WEEK 13 -- Apr. 21

No Class Meeting on Wednesday. Instead:
Meet with Margaret Mellon, Union of Concerned Scientists April 22 afternoon (TBA)
Groups meet independently to work on synthesis papers
Optional: attend Great Conversations "Biotechnology and the Environment" April 22 evening.

Group Activity: Determine main conclusions and recommendations for synthesis paper 2 (70 min.)

Discussion: Issues raised by group activity (20 min.)

Readings due Week 14 (online or pdf on course website):
All:
Harl et al. 2001. The StarLink™ situation. Iowa State Univ. White Paper. Available at http://www.exnet.iastate.edu/Pages/grain/publications/starlink.html.

Lin et al. 2001. StarLink: impacts on the U.S. corn market and world trade. Feed Yearbook\FDS-2001/April 2001. Economic Research Service, USDA: 40-48. http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/Biotechnology/starlinkarticle.pdf

Ginder, R. 2001. Channeling, identity preservation and the value chain: lessons from the recent problems with starlink corn. Available at http://www.exnet.iastate.edu/Pages/grain/publications/starlink.html.

Due Week 15: Draft outline of Synthesis Paper 2, identifying person responsible for each section.