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Pusztai is a research pioneer on the effects of dietary lectins (carbohydrate-reactive proteins)
on body metabolism and health. The seminar is hosted by the Leopold Center and the ISU Bioethics
Program. A reception follows the presentation.
Contact: Jeri Neal, (515) 294-5610, or wink@iastate.edu
Minnesota Global presents: GMOs and Your Health
Minnesota Global, an ongoing series examining the impacts of globalization on Minnesota,
presents Drs. Árpád Pusztai, Susan Bardócz and Charles Benbrook for "GMOs and Your Health."
Dr. Pusztai's research findings indicated that a genetically engineered potato diet weakened
rats' immune systems and adversely affected the animals' internal organs. When he shared his
findings with the media (with his superior's permission), Dr. Pusztai was promptly fired from
his research post.
Hear the whole story and the details of his research on Tues., Dec. 2 from 5:30–7 p.m.
Visit the Minnesota Global site for information and complete archives of past events.
Unable to make it? Minnesota Global also broadcasts live over the Internet
(requires RealPlayer).
Colorado Public Health Assocaition presents: GMO Symposium Regional Institute
for Health & Environmental Leadership -- "At Issue: Genetically Modified Organisms, Human Health and
the Environment"
Dr. Pusztai's PowerPoint Presentation: GM FOOD/FEED: GAPS IN RISK-ASSOCIATED RESEARCH THAT NEED TO BE FILLED
A balance of presentations regarding genetic engineering and attendant scientific and policy issues. A variety of perspectives will be offered
regarding
Invited speakers are:
University of California at Berkeley presents:
Also, Dr. Pusztai will present: The Human Health Effects of GM Food --
December 10, 3:00 PM at 159 Mulford Hall,
University of California, Berkeley
CORRESPONDANCE -- "Health risks of genetically modified
foods," July 3, 1999, Volume 354
Dr. Pusztai's PowerPoint Presentation: GM FOOD/FEED: GAPS IN RISK-ASSOCIATED RESEARCH THAT NEED TO BE FILLED, presented
at the Denver Conference (see above)
is a private foundation established March 5 1998, with office address in Tromsö, Norway. The foundation has the following aims:
Iowa State University - Leopold Center presents: Scientific Advances in Understanding the Human Health Effects of GM Foods
December 1, 2003 -- 3:30 p.m., Gallery, ISU Memorial Union, Ames
More about Pusztai
seminar flier/PDF
December 2, 2003 -- 5:30 - 7 p.m.
December 4, 2003 -- 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
For more information contact Lisa Silva-Derou at 303-871-2097 or e-mail Lisa
The Pulse of Scientific Freedom
in the Age of the Biotech Industry
December 10, 2003 -- 7 PM
The Lancet Coverage of GM Food Safety and the Ewen-Pusztai Study
Effect of diets containing genetically modified
potatoes expressing Galanthus nivalis lectin on rat small intestine, Lancet, October
16, 1999
Editorial raises importance of growing debate over GM food safety and mentions basic findings of Pusztai research, quoting Pusztai's comment in an interview that he would not eat the GM potatoes himself, and that it is "very, very unfair to use our fellow citizens as guineapigs." This ediorial appears over five months before the publication by "The Lancet" of the Ewen-Pusztai paper on the GM potato experiment.
Three letters respond to the May 29th editorial -- two criticizing it and the Ewen-Pusztai study, one supporitng the need for more openness in regulatory risk assessments and decision-making.
Commentary by Richard Horton imploring an open dialogue surrounding the EU
GM issues -- "berating critics, rather than engaging them, and critisizing reports of research...will
only intensify public scepticism about science and scientists."
Commentary by Shane Morris and Doug Powell
Genetically Modified Foods: Are They a Risk to Human/Animal
Health? by Arpad Pusztai, Ph.D., An actionbioscience.org original article
Science as Culture (draft) The Pusztai Controversy: editorial introduction, October 7, 2001 Submission by Stanley Ewen (M.B.Ch.B., Ph.D., F.R.C.Path) to the Health Committee of the
Scottish Parliment in response to their investigation into the health impact of GM crops. Submission of evidence to the Clerk to the Health and Community Care
Committee of The Scottish Parliament from Dr. Árpád Pusztai's Submission to the Scottish Parliment
Can Science Give Use the Tools for Recognizing Possible Health Risks From GM Foods? by Dr. Arpad
Pusztai, in Nutrition and Health, 2002, Volume 16, pp. 73-84
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