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1. Introduction
2. Speaker info
3. Speaker's goal
4. Genetic engineering topics
5. Do we really need to use GE in agriculture?
6. Our always changing world (1)
7. Our always changing world (2)
8. Our always changing world (3)
9. Changing agriculture
10. Genetic engineering
11. Yield increase and consistency in Bt corn
12. Reduction in insecticide use
13. Change in herbicide use per year, past 5 years
14. Countries growing biotech crops
15. Biotech crop area as percentage of global area
16. Are we playing god?
17. Timing
18. Nature vs. synthetic
19. All natural agriculture? (1)
20. All natural agriculture? (2)
21. All natural agriculture? (3)
22. All natural agriculture? (4)
23. Is the process of GE natural or not?
24. GE - the next step in evolution of agriculture (1)
25. GE - the next step in evolution of agriculture (2)
26. GE - the next step in evolution of agriculture (3)
27. Tissue culture
28. Can biotechnology crops be good neighbors?
29. Its all about choice
30. Is co-existence possible?
31. Social parameters: the question of “purity” (1)
32. Social parameters: the question of “purity” (2)
33. Social parameters: co-existence & traceability (1)
34. Social parameters: co-existence & traceability (2)
35. Social parameters: co-existence & traceability (3)
36. Social parameters: co-existence & traceability (4)
37. Social parameters: co-existence & traceability (5)
38. Social parameters play an important role
39. Social parameters: consumer opinion
40. Technical parameters
41. Co-existence on a crop-by-crop basis
42. Co-existence on a crop-by-crop basis: example
43. Traceability makes coexistence possible
44. GE and developing countries (1)
45. GE and developing countries (2)
46. GE and developing countries (3)
47. GE and developing countries (4)
48. Golden rice (1)
49. Golden rice (2)
50. GE technology in agriculture – controversial
51. Is GE the only controversy?
52. GE debates - facts or emotions?
53. Depending on FEAR
54. So who’s job is who’s?
55. Thank you
56. References
57. Information related to images

Topics Covered

• Food safety of genetically engineered (GE) crops for human and animal consumption
• Environmental safety of GE crops the environment
• Regulation of GE crops
• The need for GE technology
• Ethical and moral issues of using GE
• Foods created through GE (natural or not?)
• Coexistence/ food labeling
• GE crops in developing countries

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Series:

• Agricultural Genetics

Categories:

• Genetics & Epigenetics
• Plant & Animal Sciences

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Publication History

• Published on December 1, 2013
• Updated on July 1, 2014

Financial Disclosures

• Prof. Ania Wieczorek has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.