Saturday, August 20, 2005

Recombinant controversies: bio and nano


What Can Nano Learn from Bio? Lessons from the Debate over Agrifood Biotechnology and GMOs (Society of Environmental Journalists)

    Starts: 10/26/2005, Ends: 10/27/2005, East Lansing, MI -- This conference will look at what scientists, engineers, technology developers, policy makers and research administrators in the emerging fields of nanotechnology can learn from the international controversy over the use of recombinant DNA techniques in agriculture and the food system. More here and here.
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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Kudos to ICON and CBEN for developing the risk/benefit database. Play your cards right (like these scientists,) and you won't have T.H.O.N.G. sneaking up on you when you least expect it.

T.H.O.N.G.