Biotechnology & Food for Canadians

This book provides an opportunity for curious if perhaps anxious consumers to understand the basics of biotechnology. It also examines some of the issues at the forefront of the public debate: Do genetically modified foods prevent a hazard to human or animal health?Alan McHughen is a public-sector educator, scientist and consumer advocate. A molecular geneticist with an interest in crop improvement, he has helped develop Canada’s regulation covering the environmental release of plants with novel traits. He is currently acting Chair on the International Society for Biosafety Research and serves on a panel of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences that is reviewing the American regulatory framework for genetically engineered plants.