The potential of genetically modified plants to meet the requirements of growing population is not being recognized at present. This is a consequence of concerns raised by the public and the critics about their applications and release into the environment. These include effect on human health and environment, biosafety, world trade monopolies, trustworthiness of public institutions, integrity ...

(Quality). Guideline on quality of oral modified release products

The present study investigates the structure of attitudes towards genetically modified (GM) food. A total of 431 respondents completed a questionnaire measuring their overall attitude, cognition and affect towards GM food. A model with distinct positive and negative, affective and cognitive components and a separate factor for perceived risk and worry best accounted for the data. Negative--but ...

In a recent very interesting paper on Indian Indigenous Drugs (The Held for Research in Indian Indigenous Drugs?by R. N. Chopra, m.a., m.dv Lieut.-Gol., i.m.s., The Patna Journal of Medicine, Vol. Ill, No. 3, July, 1928), Col. Chopra has discussed the chemical, pharmacological and clinical aspects of the subject and has also pointed out a few of the economic and scientific aspects of the questi...

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