Building a transatlantic biotech partnership: the United States and Europe must act together--and now--to avoid deeper confrontation over biotechnology and to protect shared economic interests. From: Issues in Science and Technology | Date: September 22, 2004| Author: Purvis, Nigel | COPYRIGHT 2004 National Academy of Sciences. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The United States and Europe continue to turn up the heat in their long-simmering biotech stew. In May 2003, the Bush administration initiated a challenge within the World Trade Organization (WTO) to Europe's five-year de facto moratorium on approving new genetically modified (GM) seeds for planting in Europe. Although Europe subsequently approved a small number of new GM imports, the United States maintains that Europe's markets remain closed to U.S. farmers. In April 2004, the Eu...