Linked Databases
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Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre Plus
This resource provides the largest collection of full text from leading regional and international newspapers and periodicals, full-text reference books, tens of thousands of full-text biographies, and a collection of images containing more than one million photos, maps, and flags.
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West Australian Digital Archive
The West Australia Archive Digital Editions provides full text searching of past issues of the West Australian. Each issue is searchable the day after publication.
Articles
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Young, A. (2012). GMOs: friend or foe?. Natural Health, 42(4), 46-50. Retrieved from Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre
The article speculates whether the consumption of food products made of genetically modified organism (GMO) are harmful or beneficial for health. It informs that GMO crops were commercially grown in the U.S. because they are pest and disease resistant and discusses potential causes for concern of chronic disease associated with the GMOs. It explains that there is no need for panic related to GMOs as few whole foods are genetically modified and informs that there are no proven health risks. -
GM salmon faces backlash. (2013, October 21). The West Australian. Retrieved from The West Australian Archive Digital Editions.
A new “super salmon” is expected to be approved for sale in the US within the next few weeks, reigniting a heated debate over genetically modified food. The salmon would be the first GM animal approved for human consumption and has been under development in Massachusetts for 18 years. It is expected to be cleared for sale soon by the US Food and Drug Administration, and supermarkets are coming under increasing pressure to refuse to stock the fish.
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Miller, S. (2004). Orwell once more. Sewanee Review, 112(4), 595-618. Retrieved from Literary Reference Centre.
Presents literary criticism which profiles English writer George Orwell. His essays are often found in freshman college readers and in anthologies of English writers, and two of his novels—"Animal Farm" and "1984"—have been translated into many languages. -
Watts, K. (2008, April 23). GM fine food or Frankenstein? The West Australian. Retrieved from The West Australian Archive Digital Editions.
It’s a common gripe among genetic researchers. There seems to be widespread public acceptance of the need to modify genes to cure or reduce disease in humans but when you talk about genetically modified food, the response is outrage. Part of the problem seems to be that few lay people fully understand the process and, therefore, making a judgment call on it is difficult. Currently, the only genetically modified food produced in Australia is cotton oil but this is set to change as more States change their legislation to allow farmers to experiment with different genetically modified crops... -
Hurley-Dépret, M. (2011). opinion pieces: Genetically modified organisms in agriculture--The arguments for & against. International Trade Forum, (3), 22-23. Retrieved from Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre.
The author shares her views on why she supports genetically modified organisms (GMOs). According to the author, GM crops are becoming popular worldwide, with 15.4 million farmers growing GM crops. She explains that plantings have risen following the introduction of GM crops. She further points that although there are questions over the benefits of GM crops, they have clear benefits in relation to farmers' income, efficiency and the environment.
