Has biotechnology lived up to its promises? What were the ‘promises’ of
biotechnology? Does genetic engineering present food safety risks
greater than conventional plant breeding methods? These are
controversial questions. There is one version of the story that
indicates that biotechnology has not lived up to so called promises
expressed by critics and creates risks to the environment and consumers.
However the story that we find in the scientific literature tells us
that biotechnology in crop production and applications in the livestock
industry is just as safe or safer than traditional technologies,
promotes biodiversity, reduces the levels and toxicity of herbicides and
pesticides used in row crop production, improves food safety, and
reduces our carbon footprint. This annotated review of key scientific
papers from sources including The Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences, Science, Nature Biotechnology, Crop Science, Ecological
Economics, and others tells this story.
Matt Bogard. "The biotech story: as told in the scientific literature" (2017)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/matt_bogard/35/
See also: Modern Sustainable Agriculture (video)
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