A dark side of glowing fish?
More oversight of genetic engineering needed
by Arthur L. Caplan

Face-off over gene foods in Oregon
Should modified foods be labeled?
by Arthur L. Caplan

Are genetically modified foods fit for a dog?
Breaking Bioethics: Not in France
by Arthur L. Caplan

Breakfast for thought
Breaking Bioethics tackles genetically modified foods
by Glenn McGee

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Where's the Super Food?
Sep 24 (The Scientist) Scientists have genetically engineered several biofortified food plants to tackle a scourge of developing countries—micronutrient malnutrition. The crops have yet to be planted on a wide scale, but that may be about to change.

EU, Canada Settle WTO Case on Gene-Modified Products
Jul 16 (Bloomberg) The European Union and Canada settled a World Trade Organization complaint over the way the EU approves imports of genetically modified products.

Consumer-Led Movement to Scrap Genetically Modified Food
Jun 16 (Ode)

In his latest weekly address, President Obama says health care reform must no longer mean “reform that throws good money after bad habits”. A wide array of interest groups that have lined up against Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) hope President Obama’s commitment to eradicating health care reform bad habits extends to the nation’s de facto investment in genetically modified crops which have been linked to 65 health risks and long-term health care costs. GMOs are the result of laboratory processes, which artificially insert foreign genes into the DNA of food, crops or animals. Those genes may come from bacteria, viruses, insects, animals or even humans.

Doctors warn that genetically modified foods pose a serious health risk and should be avoided
Jun 10 (Examiner.com) In May doctors at the American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM)  released a position paper warning that genetically modified (GM) foods “pose a serious health risk” and should be avoided. GM foods, also known as genetically modified organisms (GMOs), are defined as organisms whose genetic characteristics have been altered by the insertion of a modified gene or a gene from another organism using the techniques of genetic engineering. This is a radical departure from traditional breeding methods and involves modifying plants to do things such as produce their own pesticides.

GMO Wheat Acceptance Hinges on Public Benefit
Jun 08 (Reuters) Winning over wary consumers in Europe and elsewhere to genetically modified wheat hinges on scientists finding a direct benefit to the public, not just to farmers or seed companies, experts in wheat breeding and genetics said. Europeans, considered among the staunchest opponents of food created with genetically modified organisms (GMO), are at least a decade from accepting biotech food, said Meinolf Lindhauer from Germany's Max Rubner federal research institute of nutrition and food.

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