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Words (and Axes) Fly Over Transgenic Trees
Abstract
ECOLOGYThe battle over genetically modified (GM) crops is being replayed as transgenic trees enter field trials. Forest biotechnologists are coming under fire not only from tree-chopping fringe activists but also from influential environmental groups, which claim that genetically engineered trees may wreak havoc on natural ecosystems and want a moratorium on their use. Hoping to avoid the brouhaha over GM foods, some researchers and companies are reaching out to their critics, while industry groups are launching a new think tank to debate and try to defuse societal issues before they explode.
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“However, transgenic crops and also transgenic trees are not readily accepted by the public in many countries (Kaiser, 2001). Therefore, the generation of transgenic tree cultivars for wood or fruit production appears to be not economically reasonable at the moment.”
From Shaping plant architecture (2015) · cites this paper as Kaiser, 2001
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Metadata
- Authors
- Kaiser, J.
- Corresponding author
- Kaiser, Jocelyn
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 2001-04-06
- Volume
- 292
- Issue
- 5514
- Pages
- 34-36
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W1587460447
- Cited by
- 24
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2021: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1
- Type
- other
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Science (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Genetically Modified Organisms Research
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Risk Perception and Management
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Environmental Philosophy and Ethics
- Keywords
- transgenic trees, genetically modified trees, field trials, environmental activism, environmental organizations, moratorium, forest biotechnology, public perception, social debate, environmental risk
- MeSH terms
- Biotechnology, Genetic Engineering, Public Opinion, Public Policy, Risk, Trees, United States, United States Department of Agriculture, Genes, Plant, Ecosystem, Transgenes, Plants, Genetically Modified
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