title: Britain's genetically modified crop controversies: the Agriculture and Environment Biotechnology Commission and the negotiation of 'uncertainty'.
abstract: The genetically modified crop controversies in Britain between 1997 and 2004 involved tensions surrounding the role of science in policy. The author of the paper was a member of the Agriculture and Environment Biotechnology Commission, a novel government advisory body created in 2000, which played a central role in negotiating new policy frameworks. The commission was also a key influence in the creation and execution of the three-pronged official 'GM dialogue' in 2002 and 2003. New understandings of 'uncertainty', both scientific and social, emerged as a result. The outcomes have relevance for the future political handling of other technological fields, including human genetics.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Environment, Philosophy and Public Policy, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK. r.grove-white@lancaster.ac.uk
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Grove-White
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018556:Crops, Agricultural / Q000235:genetics*; D010945:Plants, Edible / Q000235:genetics*; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified; D011639:Public Opinion; D006113:United Kingdom