GM Book by Czech Researchers
June 5, 2009| |
White Book: Genetically Modified Crops puts together the scientific opinion of Czech researchers working with genetically modified organisms. It notes that: "The history of major human discoveries shows that fundamentalistic ideology, ignorance, and greed often suppress the truth, but only for a certain period of time. This book was prepared with the desire to shorten the period of false apprehension of GM crops in Europe."
Editors František Sehnal, Director, Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, and Jaroslav Drobník of NGO Biotrin Praha, says that: "As with any other technology, the deployment of GM crops will bring benefits with minimal negative effects when used in a rational, scientifically designed way. We hope that this White Book will encourage the politicians as well as the general public to accept this objective viewpoint."
The full book is downloadable at http://www.bc.cas.cz/doc/mobitag/White-Book-on-GMO.pdf
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