ISU Symposium on Biotech
March 31, 2010An international group is expected to attended the 7th annual symposium of Iowa State University's Biosafety Institute for Genetically Modified Agricultural Products (BIGMAP) on April 27-28, 2010 at Ames, Iowa. The symposium will focus on the theme "Food, Feed, and Fuel for the World: Seed and Biotechnology".
BIGMAP provides public-based expertise in risk assessment, communication and mitigation strategies for agricultural biotechnology.
Visit http://www.ucs.iastate.edu/mnet/bigmap/home.html for details of the symposium. For more information about BIGMAP, visit http://www.bigmap.iastate.edu.
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