QWhere is the website that has non-industry people answering the questions? Like maybe one with independent scientists and/or health professionals who DON'T have a connection to the biotechnology industry. Because that's where I'd like to get my answers

Question submitted By: sonora wheat
Where is the website that has non-industry people answering the questions? Like maybe one with independent scientists and/or health professionals who DON'T have a connection to the biotechnology industry. Because that's where I'd like to get my answers from. Sorry if I seem a little skeptical, but really, any industry is going to spin...this looks like nothing more than a big old PR campaign for GMOs.

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Response from Fran Castle, Global Senior Manager, Communications, BASF · Monday, 11/04/2013 12:06 pm

You found it! We’ve been working with about 50 independent experts who have volunteered to answer questions. None of the independent experts contributing to this site are compensated for their answers. It’s purely voluntarily.  Check out a few great independent expert responses:

 

When were GMOs createdinvented?
Posted on August 15, 2017
Response from: Britt Lebbing, MBA, Information and Communications Manager, Regulatory Policy and Scientific Affairs, Monsanto Company • on August 16, 2017
The first use of recombinant DNA technology, was created by Cohen and Boyer in 1972 with E.coli in 1972 and this article explains this advancement in biotechnology in greater detail. Here is an excerpt: “Their experiments dramatically demonstrated the potential impact of DNA recombinant engineering on medicine and pharmacology, industry and agriculture.”   Recombinant insulin was the first commercial product derived from genetic engineering techniques created in 1976 by the... Read More
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How GMOs Are Made
Who created GMOs?
Posted on August 15, 2017
Response from: Britt Lebbing, MBA, Information and Communications Manager, Regulatory Policy and Scientific Affairs, Monsanto Company • on August 16, 2017
The first use of recombinant DNA technology, was created by Cohen and Boyer in 1972 with E.coli in 1972 and this article explains this advancement in biotechnology in greater detail. Here is an excerpt: “Their experiments dramatically demonstrated the potential impact of DNA recombinant engineering on medicine and pharmacology, industry and agriculture.”   Recombinant insulin was the first commercial product derived from genetic engineering techniques created in 1976 by the... Read More
Answer:
How GMOs Are Made
can they genetically modify squirrels or other aminals
Posted on August 1, 2017
Response from: Community Manager, Moderator for GMOAnswers.com • on August 2, 2017
There are no genetically modified squirrels. The GM salmon was recently approved by the FDA and is the first GMO food animal to be approved. The salmon was genetically modified for a few reasons including conserving wild fish populations and providing low impact aquaculture. Read more about this first GMO animal, why and how it was created.   You might also be interested in the genetic engineering for “de-extinction.” For more information on this concept, here is a previous... Read More
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How GMOs Are Made

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Fran Castle

Global Senior Manager, Communications, BASF

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I have been with BASF for 12 years working in agriculture both here in the USA and worldwide. Prior to that, I worked for DuPont for 13 years in a variety of marketing and communication positions in several different businesses. I was an urban kid, not growing up on a farm, but have loved my time working with farmers and researchers in order to tell the story about agriculture and how it...
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