tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778570096826367144.post6324596177432242923..comments2024-03-28T16:09:44.638+05:30Comments on Ground Reality: GM crops should go back to the labDevinder Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05867902048509662981noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778570096826367144.post-62272259517488454152013-01-18T16:35:13.523+05:302013-01-18T16:35:13.523+05:30As a postdoctoral researcher (now abroad and havin...As a postdoctoral researcher (now abroad and having done my PhD in India)in Plant molecular biology and working with transgenics for the last 6 years, I would say that the observations in the article about less people wanting to to agricultural biotech is flawed. 90% of Students in India are driven by the job prospects and that is very bleak in India for crop based biotechnology. Those who get jobs are though well paid. However, since the numbers are lower, students tend to go for the route which gives them more scope for a job. I have been asked by people including my PhD supervisor to move to animal biotech or genetics for better jobs. However, I am carrying on in this field just because of my interest and to prove some people wrong. They are the people who makes the word GM sound monstrous!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778570096826367144.post-57891249899809282022012-11-08T20:46:40.739+05:302012-11-08T20:46:40.739+05:30a comment from the hindu
The following key governm...a comment from the hindu<br />The following key government agencies in Europe have outrightly rejected the findings of Seralini (2012) study:<br />1. European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)<br />2. The High Council on Biotechnology (HCB) and the French Food Safety Agency (ANSES)<br />3. European Federation of Biotechnology<br />4. German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR)<br />5. Dutch Government Food safety authority and others.<br /><br />can you tell sir on what grounds its rejected?manuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01753462778678158212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778570096826367144.post-6659638267284832102012-11-08T16:09:30.937+05:302012-11-08T16:09:30.937+05:30Shabash Devinder! No English word has the same for...Shabash Devinder! No English word has the same force.<br /> <br />Your article just in time to raise morale here.<br /> <br />Will post whole article in a few days time for random website readers.<br /> <br />You are a global treasure!<br /><br />Barbara Panvel<br />UKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778570096826367144.post-17960756456404274672012-11-08T08:54:24.192+05:302012-11-08T08:54:24.192+05:30With all due respect sir, you didn't have to d...With all due respect sir, you didn't have to drag in the students who may be the future of this science in India, into this debate. Undergraduate students who are aspiring to do agricultural biotechnology may feel discomforted or discouraged when they see your article. Higher studies in biotechnology is already seen with barriers in India. <br />Agricultural biotechnology is not just about transgenics and genetic engineering. <br />Understanding the biology of the plant including the impacts of various genetic sequences and proteins also come under biotechnology. This age is termed as the age of biotechnology. It has importance in all the applied fields from humans to the plant biotechnology.<br />Crop improvement can be done with the help of biotechnology without needing to change the genetic makeup of the plant.<br />It can still help in producing better yielding varieties in a shorter period of time.<br />Besides, how can we know whats wrong and what's right without the proper research in that field of science. For better or worse,plant biotechnology is one of the most innovative science today and all the scholars should try to better understand all its implications, not shud it to a corner. Subin Rajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11275403499005175762noreply@blogger.com