Report of the Biosafety Panel to the CGIAR Science Council on Biosafety Policy Practices of the CGIAR Centers

The Secretariat of the Science Council of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) has released a strategic study of biosafety across the CGIAR system of research centers. The main body of information that formed the basis for the study's analysis was gained from a questionnaire that was sent to the various CGIAR centers. The report finds that the CGIAR centers are using genetic engineering technology in at least 15 different crop species, creating a wide variety of species/trait combinations - all of which are still in the research stage. The report makes a..