Articles in Observer Issue No. 216 - March 1999 - Biotechnology: New food for thought

Published in English and French since 1962, the Observer acts as a catalyst for new discussion and ideas. It is a flag for emerging policy problems. Through the pages of the Observer the OECD's experts and well-known guest writers offer insights on topics of broad concern.

The following are selected articles from Observer Issue No. 216 - March 1999.

EDITORIAL

• A defence of modern biotechnology

  by Donald J. Johnston

SPOTLIGHT - BIOTECHNOLOGY

• The core of the matter
• How big is biotech?
• Some definitions
• Biotechnology at the OECD
• GM food and consumer trust

  by Mark Cantley and Yoshinobu Miyamura

• What is harmonisation of regulatory oversight

  by Peter Kearns

• A biotech knowledge e-world
• A public perspective

  - Interview with Julie Hill

• Food safety: protection or protectionism?

  by Wayne Jones, Jean-Christophe Bureau and Stéphan Marette

• Weigh up the costs and benefits
• Biotechnology and industry: a union of promise

  by Salomon Wald

• Intellectual property: rights and wrongs

  by Evdokia Möisé

• Should broad patents give rights over future inventions