Biotechnology Debate Steered by Myths, Not Science, Expert Says
5 September 2003

Washington, 04 Sep 2003

BIOTECHNOLOGY IN THE GLOBAL COMMUNICATION ECOLOGY

By Calestous Juma, Professor and Director of the Science, Technology and Globalization Project at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

Public debates about the safety of new products introduced in the market go back centuries and were often based less on science than on the politics of the time. Similarly, today, much of the debate about agricultural biotechnology is steered by myths driven by socio-economic concerns and not by science, writes Calestous Juma, professor and director of the Science, Technology and Globalization Project at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. The scientific community, with stronger support from governments, must do more to openly address science and technology issues with their publics, he adds.

Debates over biotechnology are part of a long history of......

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