Discussion
The booklet "Genetically modified crops" published from the German Research Foundation, does not meet the given claim
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* Corresponding author: Friedhelm Taube ftaube@email.uni-kiel.de
1 Institut für Pflanzenbau und Pflanzenzüchtung Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel Olshausenstr. 40 D-24098 Kiel, Germany
2 Institut für Ernährungswissenschaften - Ernährung in Entwicklungsländern Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Germany
3 Institut für Tierernährung und Stoffwechselphysiologie Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel Olshausenstr. 40 D-24098 Kiel, Germany
4 Zentrum für Ethik Ethik in den Lebenswissenschaften Institut für Pflanzenbau und Pflanzenzüchtung Grünland und Futterbau/Ökologischer Landbau Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel Hermann-Rodewald-Str. 9 D 24118 Kiel, Germany
Environmental Sciences Europe 2011, 23:1 doi:10.1186/2190-4715-23-1
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| Received: | 25 January 2011 |
| Accepted: | 2 February 2011 |
| Published: | 2 February 2011 |
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Abstract
In December 2009 the German Research Foundation published the booklet "Grüne Gentechnik" (Genetically modified crops) claiming to give a scientifically well balanced information about GMO's in agriculture. In this paper we analyse this approach resulting in a critical review regarding the intention of the booklet. We conclude that the evaluation of GMO's in agriculture primarily from a crop breeding perspective is lacking crucial positions in terms of ecology, socio-economy, agronomy, nutritional sciences and finally ethics in life science.
