Wednesdays 12:20 - 1:1- PBB 410 (Plant Biotechnology Building) First class: August 22

FYS129

1 credit, Fall semester, 2007. FYS 129 Freshman Seminar Program

Instructors

Dr. Neal Stewart. Dr. Robert Augé.

Goal of the course

To consider the pros and cons of genetically engineered foods

Grading

Readings

From course text book, Genetically Modifed Planet: Environmental Impacts of Genetically Engineered Plants:

• August 29

From other sources

• A Growing Concern: Protecting the Food Supply in an Era of Pharmaceutical and Industrial Crops (UCS)
• Gone to Seed: Transgenic Contaminants in the Traditional Seed Supply (UCS)
• What are Genetically Modified (GM) Foods? (Oak Ridge National Laboratories)
• Genetically modified organisms, consumers, food safety and the environment (UN Food & Ag Organization)
• GM Debate: Guardian Unlimited Special Reports
• Mexican Maize (Greenpeace)
• Legal petition to regulate LibertyLink rice as a plant pest (Center for Food Safety)