Evaluation of Scholarly Sources

In this blog post I will evaluate two academic sources regarding the controversy around genetically engineering food. 

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People’s concerns about biotechnology: some problems and some solution

The purpose of this article is to inform the reader about the benefits of genetically modified crops in creating food security, and of the lack of reported health concerns. This article also talks about the political side of this controversy and the disconnect between scientist, politicians, and the general public.

This article was published in the Journal of Biotechnology in the first edition of the 98^th volume. The given publication date is July of 2001.

The works cited list includes Biotechnology- Transgenic crops in natural habitats, Urban myths of organic farming, and Engineering the probtiamin A (beta-carotene) biosynthetic pathway into (carotenoid-free) rice endosperm, which are all are also articles from science journals. 

The author of the article is R. Braun. I was unable to find a first name, but I corroborated him as a reliable source because he has authored many other articles on Web of Science. 

I believe the intended audience is people who are interested in the impact that science has on politics and business. From his other articles, R. Braun seems to focus on a connection between the technical field and public fields like politics. 

I found this article on Web of Science with the use of keywords like genetically engineered, food, and crops. 

Genetically Engineered Salmon Pose Environmental Risks That Must Be Considered 

This article is written as the FDA considered introducing genetically engineered fish into the environment. The purpose of this article is to inform the reader of the potential risks associated with the FDA's decision. 

This article was published in the 61st edition of BioScience in January of 2011. The article was published by Oxford University Press for the American Institute of Biological Sciences.

Included in the references are news articles from the New York Times, and other journals from BioScience.

The author of the article is Elizabeth M. P. Madin, who works with the Department of Environmental Sciences in the University of Technology-Sydney in Australia.

I think the article is intended for anyone who was familiar with the decision that the FDA was making. The article was technical enough to give good, detailed information, however, it was not overly complicated to make it hard to understand.

I located this article using the database, JSTOR, with keywords like genetically modified, food, and harm to the consumer.