New Scientist: a special report on GM organisms.

Human Genome Project: GM products: benefits and controversies

How Stuff Works: what are genetically modified (GM) foods?

UK Food and Drink Federation: examines some of the concerns most commonly raised about the technology and reviews the current regulatory controls.

EU Commission Food and Safety: the White Paper on "Food Safety".

Greenpeace: say no to genetic engineering.

Transgen: (german) Information on use of genetically engineered plants and enzymes in Europe.

GMORESCOM: The overall objective of the project is to provide additional means to favor communication within the international biosafety research community and between this community and the rest of the world. Another aim is to improve the organization of the European GMO-biosafety research community, so that the community’s voice is heard more clearly in the ongoing GMO debate.

Transgenic Crops: an introduction and resource guide by the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences at Colorado State University, US.

Co-Extra: is a EU research programme on co-existence and traceability. Our goal is to support their implementation and to foster a science-based debate among stakeholders. Co-Extra studies and validates biological containment methods and model supply chain organisations and provides practical tools and methods for implementing co-existence.

GMO compass: is the work of independent science journalists and its task is to collect objective, science-based information on the use of genetic engineering in the agri-food industry and present it to the public in a way that is easy to understand and readily accessible.

GMO Database: Genetically Modified Food and Feed: Authorization in the EU.

the European NGO network on genetic engineering: GENET's mission is to provide information on genetic engineering to its member organisations and the interested public and to support their activities and campaigns. At the moment, GENET has 51 member organisations in 27 European countries. GENET is an international non-profit association under Swiss law.

ReligiousTolerance.org: reproductive and therapeutic cloning

Novozymes: enzymes produced by genetically modified microorganisms

ISAAA: is a not-for-profit international organization that delivers the benefits of agricultural biotechnology to resource-poor farmers in developing countries.

BioCoach: provides background reading materials on DNA structurte, function and handling. BioCoach is a subsection of Pearson's educational digital learing solutions.

T-DNA Mediated Gene Transfer in Plants: a slide show on the details of the process

Virus Vectors & Gene Therapy: gene therapy potentially represents one of the most important developments to occur in medicine, but before this can be realised certain technical problems common to all methods of gene delivery must be overcome.

Human Genome Project: gene therapy is a technique for correcting defective genes responsible for disease development.

Institute of Science in Society: risks of horizontal gene transfer, ISIS argumentation

GMO safety: provides up-to-date clear and intelligible information about current and past biosafety research into genetically modified plants in Germany.

BioMatNet: website includes final results from the Fifth and Sixth Framework Programmes (FP5/6), FAIR Programme (FP4) and previous programmes, as well as ongoing research from FP6, and introduces FP7.

GMWatch: news and criticism on the issue of genetically modified (GM) food and crops

Union of Concerned Scientists: aims to promote sustainable agriculture and strengthening government oversight of genetically engineered food.

BioMine: A FP6 research research programme on biotechnology based processes for recovery and/or removal of metals from primary materials. List of references to bioremediation papers

Wikipedia: microbial biodegradation

True Food Network : campaigns are set up to protect human health and the environment by curbing the proliferation of harmful food production technologies and by promoting organic and other forms of sustainable agriculture.

PSRAST: "Physicians and Scientists for Responsible Application of Science and Technology" mission is to protect DNA, the "blueprint of life", from being seriously damaged or altered

Organic Consumers Association: deals with crucial issues of food safety, industrial agriculture, genetic engineering, and other issues

ActionBioscience: is a non-commercial, educational web site created to promote bioscience literacy by examining a range of issues in biology and environment

US Food and Drug Administration: on genetically engineered animals: what is FDA doing?

Biotechnology Industry Association: what's new in genetic engineering of animals?

BrightHub: enables a community where scientific ideals are discussed and technology trends are vetted. A contribution on: genetically engineered animals

Animal Aid: genetically modified animals in medical research - a critical review

Wikipedia: human genetic engineering

Scitable (Nature Publishing Education): embryo screening and the ethics of human genetic engineering

Replicators: Evolutionary Powerhouses: coherent, well-integrated presentation of replicator theory in evolution : genetic engineering debates and more..

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