Plant biotechnology is there light at the end of the tunnel? Editorial overview
Abstract
The past two years have been rough for public acceptance of genetically engineered plants. Non-governmental organizations and political action groups have rallied against a threat that they perceive to be caused by the application of this technology to farming and food. The slow and sometimes misguided reaction by academia and industry has contributed to a hiccup in the employment of one of history's greatest technological advances. Two years ago, before the uprising against genetically engineered plants, the products of plant biotechnology had the greatest rate of adoption of any technology in the history of agriculture. This was satisfying for the scientists and professionals who had spent major portions of their lives developing the products and the enabling technology. Indeed, it is a valiant and good endeavor to develop ways of reducing the toil and risk of farming, and to provide more and better food for the world's population.
- Publication:
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Current Opinion in Plant Biology
- Pub Date:
- 2001
- DOI:
- 10.1016/S1369-5266(00)00151-5
- Bibcode:
- 2001COPB....4..151R