Hi, I wanted to let the ECOLOG community know about the National Research Council’s ongoing study, “Genetically Engineered (GE) Crops: Past Experience and Future Prospects,” which is expected to release its final report in spring 2016.
The study will investigate past experiences with GE crops, evidence for their purported benefits and purported negative effects, and future implications for agricultural innovation and sustainability as GE technology evolves. A short video outlining the objectives of the study is available here: http://nas-sites.org/ge-crops/2015/02/19/study-objectives-video/ Over the past several months, the study committee has organized a series of information-gathering webinars, in which speakers are invited to provide input to the committee. Webinar topics have included pest control in GE and non-GE cropping systems; the safety of foods with GE ingredients; and GE trees. All past webinars are archived here: http://nas-sites.org/ge-crops/category/pastevents/webinars/ The committee’s final webinar is on May 13 at 10 am EDT, and will focus on Socio-economic Issues in Developing Countries. To attend, please register here: http://nas-sites.org/ge-crops/2015/04/14/webinar-may-13/ To sign up for updates on the study, please visit our website, http://nas-sites.org/ge-crops/, and follow us on Twitter, @NRCAgriculture, #GECropStudy. Best, Solmaz Spence Solmaz Barazesh Spence, Ph.D. Communications Officer Division on Earth & Life Studies The National Academies 500 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001
