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Biological considerations for a new approach to regulating genetically modified crops in the United States

Creator:

McDonough, Ashley

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The debate over GM crops is one of the most controversial issues of recent decades. The debate has many dimensions, including environmental impacts, benefits and risks to human health, intellectual property rights, adequacy of biosafety regulations, and fundamental ethical acceptability. The potential benefits of GM crops are numerous, including improved...

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Honors College Thesis

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compared to traditional breeding, enabling single genes to be specifically modified (Fernandez-Cornejo and
The possibility of international agreements concerning genetically modified organisms in the European Union

Creator:

Fairbrother, Jennifer R.

Abstract:

As genetically modified products come under greater production, tensions surrounding the potential benefits and harms of the technology have appeared in divergent policy between the European Union (EU) and certain member states. The purpose of this thesis is to consider whether some type of international law, also called an environmental...

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Honors College Thesis

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artificial selection and through the use of cross breeding and observation, organisms have been purposefully