Riesgos y peligros de la dispersión del maíz transgénico en México

Abstract

THIS ARTICLE ANALYZES THE POTENTIAL RISKS, UNCERTAINTIES, AND HAZARDS OF RELEASING TRANSGENIC CORN IN OPEN CROPLAND AT ITS CENTER OF ORIGIN AND DIVERSITY: MEXICO. WE DISCUSS THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF BIOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL COMPLEXITY, EMPHASIZING CORN€™S IMPORTANCE IN THE FOOD CHAIN, WHICH MAY BE DISRUPTED IF IT IS CONTAMINATED WITH BIO-REACTIVE TRANSGENIC CORN THAT EXPRESSES SUBSTANCES UNSUITED FOR FOOD.