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11/15/05
Please view the October 2, 2005 CAST Commentary
on Crop Biotechnology and the Future of Food: A Scientific
Assessment
Please view the July 1, 2005 CAST Commentary
on Adventitious Presence
6/21/04
June 21, 2004. The Council for Agricultural
Science and Technology (CAST) today is releasing its newest
Issue Paper entitled "Animal Organ Donors: Human Health
Applications." The paper examines current and future
concernsand benefits for xenotransplantation--using animals
as organ and tissue donors. Topics include applications
for xenotransplantation, impacts on human health, barriers
to use, and ethical consideration. This is Number 2 in a
nine-part series on the topic "Animal Agriculture's
Future through Biotechnology."
The coauthors are Dr. Jeffrey L. Platt, Mayo Clinic, Rochester,
Minnesota and Dr. Randall S. Prather, Professor of Reproductive
Biotechnology at the University of Missouri, Columbia. Dr.
Platt will be hosted in Washington, D.C. by Dr. Teresa A.
Gruber, CAST Executive Vice President, for a series of
rollout briefings on June 21 and 22, 2004.
An interview with Dr. Prather is available on the CAST
Biotechnology website, as part of the Web-based Dialog Project.
Dr. Prather discusses ethical use of biotechnology tools
to improve animals, and related topics. Links to this and
other video interviews are at
http://www.biotech-cast-science.org/wbd_speakers.htm#prather
All CAST members will receive a copy of Issue Paper 26
by mail. The complete Issue Paper is available on the CAST
website at www.cast-science.org.
Linda M. Chimenti, CAST
10/10/03
Authored by a task force of six scientists,
this issue paper identifies existing and emerging issues
in the development and use of nutraceuticals—food compounds
with health-promoting, disease-preventive, or medical properties.
The paper sheds light on consumer questions, key regulations,
and safety issues, and provides recommendations on research
and policy needs. Chair: Mary Ellen Camire, University of
Maine. IP 24, October 2003, 16 pp., $5.00 (Price includes
shipping.)
To order a copy of this paper, please visit:
http://www.cast-science.org/cast/src/cast_top.htm
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