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Agriculture at the National Academies
Featured Reports
Safety of Genetically Engineered Foods: Approaches to Assessing Unintended Health Effects
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Animal Care and Management at the National Zoo: Interim Report
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Division on Earth and Life Studies ~ encompasses activities where policy meets the realm of science and the environment, including such high profile issues as drilling for oil on Alaska's North Slope, stem cell research, the transportation of nuclear waste, and protecting the nation's food supply.
Web Features
 National Academies Press: Agricultural Sciences Collection ~ read online free.
Beyond Discovery: Insect Pheromones ~ discusses how scientists first discovered insect pheromones and how they harnessed them for cost-effective pest management that reduces pesticide use.
Beyond Discovery: Designer Seeds ~ traces the 50 years of research that has enabled scientists to engineer pest-resistant and herbicide-reisistant crops and transform modern agriculture.
Web Extra: Technology to Feed the World ~ examines ongoing scientific issues surrounding biotechnology used for agriculture and food production (includes press release, white paper and links to other resources).
National Academies Offices
Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources ~ addresses science and policy issues confronting the agricultural, food and environmental systems.
Food and Nutrition Board ~ established in 1940 to study issues of national importance pertaining to the safety and adequacy of the nation's food supply, to establish principles and guidelines for adequate nutrition and to render authoritative judgment on the relationships among food intake, nutrition and health, at the request of various agencies.
Animal Nutrition Program ~ has led continuous improvements since the early 1900s in understanding the scientific basis for feeding major classes of food-producing animals.
U.S. National Committee for Soil Science ~ represents the interests of the U.S. soil science community in the International Union of Soil Sciences and promotes the advancement of soil science.
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