Lebensmittel müssen auf Grundlage bestehender EU-Vorschriften gekennzeichnet werden, wenn das Lebensmittel oder einer der verwendeten Inhaltsstoffe gentechnisch verändert oder aus einem gentechnisch veränderten Organismus hergestellt ist. Dabei ist es unerheblich, ob die gentechnische...

New industries are evaluated by assessment of their risks and chances. This discussion is highly undifferentiated and controversial in the field of gene technology and genetic engineering. There are a lot of different research approaches that have to be evaluated separately like cloning or...

Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) affects millions of people world-wide, causing serious health problems. Golden Rice (GR), which has been genetically engineered to produce beta-carotene, is being proposed as a remedy. While this new technology has aroused controversial debates, its nutritional impact...

В статье рассматриваются нано-фемтотехнологические основания устойчивого ноосферного развития планетарной социально-экономической мегасистемы...

The advantages and disadvantages of genetic modification of organisms in agriculture are reviewed. These relate to the environment, human health, socio-economic effects, population growth, and differential consequences for developed and developing countries. An overall evaluation requires that...

The development of genetically engineered (GE) crops has focused predominantly on enhancing conventional pest control approaches. Scientific assessments show that these GE crops generally deliver significant economic and some environmental benefits over their conventional crop alternatives....

This paper explores gender differences in cotton cultivation and looks into the perceptions and experiences of women and men with transgenic varieties. With few exceptions, researchers in the area of impact evaluation of crop biotechnology have only marginally included gender considerations in...