Ontario Agri-Food Technologies – Links

Educational Sites

Agri-Food Risk Management & Communication
http://www.plant.uoguelph.ca/riskcomm/
FSnet, Agnet and AnimalNet are electronic communications tools to: assist in risk analysis activities, to rapidly identify issues for risk management and communication activities, to promote awareness of public concerns in scientific and regulatory circles; and to exchange timely and current information for direction of research, diagnostic or investigative activities.

Animal Net
http://www.ansc.purdue.edu/courses/ansc481/animal_net.html
A newswire service for articles relating to animals.

Biotechnology Iowa State University
http://www.biotech.iastate.edu/
Resources for education, bioethics, technology transfer, and research.

Brock University
http://www.brocku.ca/
For over 30 years Brock University has welcomed and encouraged students in their pursuit of further knowledge.

Food Biotechnology Communications Network
http://www.foodbiotech.org/
General information about food biotechnology and links to various organizations and individuals with greater expertise about specific topics.

Food Safety Project
http://www.exnet.iastate.edu/Pages/families/fs/homepage.html
The goal of the Food Safety Project is to develop educational materials that give the public the tools they need to minimize their risk of foodborne illness.

Genetics Education Center
http://www.kumc.edu/gec/
For educators interested in human genetics and the human genome project.

National Centre for Biotechnology Education
http://www.NCBE.reading.ac.uk/
The NCBE’s Web site (started in January 1995) is recognised as a valuable source of information. It attracts 45,000 connections per week.

New Scientist
http://www.newscientist.com/
News, jobs and more from the leading weekly science magazine.

Regulatory Developments in Biotechnology in OECD Member countries
http://www.oecd.org/ehs/country.htm
Most OECD Member countries have a system of regulatory oversight in place to cover products of modern biotechnology intended for release to the environment. This page indicates (or will indicate) the responsible Ministry/Agency for each Member country, as well as indicating the relevant laws, regulations and/or rules, and Contact points. Information is provided on commercialised applications e.g. commercial field planting, product approvals etc.

University of Guelph
http://www.uoguelph.ca/
Learn about all aspects of life at the University of Guelph, from academic programs and research to class offerings, extracurricular activities, ongoing events and breaking news.

University of Maryland
http://www.umd.edu/
The University of Maryland, in College Park, is a major public research university located on 1,500 acres of rolling land along the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. high-tech corridor.

University of Toronto
http://www.utoronto.ca/
The largest university in Canada, U of T offers the widest range of programs among Canadian universities, with 14 faculties, 300 undergraduate, 148 master’s and 95 doctoral programs.

University of Waterloo
http://www.uwaterloo.ca/
The University of Waterloo is a major public university located in Waterloo, Ontario.

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