Transgenic plants in the social context
Journal Title: Biotecnología Vegetal - Year 2004, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
The new biotechnologies take part of the daily life. Within their branches is the vegetal transgenesis which has revolutionized agriculture, considering itself the superior level of the Green Revolution. The transfer of genes from a specie to another one, from a kingdom to the other has made possible the acquisition, by the plants, of unusual characters having allowed them to survive in inhospitable surroundings, to renew the resources of the substrate, to resist to diseases and plagues, herbicides, hydric stress, to provide better nutrients and phytomedicines where the “green vaccines” stand out. The speed with which these technologies have been developed has allowed taking the transgenic cultures to million hectares in many countries of the world, and the number grows every year. In spite of an absent of reports of environmental damages, nor of human health or animal, for more than 45 years of these practices with recombinant DNA, a strict control is followed case by case in the liberation of these genetically modified organisms (GMO) by the biosecurity, which plays a fundamental role in the prevision of risks towards environment and the society. The public opinion is divided about this subject so controverted. That is why it is necessary that the scientists explain clearly about the reach of the vegetal biotechnologies and get involve in the interchange of impressions.
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José M. Machado Rodríguez
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