Jeremy Rifkin: An Examination of the Efforts of an Anti-Biotechnology Activist

Jeremy Rifkin: An Examination of the Efforts of an Anti-Biotechnology Activist

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Jeremy Rifkin: An Examination of the Efforts of an Anti-Biotechnology Activist

dc.contributor.advisor	Hutt, Peter Barton	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Naik, Paul S.	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2012-07-06T20:30:53Z
dc.date.issued	1999	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Jeremy Rifkin: An Examination of the Efforts of an Anti-Biotechnology Activist (1999 Third Year Paper)	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:8965540
dc.description.abstract	This paper attempts retrospectively to examine the impact of the efforts of Jeremy Rifkin on the rules and regulation, and ultimately the mission, of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pertaining to biotechnology. Rifkin arguably single-handedly raised the consciousness of the American public, and indeed the world, to the potential risks of the technology, at least as he saw them. In this way, he positioned himself as a biotechnology gadfly who became the bane of the biotechnology industry and federal agencies regulating biotechnology. It seems fitting, therefore, to study the impact of anti-biotechnology activism on federal regulation of biotechnology by focusing on Rifkinâ€™s efforts. In the course of examining Rifkinâ€™s activities that were targeted specifically at the FDA, this paper also discusses his efforts aimed at curbing recombinant DNA research regulated by the National Institutes of Health and genetic engineering activities that fell under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).	en
dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dash.license	LAA	en_US
dc.subject	Food and Drug Law	en
dc.subject	Jeremy Rifkin	en
dc.subject	FDA	en
dc.subject	biotechnology	en
dc.title	Jeremy Rifkin: An Examination of the Efforts of an Anti-Biotechnology Activist	en
dc.type	Paper (for course/seminar/workshop)	en_US
dc.date.available	2012-07-06T20:30:53Z