Swiss Research Program on Benefits and Risks of GM Plants Launched
June 15, 2007| |
A research program comprising of 27 scientific projects that will investigate aspects of biology, economics, law and ethics in respect to genetically modified plants was recently launched by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF). The program will run until 2011, and is the consequence of a referendum that placed a five-year moratorium on the cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) until further research delivers new insights into the safety and coexistence of GM crops. Several projects will focus on the safety and coexistence of GM and non-GM crops under Swiss topographical conditions, and address the question of whether GM plants and Swiss agricultural and environmental goals are compatible. The research program also will assess current legal and administrative frameworks for GMOs, as well as deliver monitoring standards suitable to Swiss agriculture.
Read the news article at http://www.gmo-compass.org/eng/news/messages/200706.docu.html#125.
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