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6. For literature discussing the role of biotechnology in biofortification, see Ye et al. (2000);
Scott et al. (2000); Paine et al. (2005); Storozhenko et al. (2005); Basset et al. (2005); Stupak
et al. (2006); Sautter et al. (2006); Storozhenko et al. (2007); Zhu et al. (2007); Mayer et al.
(2008); Connolly (2008); Aluru et al. (2008); Bekaert et al. (2008); Naqvi et al. (2009);
Wirth et al. (2009); and Hirschi (2009).
7. For references to primary research indicating an such impact, see Howe and Tanumihardjo
(2006); Ariza-Nieto et al. (2006); Howe (2007); Nyhus et al. (2008); Tako et al. (2008);
Denova-Gutiérrez et al. (2008); Mills et al. (2008); and Davis et al. (2008) for results from
models and animal trials; see Haas et al. (2005); Low et al. (2007b); Tang et al. (2009);
Rosado et al. (2009); and Wu et al. (2009) for studies with humans.
8. For such analyses, see Dawe et al. (2002); Zimmermann and Qaim (2004); Sandler (2005);
Anderson and Jackson 2005; Anderson, Jackson, and Nielsen 2005); Stein (2006); Stein
et al. (2006); Javelosa et al. (2006); Stein et al. (2007); Qaim et al. (2007); Ma et al. (2007);
Stein, Meenakshi et al. (2008); Stein, Sachdev, and Qaim (2008); Meenakshi (2008);
Anderson (2010); Meenakshi et al. (2010); Stein (2010).
9. Caveat: Given that this discussion is largely taking place outside the academic literature,
this section is also more of a subjective presentation of the topic than a fully referenced
review, thereby also drawing on the authors' personal experiences from years of work in
the field of agricultural biotechnology. Factual information on genetic engineering can
be obtained from various reviews and FAQs on GM crops or from scientific outreach
websites (e.g. Lemaux 2008, 2009; WHO 2011a; Chassy and Tribe 2010; PRRI 2011; GMO
Compass 2011); no links are provided to websites that disseminate nonfactual information
to avoid implicit endorsement.
10. For instance, this categorical rejection of Golden Rice by some opponents became clear
when the—then new and untried—executive director of Greenpeace, Kumi Naidoo,
stated in an interview that he would like to have another look at the organization's posi-
tion on Golden Rice to ensure that it is not passing up any new, good developments (Von
Traufetter 2009). Within a day Greenpeace published a retraction in which Naidoo pro-
vided “guidance” on the interpretation of his statement, concluding that Golden Rice can
never be an answer.
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