Ethical perception of cross-species gene transfer in plant

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 58, 2011, Pages 12457-12468

  Amin, Latifah ^a   Azlan, Noor Ayuni Ahmad ^a   Hashim, Hasrizul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cross species gene transfer; Ethical perception; Genetically modified (GM) rice; Malaysia

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BUDDHIST; CHRISTIAN; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; GENE TRANSFER; HINDU; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MOSLEM; NAMED GROUPS OF PERSONS; NON GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; POLICY MAKER; RACE DIFFERENCE; RELIGION; RESEARCH ETHICS; RICE; RISK FACTOR; SCIENTIST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHELF LIFE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; VITAMIN INTAKE;

MUS;

EID: 80053349481     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. Asante (2008). Genetically modified food-The dilemma of Africa. Afr. J. Biotechnol. 7(9): 1204-1211
2. BABAS (1999). Ethical aspects of Agricultural Biotechnology. Report of the EFB Task Group on Public Perceptions of Biotechnology. Cambridge: Biomedical Consultants, The Hague.
3. Batalion N (2000). Harmful effects of genetically modified foods. Available http://www.cqs.com/50harm,htm.
4. Bekaert S, Storozhenko S, Mehrshahi P, Bennett M, Lambert W, Gregory J, Schubert K, Hugenholtz J, Van Der Straeten D, Hanson A (2008). Folate biofortification in food plants. Trends Plant Sci. 13: 28-35
5. Connor M, Siegrist M (2010). Factors influencing people's acceptance of gene technology: the role of knowledge, health expectations, naturalness and social trust. Sci. Commun. 32(4): 514-538
6. Comstock G (2000). Ethics and genetically modified crops. A brief for the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification of New Zealand
7. De Vries GE (2002). Veggi with rat gene. Trends Plant Sci. 7(5): 233.
8. Epstein R (1998). Ethical and spiritual issues in genetic engineering. Ahimsa Voices: a Quarterly. J. Promo. Univ. Val. 5(4): 6-7
9. Eisendel EF (2000). Cloning and its discontents - a Canadian perspective. Nat. Biotechnol. 18(9): 943-944
10. Furedi F (1997). Culture of fear. Risk-taking and the morality of low expectation. London-New York: Continuum.
11. Gaskell G, Alum N, Baouer M, Durant J, Allansdottir A, Bonfadelli H, Boy D Cheveigne DS, Fjaestad B, Gutteling JM, Hampel J, Jelsoe E, Jesuino JG, Kohring M, Kronberger N, Midden C, Nielsen TH, Przestalski A, Rusanen T, Sakellaris G, Torgersen H, Twardowski T, Wagner W (2000). Biotechnology and the European public. Nat. Biotechnol. 18: 935-938
12. Glenn LM (2004). Ethical issues in Genetic Engineering and Transgenics. Available http://www.actionbioscience.org/biotech/glenn.html
13. Gott M, Monamy V (2004). Ethics and transgenesis: toward a policy framework incorporating intrinsic objections and societal perceptions. ATLA 32, Supplement 1: 391-396
14. ISAAA, the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC) (2003). The social and cultural dimensions of Agricultural Biotechnology in Southeast Asia Report.
15. James C (2009). Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2009. The first fourteen years, 1996 to 2009. ISAAA Briefs No. 41, ISAAA, Ithaca, NY. Available http://www.isaaa.org/resources/publications/briefs/41/executivesummary/defaul.as.
16. Kirk SFL, Greenwood D, Cade JE, Pearman AD (2002). Public perception of a range of potential food risks in the United Kingdom. Appetite, 38:189-197
17. Khush GS (1997). Origin, dispersal, cultivation and variation of rice. Plant Mol. Biol. 35:25-34
18. Latifah A, Jamaluddin MJ, Abd Rahim MN, Mohamad O, Nor MM (2006a). Uncovering Factors Influencing Malaysian Public Attitude towards Modern Biotechnology. Asia Pac. J. Mol. Biol. Biotechnol. 14(2): 33-39
19. Latifah A, Jamaluddin MJ, Abdul Rahim MN, Mohamad O, Nor MM (2006b). Comparison of Worldviews related to Attitude towards Modern Biotechnology across Religion and Races. Jurnal Pengajian Umum 7: 87-100
20. Latifah A, Jamaluddin MJ, Abdul Rahim MN (2007). Malaysian Public Awareness and Knowledge on Modern Biotechnology. Jurnal Pengajian Umum 8: 195-2004
21. Macer DRJ (2000). Bioethics: perceptions of biotechnology and policy implications. Int. J. Biotechnol. 3: 116-133
22. Polkinghorne JC (2000). Ethical issues in biotechnology. TIBTECH 18(1):8-13
23. Priest SH (2000). US public opinion divided over biotechnology? Nat. Biotechnol. 18(9): 939-942
24. Simon RM (2010). Gender differences in knowledge and attitude towards biotechnology. Public Underst. Sci. 19(6): 642-653
25. Singh OV, Ghai S, Paul D, Jain RK (2006). Genetically modified crops: success, safety assessment, and public concern. Mini Review. Appl. Microbiol. Microbiotechnol. 71: 598-607
26. Sjöberg L (2008). Genetically Modified Food in The Eyes of The Public and Experts. Risk Manage. doi: 10.1057/rm.2008.2. 10: 168-193
27. Stenholm CW, Waggoner DB (1992). Public Policy in Animal Biotechnology in the 1990s: Challenges and Opportunities. In: MacDonald JF (eds.) Animal Biotechnology: Opportunities and Challenges, National Agricultural Biotechnology Report no. 4. Ithaca, NY: National Agricultural Biotechnology Council. pp. 25-35.
28. Wansink B, Kim J (2001). The marketing battle over genetically modified foods: false assumptions about consumer behaviour. Am. Behav. Sci. 44(8): 1405-1417.