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Alimentos modificados genéticamente: la polémica sobre el arroz dorado
Title: Alimentos modificados genéticamente: la polémica sobre el arroz dorado |
Authors: Álvarez de Luis, Amaia |
Editor: Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche |
Department: Departamentos de la UMH::Ciencias Sociales y Humanas |
Issue Date: 2020 |
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/11000/36731 |
Abstract:
La revolución de la genómica y la biotecnología moderna ha generado y seguirá generando muchos dilemas éticos y sociales y, por tanto, muchas polémicas. Las discusiones acerca de la innovación en agricultura han ido en aumento en los últimos 50 años, especialmente desde la introducción de los culti... Ver más
Genetic revolution, as well as modern biotechnology, has raised and will continue to raise many ethic and social issues and for that matter, a number of controversies. Debates on agricultural innovation have increased in the last fifty years due to the introduction of the genetically modified crops. Varied arguments have been put forward with the aim of supporting the way in which agriculture and farming should be scientifically developed in the future. As a result, a heated debate has divided public opinion into two groups: those standing for and against biotechnology. One of the main topics of this heated debate is the genetically modified variety of rice called Golden Rice owing to its high vitamin content that may result into quality improved nutrition. It is a variety in which two genes have been inserted by means of genetic engineering techniques and whose target is to increase the amount of β- carotene in the grain. It is argued that this variety will be the solution not just for blindness but also as a means of reducing malnutrition as well as undernourishment among the child population. The idea of endorsing and putting into practice the cultivation of a genetically modified crop such as Golden Rice in different countries has raised the controversy to higher levels. The recent approval of growing Golden Rice in Australia will lead us to the conclusion that its success and future will not depend either on the opponents or the sympathisers, but on the local communities
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Keywords/Subjects: Alimentos básicos Organismos modificados genéticamente Alimentos transgénicos Arroz dorado Defensores y opositores Basic Food Genetically Modified Organisms Transgenic Food Golden Rice Defender and Opposing |
Knowledge area: CDU: Ciencias sociales |
Type of document: info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Access rights: info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional |
Published in: Revista Nuevas Tendencias en Antropología, nº11, 2020, pp. 80-102 |
Appears in Collections: 2020 - Número 11
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