Gene Drives: Who Decides for Hawai'i?
Start: Tuesday, September 06, 2016• 6:00 PM
End: Tuesday, September 06, 2016• 8:30 PM
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Menu
- Ulu Hummus
- Kalo & sweet potato collard green wraps
- Baked Tofu furikake
- Cucumber with sun-dried tomato spread
- Pineapple & watermelon slices with mint salt
- Ulu mochi
- Mamaki/lemongrass iced tea
Learn More About Gene Drives
- Article by Panelist Jim Thomas: "The National Academies’ Gene Drive study has ignored important and obvious issues"
- Just-released open letter - "A Call for Conservation with a Conscience: No Place for Gene Drives in Conservation" Signatories include Dr. Jane Goodall, Walter Ritte, and Vandana Shiva
- Press releases from Friends of the Earth and SynBioWatch regarding the IUCN membership's overwhelming vote "to adopt a de facto moratorium on supporting or endorsing research into gene drives for conservation or other purposes until the IUCN has fully assessed their impacts."
- Civil Beat article: "Should Hawaii Be A ‘Guinea Pig’ In Gene Drive Technology?"