Entomology, Department of

 

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2009

Citation

Journal of Agricultural & Food Information (2009) 10: 102-112. DOl: 10.1080/10496500902802726.

Comments

Copyright 2009, Taylor & Francis. Used by permission.

Abstract

The University of Nebraska and AgBios, Inc. launched the AgBiosafety website (http://agbiosaftzy.unl.edu) with the purpose of educating the public about agricultural biotechnology risk and safezy issues through science-based content. This article discusses the creation ofthe website, its components, and data gathered from usage statistics and a web-delivered survey. Also included is a discussion of the results ofdata gathered and recommendations for future web-based educational efforts in biotechnology safety and risk assessment.

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