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US NRC 2000. Genetically Modified Pest-Protected Plants: Science and Regulation. National Research Council. 

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US NAS 2002. Environmental Effects of Transgenic Plants: The Scope and Adequacy of Regulation. National Academy of Sciences, Committee on Environmental Impacts Associated with Commercialisation of Transgenic Plants, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Division on Earth and Life Sciences, National Research Council. 

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Reprinted with permission from Environmental Effects of Transgenic Plants ©2002 by the National Academy of Sciences, courtesy of the National Academies Press, Washington, D.C. 

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CAST 2002. Comparative Environmental Impacts of Biotechnology-derived and Traditional Soybean, Corn and Cotton Crops. Carpenter et al. Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST). Sponsored by
the United Soybean Board.

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The Full Report (3.73MB PDF file) is available on the CAST website
Grateful acknowledgement is made to the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology for permission to use this material.
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: Available on CAST website: http://www.cast-science.org and United Soybean Board website www.unitedsoybean.org

US NCFAP 2002, Plant Biotechnology: Current and Potential Impact for Improving Pest Management in US Agriculture: An Analysis of 40 Case Studies. Gianessi et al. National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy (NCFAP)

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Further information: Available on NCFAP website: http://www.ncfap.org


SOT 2002. The Safety of Genetically Modified Foods Produced Through Biotechnology,
Society of Toxicology Position Paper September 25th, 2002

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Available on Society of Toxicology website: http://www.toxicology.org

Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology (2001, 2002, 2003 references) Go to Pew page

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