Looking at how different people will be affected helps scientists assess the acceptable risk levels of new technologies. Comstock said he was pleased with the results of the retreat. One participant reported that he will give more than 15 presentations on the GMO issue in the near future. He said that as a direct result of what he learned at the retreat, he has decided to dramatically revise his lecture. Due to the positive response and requests for more, below is the answer key for the previously printed worksheet by Dr. Bronson.
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The purpose of the plagiarism exercise is to promote discussion and communication among students and faculty about what constitutes plagiarism. Below are common responses from graduate students and faculty in the life sciences. A class of maize mutants, collectively known as disease lesion mimics, display discrete disease-like symptoms in the absence of pathogens. The production of lesions is strongly influenced by light, temperature, developmental state and genetic background. Currently, the biological significance of lesion mimicry in plants is not known, although suggestions have been made that they may represent defects in the plants' recognition of, or response to, pathogens.