Curriculum

Agricultural and Food Biotechnology

Council for Biotechnology Information

The Council for Biotechnology Information communicates science-based information about the benefits and safety of agricultural and food biotechnology. Its members are the leading biotechnology companies and trade associations.

Plant biotechnology is already helping provide the world with more and better food while protecting the environment. And this new technology holds even more promise in the future. That means better quality of life for real people with real appetites and real needs.

Through our award-winning Web site, the Council for Biotechnology Information is committed to bringing you the facts about these exciting new developments â?" complete with footnotes and hyperlinks to scientific research and other information. That's our pledge to be a credible source of information about plant biotechnology.

Link To » http://whybiotech.com/index.asp?id=teachers

We’ve divided the site into four broad audience categories — Consumers, Farmers, Journalists and Teachers & Students — so readers can quickly find information they need. There are also useful resources throughout the site such as the Benefits of Biotechnology PowerPoint presentation and the Plant Biotechnology Timeline.   We welcome you to make use of them.

On our Web site you’ll find stories about:

• How biotechnology could one day help people lead healthier lives through the development of new products such as cancer-fighting tomatoes and oils with reduced levels of saturated fats.

   

• How biotechnology can help boost farm yields and improve diets in poor, developing parts of the world.

   

• How biotechnology is helping to improve the environment by reducing plowing and the need for spraying, thus curbing erosion, conserving fuel and preserving wildlife habitat.

   

• How biotechnology has become one of the most rapidly adopted technologies in the history of agriculture.

   

• How biotechnology is improving farmers’ bottom lines, whether it’s a soybean farmer in Iowa, a cotton farmer in South Africa or a papaya farmer in Hawaii.

   

• And how respected organizations from around the world have declared that foods developed with biotechnology are safe and hold great promise for improving diets and health.