Hicks, Daniel and Millstein, Roberta L.
(2016)
GMOs: Non-Health Issues.
Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics.
Abstract
The controversy over genetically modified [GM] organisms is often framed in terms of possible hazards for human health. Articles in a previous volume of this *Encyclopedia* give a general overview of GM crops [@Mulvaney2014] and specifically examine human health [@Nordgard2014] and labeling [@Bruton2014] issues surrounding GM organisms. This article explores several other aspects of the controversy: environmental concerns, political and legal disputes, and the aim of "feeding the world" and promoting food security. Rather than discussing abstract, hypothetical GM organisms, this article explores the consequences of the GM organisms that have actually been deployed in the particular contexts that they have been deployed, on the belief that there is little point in discussing GM organisms in an idealized or context-independent way.
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Published Article or Volume
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| Keywords: |
GMOs; pesticide tolerance; pesticide and herbicide use; gene flow; effects on non-human animals; effects on ecosystems; indirect harm; intellectual property; patents; Percy Schmeiser; research restrictions; feeding the world |
| Depositing User: |
Dan Hicks
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| Date Deposited: |
18 Oct 2016 13:30 |
| Last Modified: |
18 Oct 2016 13:30 |
| Item ID: |
12486 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics |
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Springer |
| Official URL: |
http://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.100... |
| DOI or Unique Handle: |
10.1007/978-94-007-6167-4_545-1 |
| Date: |
2016 |
| URI: |
https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/12486 |
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