Plantas Transgênicas de Algodão, Soja e Feijão Resistência a
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Plantas Transgênicas de Algodão, Soja e Feijão Resistência a
LA BIOLOGÍA Y LA EVOLUCIÓN EN EL SIGLO XXI Percepción Pública: el reto de comunicar y comprender la nueva tecnología Francisco J. L. Aragão Embrapa/Cenargen, Brazil francisco.aragao@embrapa.br Tomate como uma planta tóxina 1781 Thomas Jefferson usava tomates juntamente com batatas fritas. George Washington Carver, Alabama. 1820 Coronel Robert Gibbon Johnson anunciou que comeria 1 bushel no dia 26 de setembro, na corte de Boston. Alfred Wallace (1823-1913) Charles Darwin (1809 -1882 ) (1822-1884) Gregor Mendel Fevereiro de 1865, Sociedade de História Natural de Brünn Genética no melhoramento de Plantas? Vavilov X Lisenko (1911-1943) Desde 1982 Outubro, 2000 (Holanda) “Suas alfaces permanecem boas e frescas porque nós colocamos genes de ratos nelas. Bom apetite !” Fonte: Chrispeels MJ, Sadava D (2004) Plants, Genes and Crop Biotechnology. Am. Soc. Plant Biologistis. Brazilian Legislation on Biosafety of Genetically Modified Organisms Low Nr. 8,975 January 1995 “First Brazilian Biosafety Law” Low Nr. 11,105 March 2005 “Brazilian Biosafety Law” Decree Nr. 6,925, August 2009 Cartagena Protocol of Biosafety to the Convention on Biotech Diversity Decree Nr. 5,591, November 2005 CTNBio Normative Resolutions Normative Instructions CTNBio Communications Brazil´s President Minister and Chief to the President National Biosafety Council (CNBS) National Biosafety Technical Commission (CTNBio) CNBS composed by Ministers of State Chief of Staff to the President Science & Technology Agrarian Development Agriculture, Justice Health Environment Industry & Commerce Foreign Affairs Defense Fisheries & Aquiculture National Biosafety Technical Commission (CTNBio) CTNBio is Composed by 54 members = 27 full + 27 substitutes All members must have Ph.D. degree Twelve public acknowledged specialists in Science & Technology 3 Specialists in human health 3 Specialists in animal health 3 Specialists in plant sciences 3 Specialists in environment One representative of each ministry Science and Technology (MCT) Agrarian Development (MDA) Agriculture (MAPA) Health (MS) Environment (MMA) Industry and Commerce (MDIC) Foreign Affairs (MRE) Defense (MD) Fisheries and Aquiculture (MPA) One specialist in (indicated by Ministries) Consumer´s right (M. justice) Health (MS) Environment (MMA) Biotechnology (MAPA) Family agriculture (MDA) Worker´s health (M. Labour) Labeling law Decree Nr. 4,680 (April 2003) Threshold of 1% (species and modification) . , http://www.marklynas.org/2013/01/lecture-to-oxford-farming-conference-3-january-2013/ , "If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?" -- Albert Einstein