Abstract: . . .  breeding, nor yet as a result of gene transfer technology With previous technologies such as herbicides, the possibility of resistant pests was never used as a reason to avoid the technology altogether.   Slide set developed in part through SEE Biotechnology   Consortium to address the social, economic and ethical implications of agricultural Biotechnology  . . .
. . .  Soybean   Results of the full study were published in the New England Journal of Medicine in March 1996. Pioneer destroyed all plant material and seeds not held for laboratory study. No seed or material was ever intended for, or entered, the human food supply. No soybeans with the Brazil nut protein are currently, or have ever been, in animal or human food streams.   Allergens: Brazil Nut Soybeans   Questions to ask: Was Pioneer responsible? Can corporate-sponsored research be relied upon to provide negative info about biotech crops? Will other crop research projects be found to have risks to humans? If so, will the system stop them from reaching the market?    . . .
. . .  have ever occurred as a result of plant breeding, nor yet as a result of gene transfer technology With previous technologies such as herbicides, the possibility of resistant pests was never used as a reason to avoid the technology altogether.   Slide set developed in part through SEE Biotechnology   Consortium to address the social, economic and ethical implications of agricultural Biotechnology  . . .
. . .  does cost more; If companies don’t see potential profit in new products, they won’t invest in development The very scrutiny all parties demand of biotech adds to the cost of development     Economic Concentration in Agribusiness, questions:   Is there something inherently wrong with a corporation making a profit supplying inputs to agriculture ? If there is, what about John Deere?  New Holland?  The corporation that built your pickup truck? If profits are excessive , won’t competitors come along and knock prices down?     Resistant weeds and insects   There are weeds resistant to some herbicides There are bacteria resistant to antibiotics  . . .
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