http://www.alumni.iastate.edu/news_views/VISIONS/spring00/evolution2.html (excerpt) In addition to the risk to non-target organisms like monarch butterflies, researchers at New York University and Venezuelan Institute of Scientific Investigations have recently discovered that the toxins produced by Bt corn remain in the soil much longer than had previously been thought. Soil bacteria destroy the toxin if they can get to it, but if the poison binds to clay particles and humid acids, it can remain active for at least seven months. Pollen falling on the ground and corn stocks plowed back into the soil add to the toxin that the roots secrete. Researchers donıt know if build-up would continue or level off. ³This potential risk deserves ongoing research,² says Lisa Lorenzen Dahl, industrial liaison, ISU biotechnology. ³Iım confident that we can create safe, effective, beneficial products through modern biotechnology techniques.² ### http://www.bcb.iastate.edu/courses/BCBcourses.html (excerpt) Module B. Intellectual Property and Industry Interactions Instructor Lisa Lorenzen Prereq none Meeting time/place 5:10 PM to 7:00 PM; Wednesday, Mar 21, 28, Apr 4, 11; Room 1102 Molecular Biology Bldg Touchtone PL P 565B:7874005, GEN 565B: 7875005, AGRON 565B: 7876005 Contact Lisa Lorenzen Agron/Gen/PL P 565 Professional Practice in the Life Sciences (Spring) Cr. 0.5 per module. S. Prereq: graduate level standing or instructor's permission to enroll. ---------- B. Intellectual Property and Industry Interactions. Designed for students in the life sciences interacting with or anticipating interaction with industry. Ethical and legal issues such as: why and how universities interact with industry, research contracts, license agreements and the real meaning of terms such as intellectual property, freedom to operate, confidentiality, and right to review. The module also describes assistance available for researchers working with industry. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For SC email list T-and-C, send: GET TERMS-AND-CONDITIONS.CURRENT to [log in to unmask]