The paper emphasizes on the need of implementing the Biosafety Protocol for the developing countries and suggests to establish capacity building measures. It identifies various ways to detect GMOs and discuss their relevance in the context of developing countries. The paper has elaborated the concept of transgene and provides an overview of GMO regulations across various countries.

The EU regulation on organic farming does not allow the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) which are subject to Directive 2001/18/EC. Mutagenesis using irradiation or chemicals is genetic modification, but the organisms obtained through these techniques are not subject to the provisions of the GMO directive. Such mutants can therefore be used in organic agriculture. Derived from its b...

There is no doubt that genetically modified organisms have a notoriously bad reputation in Europe. The anti-GMO lobby accuses proponents of this technology of pushing the introduction of GMOs into agriculture without adequately considering health and environmental risks. The proGMO camp charges its opponents with blowing potential risks out of proportion in order to manipulate public opinion ag...

We critically evaluate the isovector GMO sumrule for the charged πNN coupling constant using recent precision data from π − p and π − d atoms and with careful attention to systematic errors. From the π − d scattering length we deduce the pion-proton scattering lengths

There is a scientific consensus, even in Europe, that the GMO foods and crops currently on the market have brought no documented new risks either to human health or to the environment. Europe has decided to stifle the use of this new technology, not because of the presence of risks, but because of the absence so far of direct benefits to most Europeans. Farmers in Europe are few in number, and ...