Pharmaceutical crops have a mixed outlook in California

Crops are being genetically engineered to produce a wide variety of drugs, vaccines and other pharmaceutical proteins. Although these crops may open the door to less expensive and more-readily available drugs, there is concern regarding the potential for contamination of h...

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Main Author: Michelle Marvier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 2007-04-01
Series:California Agriculture
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Online Access:http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v061n02p59
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spelling doaj-a18dc05848ed464c82e4833c5cad07fa2020-11-25T01:07:27ZengUniversity of California Agriculture and Natural ResourcesCalifornia Agriculture0008-08452160-80912007-04-01612596610.3733/ca.v061n02p5910.3733/cav061n02_7Pharmaceutical crops have a mixed outlook in CaliforniaMichelle Marvier0M. Marvier is Associate Professor, Environmental Studies Institute and Department of Biology, Santa Clara University.Crops are being genetically engineered to produce a wide variety of drugs, vaccines and other pharmaceutical proteins. Although these crops may open the door to less expensive and more-readily available drugs, there is concern regarding the potential for contamination of human food and livestock feed, as well as environmental harm. The outlook for the production of pharmaceutical crops in California currently appears mixed. To date, 18 federal permits for field trials involving pharmaceutical or industrial proteins have been approved in California. However, the state's farming community and general public have thus far rejected pharmaceutical crop production, and a handful of local governments have recently banned the cultivation of genetically modified crops, including pharmaceutical crops. In light of the many pros and cons, three major approaches — the precautionary approach, risk analysis and cost-benefit analysis — could be used to move the debate about pharmaceutical crops forward.http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v061n02p59Californiadrug cropstransgenic plants
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California
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transgenic plants
author_facet Michelle Marvier
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title Pharmaceutical crops have a mixed outlook in California
title_short Pharmaceutical crops have a mixed outlook in California
title_full Pharmaceutical crops have a mixed outlook in California
title_fullStr Pharmaceutical crops have a mixed outlook in California
title_full_unstemmed Pharmaceutical crops have a mixed outlook in California
title_sort pharmaceutical crops have a mixed outlook in california
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series California Agriculture
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publishDate 2007-04-01
description Crops are being genetically engineered to produce a wide variety of drugs, vaccines and other pharmaceutical proteins. Although these crops may open the door to less expensive and more-readily available drugs, there is concern regarding the potential for contamination of human food and livestock feed, as well as environmental harm. The outlook for the production of pharmaceutical crops in California currently appears mixed. To date, 18 federal permits for field trials involving pharmaceutical or industrial proteins have been approved in California. However, the state's farming community and general public have thus far rejected pharmaceutical crop production, and a handful of local governments have recently banned the cultivation of genetically modified crops, including pharmaceutical crops. In light of the many pros and cons, three major approaches — the precautionary approach, risk analysis and cost-benefit analysis — could be used to move the debate about pharmaceutical crops forward.
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drug crops
transgenic plants
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