Journal
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL & ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
Volume 18, Issue 3, Pages 259-267Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10806-005-0632-4
Keywords
genetically modified crops; research ethics; research paradigms; specific etiology
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One common method of criticizing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is to label them as ``magic bullets.'' However, this criticism, like many in the debate over GMOs, is not very clear. What exactly is the ``magic bullet criticism''? What are its origins? What flaw is it pointing out in GM crops and agricultural biotechnology? What is the scope of the criticism? Does it apply to all GMOs, or just some? Does it point to a fatal flaw, or something that can be fixed? The goal of this paper is to answer these questions and clarify the magic bullet criticism of agricultural biotechnology. It is hoped that the results of this exercise will be helpful in advancing deliberation over the role GMOs and agricultural biotechnology should play in 21st century agriculture.
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