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Revista mexicana de sociología
On-line version ISSN 2594-0651Print version ISSN 0188-2503
Abstract
FOYER, Jean and BONNEUIL, Christophe. Mexican biosafety: "serious acting". Rev. Mex. Sociol [online]. 2015, vol.77, n.1, pp.37-68. ISSN 2594-0651.
Beginning with the problem of the contamination of native corn in Mexico by transgenes, this article analyzes the evolution of Mexican biosafety policies. It shows how the problem of transgenic contamination was subject to a process of "distancing" by various government agencies, and how it has been removed from the public agenda. Biosafety policies can be analyzed as "serious acting" because they are not linked to any particular device to control the spread of genetically modified organisms. The analysis focuses on the ambiguous role of scientific actors and institutions.
Keywords : biosafety; corn; pollution; public policies; science; transgenic crops.