Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to questions such as What is agricultural biotechnology? Are crops developed using biotechnology as safe for the environment as crops developed using traditional breeding practices? Links to other FAQs. Read.

Facts and Fiction About Plant and Animal Biotechnology
Straightforward answers to numerous myths about plant and animal biotechnology. Read.

Global biotech crop acreage increases in 2007 (Jan. 2008)
Read the summaries and press releases

State Policy Priorities for Agricultural Biotechnology
Expresses the agricultural values of the Biotechnology Industry Organization, and its more than 1,000 member companies located across the United States and in 33 countries. Read.

State Letters & Testimony

• BIO Praises Codex Alimentarius Biotechnology Task Force for Progressing International Plant and Animal Biotechnology Standards (September 28, 2007)
  Task Force Successfully Advances Low Level Presence International Standard and Genetically Engineered Animal Guidelines. Read the statement.
• BIO Letter to the California Fish and Game Commission (August 25, 2004)
  Expressing concern regarding the permitting system for the importation and possession of transgenic aquatic animals. Read the letter. (43 KB PDF)
• BIO Testimony
  In opposition to New York Senate Bill 6537, which proposes to prohibit the sale of "transgenic aquatic animals". Read the testimony.
• New York Biotech Association
  Memo in opposition of NY Senate Bill 6537, which would prohibit the sale of transgenic aquatic species. Read the memo.

Links
Government Agencies with Biotechnology Product Oversight, Trade Associations and Commodity Groups, Outreach Organizations, International Organizations, Scientific and Professional Organizations, Universities and Research Organizations, Animals, Biotechnology and Developing Countries, Member Companies, Other Resources, Alternative Views. Explore.