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...there more potential pitfalls? There are. Among other things, there is the possibility that as transgenes in pollen drift, they will fertilize wild plants, and weeds will emerge that are hardier and even more difficult to control. No one knows how common the exchange of genes between domestic plants and their wild relatives really is, but Margaret Mellon, director of the Union of Concerned Scientists' agriculture and biotechnology program, is certainly not alone in thinking that it's high time we find out. Says she: "People should be responding to these concerns with experiments, not assurances...
...world. Soon Wambugu hopes to start raising those yields by introducing a transgenic sweet potato that is resistant to the feathery mottle virus. There really is no other option, explains Wambugu, who currently directs the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications in Nairobi. "You can't control the virus in the field, and you can't breed in resistance through conventional means...
...indictment in Salt Lake overshadowed other news from a Denver courtroom that may ultimately prove far more troublesome for the Olympics. In filing a wrongful-termination lawsuit, Dr. Wade Exum, director of the U.S.O.C.'s drug-control unit for nine years before he stepped down under pressure last month, charged among other things that his bosses systematically covered up illicit drug use. "In recent years, absolutely no sanction has been imposed on roughly half of all the American athletes who have treated positive for prohibited substances," Exum alleged. He said that his tests had turned up "scores" of athletes using...
Some in the supplement industry are already taking potshots at ConsumerLab.com which publishes its test methods but does not submit its results to peer review, as reputable scientific journals require. But until there is a better system of standards and quality control--the FDA is currently working on such a proposal--the reports of small testing outfits like this one are better than nothing...
...meantime, consumers can look for the seal of the National Nutritional Foods Association, the largest dietary-supplement trade group in the U.S. Members are required to submit to random inspection by a third party, which rates them on basic quality-control measures and cleanliness. Only those receiving an A rating are allowed to apply for certification and use of the N.N.F.A. good-manufacturing-practices seal...