GENETICALLY ENGINEERED Organisms, Wildlife, and Habitat: A WORKSHOP SUMMARY by National Research Council of the National Academies

Author:National Research Council of the National Academies
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Agriculture: Crop and Plant Production. Environment and Environmental Studies : Ecology and Ecosystems. Biology and Life Sciences : Genetics
Publisher: NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS
Published: 2008-11-03T00:00:00+00:00

Potential Bias

One participant expressed concern about potential biases in a meta-analysis if it relies on the available published literature. Marvier said she went beyond the published literature by using the Freedom of Information Act to get studies submitted by industry to the government for regulatory approvals.

Predictive Power

Larson was questioned about the ability to predict the invasiveness of a species that has not been previously introduced even if there is pre-invasion information about the species and the environment (but not the interaction); in fish, it is believed to be only about 70 percent. Larson said she did not think the percentage was any higher in plants. Thus, she said, invasive species studies do not provide the power of prediction that some regulators of GEOs might like, if it can be assumed that GEOs are likely to behave in the same way—an assumption that is subject to debate.

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