Overview of ecological risk assessment, by Conner et al., provides an analysis examining the potential impacts of biotech crops based on a review of 250 publications on the topic. Part II reviews a series of perceptions of the potential environmental risks of biotech crops and offers the authors' conclusions based on the scientific studies available.

Conner, Anthony J., Glare, Travis R., Nap, Jan-Peter. 2003. The release of genetically modified crops into the environment. Part II. Overview of ecological risk assessment. The Plant Journal 33: 19-36.

A full copy of the paper is available on line at: www.blackwellpublishing.com/plantgm/Conner.pdf

A condensed summary of this paper is also available at: www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/repository/connerpaper2.pdf

DR Roger Turner
Chief Executive Officer
British Society of Plant Breeders