GNTIS off and running

OK this is the first blog entry for the Gene and NanoTechnology Information Service – hereby referred to simply as the GNTIS.I really do need a snappier name.

Postings on this blog will attempt to discuss or raise issues relevant to gene and nanotechnologies.My hope is that it will help facilitate debate on these technologies and their applications.Science is arguably morally neutral.It is how that technology is applied that causes problems for some.So, I shall be bringing to you stuff that is triggering debate and concern in the community and getting you to help discuss why that is. The GNTIS would like to think that society can and should actively engage in guiding the direction of science.This is one platform where you can make a start.

The first real entry explores the looming inevitability of GM wheat being commercialised and whether such a product can be acceptable to the public.My experience suggests that it will depend on the transgenic characteristic rather than whether the wheat is GM or not.

Jason Major
Manager
GNTIS