Access Exellence: About Biotech Index
http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/AB/index.html
A directory of information on biotech provided by the National Health Museum. Categories include: issues and ethics; biotech applied; biotech chronicles.

AgNIC
http://agnic.umd.edu/
Provided by the University of Maryland, AgNIC is a guide to quality agricultural biotechnology information. Updated regularly.

California for GE Free Agriculture
http://www.calgefree.org/
"Provides education and resources in support of the rights of farmers and communities to evaluate and address the environmental, human health and economic risks of genetic engineering in agriculture."

Environmental Commons: GMOs
http://www.environmentalcommons.org/gmo.html

FAO: Ethics in Food and Agriculture
http://www.fao.org/ethics
Provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, this commitee aims to focus the global debate surrounding ethical practices involving agriculture and food.

GM Contamination Register
http://www.gmcontaminationregister.org/
"GeneWatch UK and Greenpeace International have launched this joint initiative to record all incidents of contamination arising from the intentional or accidental release of genetically modified (GM) organisms (which are also known as genetically engineered (GE) organisms). It also includes illegal plantings of GM crops and the negative agricultural side-effects that have been reported. "

Genetic Engineering Action Network (GEAN)
http://www.geaction.org/
"Seeks to support and further the work of those organizations and individuals working to address the risks to the environment, biodiversity and human health, as well as the socioeconomic and ethical consequences of genetic engineering."

Genetically Modified Foods and Organisms: HGP Ethical, Legal and Social Issues
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/gmfood.shtml
Provided by the Human Genome Project.

The Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology
http://pewagbiotech.org
Established in 2001 to be an independent and objective source of credible information on agricultural biotechnology for the public, media and policymakers.

Scope GM Food Forum
http://scope.educ.washington.edu/gmfood/
Contains a discussion forum along with a range of learning resources and links. Funded by the National Science Foundation and produced by scientists in collaboration with the journal, Science.

Union of Concerned Scientists: Food and Environment
http://www.ucsusa.org/food_and_environment
Provides good background papers on GE and also a list of crops which have been allowed on the market.

USDA's Agricultural Biotechnology
http://www.usda.gov/agencies/biotech/
The USDA is one of three federal agencies, along with the EPA and the FDA primarily responsible for regulating biotechnolgy in the U.S. Site includes the USDA role; laws and regulations, research, and trade.

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