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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> decision making. 1 encourage the Bush administration to send Congress a <br /> nominee who will put health and safety that and provide assurances that the FDA <br /> will make science, not ideology or other interests, the comerstone of its decision <br /> making.° US Meoldne 41(11) Nov 2005 <br /> In response to the FDA mess, the National Institutes of Health 04" has started a major <br /> campaign to control conflict of interest in its own ranks. For starters they have defined conflict <br /> of interest as: <br /> <br /> ......must cover financial interests, gifts, gratuities and favors, nepotism, <br /> and other such areas such as political participation and bribery." NiH <br /> websde, Financial Conflict of interest-Objectivity in Research: lnst"onat Policy Review, <br /> hNpJlgranffi.rah.gov4gn;r4s/poMW1bQ*dh mWewMm <br /> One should note that the NIH has chosen "political participation" as a form of conflict along with <br /> bribery and nepotism. <br /> <br /> SUMMARY. <br /> <br /> The challenge for Hawaii is to either proactively plan for the development of GM organisms or <br /> to react on a case by case basis. Taro has brought this issue to the forefront. With respect to <br /> safety and environmental issues, little has been done to regulate GM crops which have already <br /> entered Hawaii. This sets a bad precedence for dealing with new entries. As the WHO and NAS <br /> have issued new warnings of GM risks, we turn to our regulatory agencies to set guidelines. <br /> Unfortunately conflict of interest(few has biased key agencies and, according to the NIH report, <br /> can affect our Legislative and political processes as well. Our only hope is to create a well <br /> informed public who will help us snake the case for better control of GM crops and food. <br /> <br /> <br /> References <br /> <br /> 1. Nielsen, Kaare M., Ph.D. 2001. "Horizontal Gene Transfer - DNA in the Soil" AgBio <br /> View 15 May 2001. Hard Lab., Dept. of Evolutionary and Organismic Biology, Harvard <br /> University. 16 Divinity Ave. Cambridge, MA 02138 <br /> <br /> 2. Hacein-Bey-Albina S. et al NEIM2003, 348: 255-6 <br /> <br /> 3. Me S, NEIM2005, 352 (11); p 1065, and Okie S, NEIM2005, 352 (12); p 1173. <br /> <br /> 4. US National Academy of Sciences. Safety of Genetically Engineered Foods - <br /> Approaches to Assessing Unintended Health Effects <br /> (www.nay.edu/books/0309092094/htmU4.htmI., pages 4 and 64) <br /> <br /> 5. US National Academy of Sciences. 2006. Reaping the Benefits of Genomic and Proteomic <br /> Research: Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation, and Public Health. <br /> <br /> 6. "Guess who owns you genes?" Scientific American. Feb 2006, p 81. <br />