face of agriculture.
http://calpip.cdpr.ca.gov/
Pesticide Use in California Conventional and Organic Crop Production
http://www.organicaginfo.org/
Scientifically-based or practically validated information on organic agriculture.
http://www.ars.usda.gov/foodsearch/
USDA's major authoritative source of food composition for the US; each food item has data on 125 possible food components
InterNutrition (German)
http://www.internutrition.ch/in-news/mediainfo/index.html
Health-relevant and environmental aspects of different farming systems: "organic, conventional and genetic engineering"
http://www.weedscience.org/in.asp
Provides information on the evolution of herbicide-resistant weeds throughout the world.
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~comm/bsefact2.html
Fact Sheet on FDA's Interim Final Rule and Proposed Rule for BSE (mad cow) testing (7/04)
http://www.ers.usda.gov/StateFacts/
USDA ERS state statistics on population, education, income, employment, farm characteristics and agricultural sales - April 2005.
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/WRS0505/
Compares EU and U.S. organic agricultural policy and examines the organic sectors in the two regions
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Biotechnology Information
Genetically engineered corn varieties by State and United States, 2000-2006
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/BiotechCrops/ExtentofAdoptionTable1.htm
Genetically engineered upland cotton varieties by State and United States, 2000-2006
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/BiotechCrops/ExtentofAdoptionTable2.htm
Genetically engineered soybean varieties by State and United States, 2000-2006
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/BiotechCrops/ExtentofAdoptionTable3.htm
Colorado state education site on ag biotech
http://www.colostate.edu/programs/lifesciences/TransgenicCrops/index.html
http://pewagbiotech.org/resources/factsheets/crops
Aug. 2004: Fact Sheet on U.S. GM Crops - Pew Initiative
http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/tb1906/
Report on Size and Distribution of Market Benefits from Adopting Biotech Crops
US Department of Commerce Report on Use of Biotechnology in US Industry is the first comprehensive federal survey and statistical data analysis of biotechnology in U.S.
International Life Sciences Institute
Provides up-to-date information on the natural variability in composition of conventional crops and provides a reference for comparing composition of new crop varieties, including those developed through biotechnology.
pewagbiotech.org
The fact sheet, entitled chronicles and catalogues state and federal legislative activity relating to agricultural biotechnology in 2001 and 2002.
ICGEB database on biosafety studies: Extensive bibliography of biosafety references from the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
CBI list of biotech agricultural products: A comprehensive article that lists every biotech agricultural product that has been approved in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
FierceBiotech A free daily email service covering biotech
Colorado State University
http://www.colostate.edu/programs/lifesciences/TransgenicCrops/
The National Academies
Report on Animal Biotechnology was Released on August 20, 2002 by the National Academies of Science, titled: "Animal Biotechnology: Science-Based Concerns
International Food Information Council, Washington, D.C
http://ific.org/
Historical Timeline of Biotechnology
http://www.ncbiotech.org/biotech101/timeline.cfm
Information Systems for Biotechnology
http://www.nbiap.vt.edu//
AgBiotechNet
http://www.agbiotechnet.com//
Agnews of the Texas A&M University Agriculture Program
http://agnews.tamu.edu//
US National Agricultural Library
http://www.nal.usda.gov/bic
CropGen
http://www.cropgen.org/
Agrichemical and Environmental news
http://www.tricity.wsu.edu/aenews/
Scientific and industrial research for Australia (search for Biotechnology)
http://www.csiro.au//
AfricaBio
http://www.africabio.com/index.shtml
Bt backgrounder
http://www.foodsafetynetwork.ca/
Bioethics, Prof. Gary L. Comstock
http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/users/g/glcomsto/www/homepage.html
Ecological Impact Assessment, CAST (Council for Agricultural Science and Technology)
http://www.cast-science.org/cast/src/cast_top.htm
Iowa Grain Quality Initiative
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Pages/grain/gmo/gmocklist.html
Soybean.com
http://www.soybean.com/bseries.htm
Transgenic Crops, Colorado State University
http://www.colostate.edu/programs/lifesciences/TransgenicCrops
National Biotechnology Information Facility
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
The WWW Virtual Library, biotechnology information directory
http://www.cato.com/biotech/
AbBioWorld.org
http://www.agbioworld.org//
Elsevier Science powerful Internet search tool Scirus
http://www.scirus.com//
A free CD, Essential Biosafety, is available through AgBios, Canada; it provides scientific and regulatory information for genetically modified and other novel crops and foods. Information includes a database of safety information on all GM plant products with regulatory approval and a complete description of each event with regulatory approval in at least one country worldwide. It has detailed information on how it was produced and what concerns were addressed during environmental and food safety risk assessments. There are also links to regulatory decision summaries, and information on which countries have granted product approval. ISAAA and Monsanto supported the development of the CD. To view the CD's contents, go to <http://www.essentialbiosafety.info/>
Animal Biotechnology
http://www.animalbiotechnology.org/
Medline Plus: Health Information
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/foodallergy.html
Genetically Modified (GM) Foods Authorized in the European Union under Novel Food Regulation Rule (EC) 258/97 (January 17, 2006)
http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/food/biotechnology/authorisation/index_en.htm
National Pesticide Use Database: 2002," which contains 10,277 new records
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Research
Biotechnology at Iowa State University (USA)
http://www.biotech.iastate.edu/
Biotechnology at University of California, Davis (USA)
http://www.biotech.ucdavis.edu/
Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research (USA)
http://bti.cornell.edu/
Institute for Plant Genomics and Biotechnology, Texas A&M University (USA)
http://ipgb.tamu.edu/
Department of Plant and Microbial Biology , University of California, Berkeley (USA)
http://plantbio.berkeley.edu/
Department of Plant Biology, Ohio State University (USA)
http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~plantbio/plantbio.html
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis (USA)
http://www.danforthcenter.org/
European Molecular Biology Laboratory
http://www.embl-heidelberg.de/
Institute for Plant Sciences, ETH Zurich (Switzerland)
http://www.rereth.ethz.ch/agrl/pflanzen/pflanzen.prof_overview.html
John Innes Centre, Norwich (UK)
http://www.jic.bbsrc.ac.uk/
Max-Planck-Institut fuer Zuechtungsforschung, Koeln (Germany)
http://www.mpiz-koeln.mpg.de/
North Carolina Biotechnology Centre (USA)
http://www.ncbiotech.org/
Roslin Institute Online (UK).
http://www.ri.bbsrc.ac.uk/
Scottish Crop Research Institute (UK)
http://www.scri.sari.ac.uk/
University of Illinois Biotechnology Center (USA)
http://www.biotech.uiuc.edu/
University of Missouri (USA)
http://cafnr.missouri.edu/
Wageningen Agricultural University, Wageningen (Netherlands)
http://www.wau.nl/welcome.html
Publicly Funded Research Bodies
BBSRC Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council - was formed on 1 April 1994 - by the incorporation of the former Agricultural and Food Research Council with biotechnology and biological sciences programmes of the former Science and Engineering Research Council.
CGIAR - Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
European Federation of Biotechnology Task group on Public Perceptions of Biotechnology
NRC Biotechnology Research Institute BRI maintains advanced facilities to carry out collaborative research projects in molecular biology and biochemical engineering
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Dictionaries
Life Sciences
List of Dictionaries
QuickDic German<->English
Scientific Quotations
TU Chemnitz German<->English
BioTech's Life Science Dictionary This free resource is still very much under construction. Currently, most of the 8300+ terms deal with biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, cell biology and genetics. They also have some terms relating to ecology, limnology, pharmacology, toxicology and medicine.
The World Wide Web Virtual Library: Biotechnology This directory covers biotechnology, pharmaceutical development, genetic engineering, medical device development, and related fields such as pharmacology and toxicology. It differs from Biosciences in that Biotechnology places more emphasis on product development and the delivery of products and services.
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Life Sciences and Seed Companies
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Industry Associations and 'NGOs'
- Abrabi The Brazilian Association of Biotechnology Enterprises - was chartered in May 1986 as a non-profit organisation to congregate companies and other entities active in biotechnology in Industry, Commerce, Science and Technology within the Brazilian Economy.
- Biocommerce Data Ltd Internet guide to who is doing what in the biotechnology business (Pay site)
- Canadian Biotechnology Home Page BIOTECanada represents the full breadth of the Canadian biotechnology community. We provide a unified voice for biotechnology in Canada in all our areas of expertise: advocacy, human resources, communications, and providing important services to the community.
- Food For Our Future Informing consumers about modern biotechnology
- ISAAA ISAAA's objectives are the transfer and delivery of appropriate biotechnology applications to developing countries and the building of partnerships between institutions in the South and the private sector in the North, and by strengthening South-South collaboration. For an illustration of their perspectives see the speech by Anatole Krattiger
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Public-Interest Civil Society Organisations
- The Campaign for Food Safety The Campaign for Food Safety is a non-profit, public interest US organisation dedicated to building a healthy, safe, and sustainable system of food production and consumption. Extensive web site with regular updates. Also produce FOOD BYTES, news and Analysis on Genetic Engineering, Factory Farming, & Organics. To subscribe to the free electronic newsletter, Food Bytes, send an email to: majordomo@mr.net with the simple message: subscribe pure-food-action
- Canberra Organic Growers Society Inc. Comprehensive site including information on Genetic Engineering in the Agriculture Industry, especially in the paper by Miguel Altieri at http://www.netspeed.com.au/cogs/gen37.htm
- Centre for Environment and Society A couple of Jules Pretty articles available - see of 'Pandora and Progress' and 'Feeding the World with Sustainable farming or GMOs?'
- Compassion in World Farming CIWF has also been at the forefront of the campaign to end the export of live farm animals from the UK, and is campaigning for an end to farm animal genetic engineering. Recently involved in the debate over BST and working to maintain the ban on its use in Europe
- Consumers International A worldwide non-profit federation of consumer organisations, dedicated to the protection and promotion of consumer interests.
- Friends Of the Earth Large section on genetic engineering
- GeneWatch BriefingsGeneWatch is an independent organisation concerned with the ethics and risks of genetic engineering. It questions how, why and whether the use of genetic technologies should proceed and believes that the debate over genetic engineering is long overdue.
- Genetics Forum An independent voice on genetic engineering, produces 'Biotech magazine, Splice'
- Genetic Resources Action International (GRAIN) Major International NGO campaigner on Genetic resources. Also manages BIO-IPR, an irregular listserver. Its purpose is to circulate information about recent developments in the field of intellectual property rights related to biodiversity & associated knowledge. BIO-IPR is a strictly non-commercial and educational service for nonprofit organisations and individuals active in the struggle against IPRs on life. To get on the mailing list, send the word "subscribe" (no quotes) as the subject of an email message to <bio-ipr-request@cuenet.com>.
- Green Alliance Meeting corporate sector insiders for change. To raise awareness of the possible environmental impacts of the release of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) into the environment, to explore whether there are potential environmental advantages to genetic modification, and to press for public institutions which can make these judgements properly.
- GreenNet Over 200 members have web Sites on GreenNet...use the search engines to find relevant bodies
- Institute of Development Studies Several services offered and a search engine facility. IDS also runs the ID21 online collection containing hundreds of policy-relevant research digests on critical global development issues, drawn from over 40 major UK-based economics and social studies departments and think-tanks, together with a wide range of NGO research departments and consultants. There is an electronic Newsletter with regular updates of the latest additions to the collection. To see the whole collection visit: http://www.id21.org/
- New Agriculturalist On-line On-line magazine covering agricultural and development issues
- Rural Advancement Foundation International RAFI is an international non-governmental dedicated to the conservation and sustainable improvement of agricultural biodiversity, and to the socially responsible development of technologies useful to rural societies. Provide a mailing service to keep you informed of developments, for details visit http://www.rafi.org/
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