States Scrutinizing Biotech

The implications of biotech are now within the radar of many state legislatures.

State legislatures are increasingly debating a whole range of issues associated with biotech, such as using the technology in agriculture, funding research at state universities and determining what effect bio-engineered products may have on organic crops.

The number of bills and resolutions introduced by state legislatures relating to biotechnology and farming rose 7 percent from 121 in 2001 to 130 in 2003, according to a study by the Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology.

Posted by Jim Langcuster at May 19, 2004 09:49 AM | TrackBack