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http://www.gak.co.jp/TIGG/41MR1e.html

MINIREVIEW Biological Effects of Plant Lectins on the Gastrointestinal Tract:Metabolic Consequences and Applications - Pusztai, A.; and Bardocz, S.

http://www.gao.gov

Get documents from: Secretary of Health and Human Services and Secretary of Agriculture

http://www.gecko.ac.uk

Global Environmental Change Programme

http://www.gecko.ac.uk/wto-contents.html

... the current [WTO] approach may lead to what can be described as 'soft disasters' -- large-scale health and environmental problems that emerge slowly but at high cost to society.

http://www.gefoodalert.org

Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
2105 First Ave. South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404 USA

http://www.gefoodalert.org/html/fdamemo.htm

Imminent FDA Rulemaking on Genetically Engineered Foods

http://gen.free.de/archives.html

Archive of list for discussions about resistance to genetic engineering

http://gen.free.de/gentech/1998/Jul-Sep/msg00159.html

GENTECH archive. Irish Times potato spin

http://gen.free.de/gentech/1998/Jul-Sep/msg00131.html

Immune system damage in tests. By Tim Radford, Science Editor Guardian (London) Tuesday August 11, 1998

http://gen.free.de/gentech/1998/Jul-Sep/msg00162.html

Electronic Telegraph story regarding the GM potatoes

http://gen.free.de/gentech/1998/Jul-Sep/msg00123.html

Times (london) August 10 1998 Britain: Line Nigel Hawkes on new evidence about dangers of genetically modified food Gene potatoes damage rats' immune systems

http://gen.free.de/gentech/1998/Jul-Sep/msg00149.html

Monsanto pleased ... GE scientist to retire (UK Rowett Institute case)

http://gen.free.de/gentech/1998/Jul-Sep/msg00152.html

GE scientist walks the plank

http://gen.free.de/gentech/1998/Jul-Sep/msg00158.html

Scotsman on GE potato research

http://gen.free.de/gentech/1998/Jul-Sep/msg00156.html

GE potatoes WEREN'T GE!!

http://gen.free.de/gentech/1998/Jul-Sep/msg00157.html

Re: GE potatoes WEREN'T GE!!

http://gen.free.de/gentech/1998/Jul-Sep/msg00154.html

Potato science

http://gen.free.de/gentech/1998/Jul-Sep/msg00146.html

Potatoes Debunked

http://gen.free.de/gentech/1998/Jul-Sep/msg00145.html

GE Challenge to Brit. Government

http://gen.free.de/genpost/1998/Jan-Dec/msg00114.html

In German: Britische Studie: Gen-Nahrung stellt Gefahr für...

http://gen.free.de/genpost/1998/Jan-Dec/msg00122.html

In German: Institut bestreitet Warnung vor gentechnisch ...

http://gen.free.de/genesis/1998/Jul-Dec/msg00021.html

Gentech-kartoffel, Part 3

http://gen.free.de/genesis/1998/Jul-Dec/msg00016.html

In German: Na wenigstens die TAZ schläft nicht ... gentech-kartoffel im Ratten-test, part 2

http://gen.free.de/genesis/1998/Jul-Dec/msg00017.html

In German: Kartoffeln (= potatoes)

http://gen.free.de/genesis/1998/Jul-Dec/msg00014.html

In German: GVO Kartoffeln schädigen Immunsystem von Ratten

http://www.gene-watch.org

Council for Responsible Genetics, 5 Upland Road, Suite 3, Cambridge, MA 02140, USA. Tel: 617 868 0870, Fax: 617 491 5344. marty@gene-watch.org

http://www.gene.ch

GENET: The European NGO Network on Genetic Engineering Reinhäuser Landstr. 51, D - 37083 Göttingen, Germany "Law To Protect Native Intellectual Property"

http://www.gene.ch/archives.html

GENTECH-REQUEST@gen.free.de - GE Archive

http://www.gene.ch/genet.html

Australia: States free to ban GM crops

http://www.gene.ch/gentech/1997/Sep-Oct/msg00131.html

"Gene-Modified Crop Sabotaged in Ireland." Gentech Archives August 1996-97

http://www.gene.ch/pmhp/gs/handbook.htm

genetiX snowball

http://www.geneethics.org

ACF GeneEthics Network, 340 Gore St, Fitzroy 3065 Australia Dr. Bob Phelps geneethics@acfonline.org.au

http://www.genengnews.com/news1.htm

100 Molecular Millionaires

http://www.genentech.com

Article about stolen Genes

http://www.genes.net

Ben Lewin has a wonderful resource site: It provides fundamental information on molecular genetics

http://www.genetic-id.com

To test any product if it is Genetically Engineered, ask this company

http://www.genetic-id.com/about/index.htm

News from Genetic ID, Inc.

http://www.Genetic-ID.com/debate/index.htm

The Worldwide Debate Over genetically Modified Foods + Effects on Business

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/listnews.htm

Table of Contents for the current GMO newsletter. You can access the articles by clicking on the hyperlinks.

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news45/newsletter45.htm#100%....

100% Purity May Not Be Possible

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news45/newsletter45.htm#15_%....

15 % of EU Maize May Be GM

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news45/newsletter45.htm#anal....

analysts have been considering the future of, the biotech giant, Monsanto

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news45/newsletter45.htm#Aust....

Australia's Tasmania Wants Right to Decide on GMOs -----

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news45/newsletter45.htm#AUST....

Australia/New Zealand

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news45/newsletter45.htm#Blac....

Black swallowtail butterflies are unharmed by Bt corn

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news45/newsletter45.htm#Braz....

Brazil Turns Away Argentine Corn

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news45/newsletter45.htm#Brit....

Britain Adds More GMO Advisors

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news45/newsletter45.htm#Brit....

Britain Says No Safe Planting Distance for GMOs

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news45/newsletter45.htm#Brit....

British Village Says "Yes" to GMOs

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news45/newsletter45.htm#Cana....

Canadian PM to Ask France to Lift Ban

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news45/newsletter45.htm#cont....

controversy over scientific review of industry studies on Bt corn

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news45/newsletter45.htm#Egyp....

Egypt Concerned Over Choice

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news45/newsletter45.htm#EU

EU Discusses Standards for Seed Purity

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news45/newsletter45.htm#EU_F....

EU Farmers To Receive Aid and Compensation

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news45/newsletter45.htm#G8_L....

G8 Leaders to Discuss GMOs

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news45/newsletter45.htm#GM

GM soybean seed may have a somewhat lower yield than conventional crops

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news45/newsletter45.htm#GM_t....

GM tomatoes with increased amounts of beta-carotene

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news45/newsletter45.htm#Icel....

British supermarket chain plans to buy 40 percent of world's organic vegetables

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news45/newsletter45.htm#New_....

New Zealand Finalizes Voluntary Moratorium -----

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news45/newsletter45.htm#Nova....

Novartis Seeds AG announces a new type of "genetic marker"

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news45/newsletter45.htm#Sing....

Singapore to Launch GMO Web site

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news45/newsletter45.htm#SOUT....

Southeast Asia

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news45/newsletter45.htm#Sout....

South Koreans Concerned Over Unsegregated Imports

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news45/newsletter45.htm#Swit....

Switzerland Eases Import Restrictions

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news45/newsletter45.htm#Thai....

Thai Muslims Avoid GM Tomatoes

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news45/newsletter45.htm#U.N.....

U.N. Biosafety Protocol Signed

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news45/newsletter45.htm#U.S.....

U.S. Activism on the Rise

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news45/newsletter45.htm#U.S.....

U.S. and EU Set Up Panel on Trade Dispute

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news45/newsletter45.htm#UNIT....

United States

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news45/newsletter45.htm#upda....

Update on shareholder resolutions to remove GM ingredients -----

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news45/newsletter45.htm#Voic....

---Voices in the Debate---

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news46/July46.html#1

The only contentious issue discussed at the G8's annual summit meeting this July was genetically modified (GM) foods, reports Reuters

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news46/July46.html#2

Environment ministers in the European Union are upholding their de facto moratorium on the granting of any new approvals of GM crop varieties, reports Reuters. The position was taken at a recent informal meeting in Paris.

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news46/July46.html#3

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND: After several delays, a draft standard for labeling GM food has been agreed upon by the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Council, reports Reuters.

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news46/July46.html#4

A generous section devoted to news from around the world

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news46/July46.html#5

National Science Academies Promote GMOs for World Hunger The national academies of science from the United States, Britain, Brazil, China, India and Mexico, as well as the Third World Academy of Science, have all endorsed a recently published "white paper,"

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news46/July46.html#6

The Knorr division of Bestfoods, which is scheduled to merge into the Anglo-Dutch Unilever Group, has come under fire from Greenpeace in Argentina.

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news46/July46.html#7

The John M. Olin School of Business, part of Washington University in St. Louis, plans to set up a special center

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news46/July46.html#8

Bt corn and rice decompose in the soil about 10-15 percent slower than conventional varieties

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news46/July46.html#9

Quotes with views from both sides of the GMO issue

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/news47/index.htm

U.S. Grain Industry Looks at Segregation

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/newsl44/frontpagenewsl44.htm

U.S. Announces New GMO Policies. The Clinton administration wants to step up the government's oversight of genetically modified (GM) foods.

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/newsl44/page10newsl44e.htm

Kenyan Scientists Debate: Pro-GMO scientists in Kenya have formed the African Biotechnology Stakeholders Forum to counteract an increasing anti-GMO sentiment in the developing world. The Africa News Service said debate is heating up on the continent.

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/newsl44/page11newsl44e.htm

New Zealand Gets Tough on GMO Law: The Environmental Risk Authority of New Zealand (ERMA) has cited seven institutions for breaching laws by failing to get the proper approvals for GMO experiments, reports the Evening Post (Wellington).

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/newsl44/page12newsl44e.htm

Spanish Food Processors Considers Cost of GM Corn: Europe's only commercial GM corn is being grown in Spain, but the country's corn starch processors have told their government the crop, which contains the Bt gene, is costing them money.

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/newsl44/page13newsl44e.htm

U.S. State Governors Band to Support GMOs: State governors concerned that consumer resistance to GM foods could hurt farmers and biotech companies in their states plan to use their political muscle to promote the industry.

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/newsl44/page14newsl44e.htm

Of Note: GM Salmon Pose Slippery Questions. There is debate over which U.S. and Canadian regulatory agencies can most effectively monitor GM salmon.

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/newsl44/page15newsl44e.htm

Food News, Business Notes and Science Notes

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/newsl44/page16newsl44e.htm

Voices in the Debate.

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/newsl44/page2newsl44.htm

Seed Mix-up Unsettles Europe. GM seeds were accidentally mixed with a shipment of conventional seeds and sown on thousands of hectares in Europe.

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/newsl44/page3newsl44e.htm

Labeling News. From United Nations, Australia, Hong Kong, South Africa.

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/newsl44/page4newsl44e.htm

Australia Wants Tougher Laws: A strict new set of laws to govern GMOs is in the cards for Australia, according to a report from Farmers Weekly

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/newsl44/page5newsl44e.htm

Brazil Denies GM Soybean Reports: Agriculture officials in Brazil have denied recent reports that 30 percent of the country's billion-dollar soybean crop is genetically modified.

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/newsl44/page6newsl44e.htm

British Bees Making GM Honey: Bee farmers in Britain want a meeting with the government after their honey was found to contain 'GM components ' specifically GMOs for weed killer tolerance, said the Independent (London)

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/newsl44/page7newsl44e.htm

Britain's Prince Charles on the Precautionary Principle: In a recent talk on BBC Radio, Prince Charles endorsed the 'precautionary approach ' to scientific advances.

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/newsl44/page8newsl44e.htm

Indonesia Sets Up Guidelines: The government in Indonesia recently issued guidelines on the biosafety of crops in an effort to comply with the Cartagena Protocol, a global treaty on the use of GMOs.

http://www.genetic-id.com/newsletter/newsl44/page9newsl44e.htm

Japan Sees 'Explosive ' First Day Trading of non-GMOs: The world's first non-GMO soybean futures began trading on the Tokyo Grain Exchange on May

http://www.geneticsforum.org.uk

The Splice of Life c/o The Genetics Forum, 94 White Lion Street, London N1 9PS. Tel: 0171 837 9229, Fax: 0171 837 1141. geneticforum@gn.apc.org

http://www.geneticsforum.org.uk/feeding.htm

Feeding the World? Jules Pretty examines the myths and realities of sustainable farming's quiet revolution

http://www.geneticsforum.org.uk/subscri.htm

Corporate Watch: SPLICE magazine subscription

http://www.genewatch.org

Leaking from the lab? The contained use of genetically modified micro-organisms in the UK

http://www.genewatch.org/Fact%20Files/gmmusers.htm

Details of registered large-scale GMM users in the UK:

http://www.genewatch.org/Publications/Briefs/Brief3.htm

Genetic Engineering: Can it Feed the World? GeneWatch Briefing

http://www.genewatch.org/Publications/reports.htm

(PDF format: needs Adobe Reader) GeneWatch also found that companies registered as using GMMs on a large scale are not required to supply details of what they are producing or releasing into the environment.

http://www.genewatch.org/Publications/Reports/CUseSumm.htm

GeneWatch also found that companies registered as using GMMs on a large scale are not required to supply details of what they are producing or releasing into the environment.

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1527/

Ronnie Cummins at the Pure Food Campaign USA Little Marais, Minnesota ��55614 New address: http://www.purefood.org

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1527/text4.html

n the corrupt relationship between the biotech industry and regulators

http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Villa/2836/index.html

Corporate Watch n Animal Feed and Genetic Engineering

http://www.geocities.com/kmp_ph

Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) Peasant Movement of the Philippines

http://www.globalisation.gov.uk/Chapter3/IntellectualPropertyRegi....

The UK's Department for International Development, "Eliminating World Poverty: Making Globalisation Work for the Poor", DFID White Paper, December 2000, has a section on Intellectual Property Regimes and Developing Countries outlining its commitments.

http://www.globeandmail.com/gam/Commentary/20000704/COBOYENS.html

Planting The Seeds Of Destruction

http://www.gm-info.org.uk

New Corporate Watch anti-gmo website

http://www.gmabrands.com

GMA (Grocery Manufacturers of America): Mandatory Biotech Labels Falsely Imply Safety Concerns, Raise Trade Barriers

http://www.gmcommission.govt.nz/pronto_pdf/peter_r_wills%20

This (200K) PDF file contains some of the best general scientific criticism of GM I've ever seen, by Assoc Prof Peter Wills:

http://www.gmcommission.govt.nz/publications/PDF_submission.html

The page of evidence texts at the Royal Commission website also includes some very sensible advocacy of keeping NZ agriculture GE-free for economic reasons, e.g. from Zespri International Ltd. (the main Chinese gooseberry exporter).

http://www.gmfoodnews.com

Marcus Williamson's GM Food News

http://www.gmfoodnews.com/gmjelly.html

Genetically Modified Jelly Bellies

http://www.gmfoodnews.com/gmspin.html

For more companies and individuals involved in GM spin

http://www.gmfoodnews.com/gmwrong.html

GM tomatoes

http://www.gmno.org

UK grassroots GM campaign 'Women say NO to GMOs'
Women say NO to GMOs offers anyone concerned about genetic engineering the chance to say no. The new site has up-to-date campaign info, an online and printable petition, and links to useful GM resources and information

http://www.gn.apc.org/pmhp/

Paul Mobbs English enviro issues including GE

http://www.gn.apc.org/pmhp/dc/genetics

Free Range Activism Web Site

http://www.gn.apc.org/ecologist

The Ecologist, Unit 18, Chelsea Wharf, 15 Lots Road, London SW10 0QJ. Tel: 0171 351 3578, Fax: 0171 351 3617.

http://www.gn.apc.org/ecologist/SeptOct

Last summer "The Ecologist" prepared a Monsanto-centered edition but it was pulped by the printer because of threat of libel

http://www.gn.apc.org/pmhp/dc/backlash

genetiX snowball (GS) group handbook

http://www.gn.apc.org/pmhp/gs

Download a copy of the genetiX snowball (GS) group handbook in Zip file format

http://www.gn.apc.org/pmhp/rangers

Paul Mobbs' 'Free Range' (chicken) website

http://www.gn.apc.org/schumachercollege/

SCHUMACHER COLLEGE is an international centre for ecological studies

http://www.gn.apc.org/pesticidestrust

The Pesticides Trust, Eurolink Centre, 49 Effra Road, London SW2 1BZ. Tel: 0171 274 8895, Fax: 0171 274 9084. pesttrust@gn.apc.org

http://www.gn.apc.org/pmhp/gs

Genetix Snowball Website and handbook of the Genetix Snowball, a "campaign of nonviolent civil responsibility", which aims "to safely remove GE crops from the ground".

http://www.gn.apc.org/WEN

The Women's Environmental Network, 87 Worship Street, London EC2A 2BE email: wenuk@gn.apc.org

http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:almaz.com/nobel/medicine/195....

some American Biology courses that teach "Bacteria only reproduces by cloning" when it was known in 1958 that bacteria also reproduces by sexual recombination.

http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:www.ethanolmt.org/sepoct99.h....

ETHANOL PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS September/October 99 Newsletter

http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:www.odci.gov/cia/publication....

This link shows that rain water is contaminated

http://www.google.com/search?q=Florence

Florence Wambugu is an advocate of GM foods who is quoted in reports by many other GM advocates

http://www.gpo.gov

US Government Printing Office

http://www.grain.org

Genetic Resources Action International (GRAIN), Girona 25, pral. E-08010 Barcelona, Spain. Tel: 34 93 301 1381, Fax: 34 93 301 1627.

http://www.grain.org/adhoc.htm

Biotech and rice research in Asia

http://www.grain.org/publications/reports/tripsmay99.htm

TRIPs Versus Biodiversity: What to do With The 1999 Review Of Article 27.3(b)

http://www.green.net.au/ofa

Organic Federation of Australia, C/- 452 Lygon St, East Brunswick, Victoria 3057, Australia

http://www.greenbooks.co.uk

Green Books Ltd., Foxhole, Dartington, Totnes, Devon TQ9 6EB, UK Tel & Fax (+44) 1803 863843

http://www.greenbuilder.com

Judy Kew and Friends enviro network

http://www.greenbuilder.com/bookstore

Greenbuilder's bookstore

http://www.greenbuilder.com/calendar

Greenbuilder's Calendar

http://www.greenbuilder.com/directory/

Green Building Professionals Directory

http://www.greenbuilder.com/realestate

http://www.greenpeace.de

Greenpeace Germany�s shopping basket campaign (Einkaufskorb-Kampagne)

http://www.greenpeace.de/GP_DOK_3P/STRUKTUR/E.HTM

Swiss University applies for GM trial

http://www.greenpeace.org

Greenpeace USA Homepage

http://www.greenpeace.org/~comms/97/geneng/finalpet.html

Greenpeace petition against the EPA regarding the approval of BT Toxin.

http://www.greenpeace.org/~comms/cbio/geneng.html

Greenpece Bio Tech information and Campaign Highlights

http://www.greenpeace.org/~comms/cbio/newsindx.html

Another good source of info from G.P on NEWS G/E

http://www.greenpeace.org/~geneng

Greenpeace International's Genetic Engineering Campaign

http://www.greenpeace.org/~usa

Start the Greenpeace US website from here

http://www.greenpeace.org/~usa/reports/biodiversity/roundup

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY of the Greenpeace Reports:

"Not Ready for Roundup: Why Consumers and Farmers Should Avoid Monsanto's Genetically Engineered Soybeans"
"Not Ready for Roundup: A Critique of Monsanto's Risk Evaluation"

http://www.greenpeace.org/~comms/97/geneng/finalpet.html

Greenpeace petition against the EPA regarding the approval of BT Toxin.

http://www.greenpeace.org/~geneng/maizchr.html

Novartis Genetically Engineered Maize: why didn't they apply the precautionary principle?

http://www.greenpeace.org.uk

Greenpeace UK website

http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/gm.htm

The Online Shoppers Guide to GM [in UK]

http://www.greenpeacecanada.org/e/publications/ge/hillbeckreport.....

Review on Non-Target Organisms and Transgenic Bt Plants

http://www.greenpeacecanada.org/publications/ge/hillbeckreport.pd....

Review on Non-Target Organisms and Transgenic Bt Plants

http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/features/trial.htm

Reporter Wins Jury Award in Landmark GE Milk Case on GMO Cow Hormone

http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/media/press_releases

Greenpeace USA press releases directory: source of good information

http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/media/press_releases/00_02_16.htm

Germany bans Novartis Bt Corn in move to protect public health, environment

http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/media/press_releases/00_04_18b.htm

Flawed Science behind EPA Approval of Biotech Crops

http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/media/press_releases/00_04_20b.htm

EPA and Bt lawsuit update: Greenpeace press release

http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/media/press_releases/gmo-background.p....

Background information for Flawed Science behind EPA Approval of Biotech Crops

http://www.greens.org/ny

New York State Greens: visits to legislators' district offices in support of the bill, as well as demonstrations and other actions

http://www.greens.org/s-r/16/16-22.html

"Report from French Farmers: Confederation Paysanne."

http://www.grida.no/amap/amap.htm

Arctic Monitoring program but the Artic Nations also report on the problem

http://www.groundup.org

Pioneer Hi-Bred and DuPont: CORPORATE PROFILES NOW AVAILABLE

http://gslc.genetics.utah.edu/

Genetic Science Learning Centre: A joint project of the University of Utah Eccles Institute of Human Genetics and School of Medicine and the Utah Museum of Natural History.

http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4055716....