Genetically
Modified Organisms
Need Grain
Tested for GMO's? The following is a list of some
public and private labs that currently provide testing
for the presence of GMO's in grain crops. Some
of these labs can evaluate crops for a wider range of
GMO's than others.
Genescan
USA, Inc.
Biogenetic
Services Inc.
California
Seed & Plant Lab, Inc . Genetic
ID
Mid-West
Seed Services Ohio
Seed Improvement Association
AGDIA
Biodiagnostics
Inc.
Indiana
Crop Improvement
GMO's
have seen a lot of press in the recent past as well
as in the present. The following is a sampling
of some sites that explore this issue a little further.
Our goal is not to bash "anti-biotech" movements, but
to give you resources covering both sides of the issue
and to expose you to the differing sides, opinions and
perhaps misconceptions regarding biologically engineered
foods and food products.
GMO
FAQ - From Ohio State
GMO
Articles - Ohio State
Council
for Biotechnology Information
Union
for Concerned Scientists
Regulation
of Genetically Engineered Organisms and Products-
(pdf)
Information
Systems for Biotechnology
Ag
Biotech InfoNet
Designer
Seeds - A comprehensive overview from the
National Academy of Sciences
Genetic
Modification of Food - Database of food and
related sciences
Ag
BioWorld
American
Seed Trade Association - A listing of grain
handling facilities accepting GMO Corn
FDA
BioTech
Impacts
of AdoptingGenetically Engineered Crops in the United
States - Economic Research Service, USDA
Ag
BioSafety - University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Scientific, regulatory and educational materials relevant
to crop biotechnology and the current debate on the
genetic modification of food.
National
Corn Growers Association Biotechnology Page
Feel free
to e-mail me any relevant links geyer.9@osu.edu |
