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April 30-May 16, 2001 |
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If you choose to follow any links to the abstracts and/or complete text of articles, books, and documents listed below, you will be leaving the Strategian Web site. If you wish to return to this page from the Web page you are sent to, please use the Back option of your browser. Feature Items: Carol Lewis A New Kind of Fish Story: The Coming of Biotech Animals. (... a very readable overview of the development of transgenic or genetically engineered animals. The article focuses on a transgenic Atlantic Salmon that grows to market weight in about 18 months, compared to the 24 to 30 months that it normally takes for a fish to reach that size. The author points out the potential benefits of transgenic animals but also discusses objections raised by consumer, environmental, and animals rights groups. The article provides a very understandable overview of the history behind transgenic animals and how transgenic animals are created. The regulatory activities of the United States Food and Drug Administration [FDA] toward transgenic plants and animals are also described. Other keywords and phrases -- biotechnology, drug, ecological, ethical, ethics, food production, food safety, genetic engineering, genetically modified, GM, pharmaceutical, transplant -- from the text of the article) FDA Consumer Volume 35, Number 1 (January-February 2001): see issue. **The complete text of the article is currently available through the Web site of FDA Consumer** Larry Thompson Are Bioengineered Foods Safe? (... a somewhat one-sided overview of the discussion about the safety--to humans--of foods that have come from crops or plants that have been genetically modified. This article is particularly valuable for its easily-understood concise description of how plants are genetically modified [see especially the section Methods for Genetically Engineering a Plant]. The bulk of the article is a transcript of an interview carried on by the author with United States Food and Drug Administration [FDA] Commissioner Jane E. Henney, M.D. concerning the issues raised by bioengineered foods. Through this interview, the role the FDA plays in regulating foods produced from genetically modified plants is thoroughly discussed. Please note that this article does not describe the arguments and any supporting scientific evidence that various groups have put forth for potential negative human health effects from eating foods produced from genetically-modified crops. Other keywords and phrases -- allergic, allergies, allergy, antibiotic resistance, bioengineered, biotechnology, food production, food safety, genetic engineering, GM, Gregor Mendel, hybridization, labeling, labelling -- from the text of the article) FDA Consumer Volume 34, Number 1 (January-February 2000): see issue. **The complete text of the article is currently available through the Web site of FDA Consumer** Peter Fairley Power to the People: Fuel cells and microturbines could turn everybody into a power producer, easing blackouts, lowering prices and bringing electricity to the powerless. (... an enthusiastic overview and update on fuel cells and microturbines--energy technologies that are being used now on a limited basis and may potentially be used on a more widespread basis in the relatively near future to produce electrical power. These technologies have the potential to be used by individual consumers, businesses, governments, etc. to produce their own electrical power outside of that generated by traditional utilities. These technologies could also be utilized by utilities to stabilize and enhance the existing electrical power grid. Energy deregulation may be a necessary ingredient though for the widespread use of these technologies. Microturbines and fuel cells are also very clean compared to the diesel and gasoline-powered generators now used most often by businesses, hospitals, consumers, etc. to produce their own power [usually for backup purposes]. The article provides concise understandable descriptions and illustrations of how fuel cells and microturbines work. The article also discusses some of the economics of power generation and presents a range of present and future opportunities for microturbine and fuel cell use worldwide including the creation of virtual power plants. Other keywords and phrases -- catalysts, electric, electricity, energy efficiency, generation, hydrocarbon, micropower generators, premium power, proton exchange membrane, steam, virtual power plant -- from the text of the article) Technology Review Volume 104, Number 4 (May 2001): 70-77. **The complete text of the article is currently available through the Web site of Technology Review** How to find the above journals, magazines, and other publications? See Step 3: Locate of the Information Strategy for details. Questions about any or all of the above? Please let me know. |
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