of the organization. The outcome was that CRG should: Explore and document developments in biotechnology through a holistic approach that considers science within a social, cultural, ethical, and environmental context. Serve as a global knowledge resource, providing information and education about the potential impact of new and emerging biotechnologies. Develop concrete policy solutions to address what CRG feels are emerging issues in biotechnology. Mobilize and collaborate with scientists and other organizations to inform the public and promote democratic control of science. Expose what CRG views as over-simplified and distorted claims regarding the role of genetics in human disease, development and behavior. The pioneering contributions of CRG to public interest initiatives concerned with appropriate use of biotechnologies are recounted in the book Biotech Juggernaut: Hope, Hype, and Hidden Agendas of Entrepreneurial Bioscience (Routledge, 2019). GeneWatch The CRG publishes Genewatch, America's first and (according to CRG in 2009) only magazine dedicated to monitoring biotechnology's social, ethical and environmental consequences. The publication covers a broad spectrum of issues, from genetically modified food to biological weapons, genetic privacy and discrimination, reproductive technology, and human cloning. Established in 1983, the publication won the Utne Independent Press Award for General Excellence in the category of newsletters in 2006. Funding A major source of CRG's funding is the Ford Foundation, which provided $420,000 in grants during 2005-2007. See also Bioethics Genomics References External links Appropriate technology organizations Medical and health organizations based in Massachusetts Biotechnology organizations Genetics organizations 1983 establishments in Massachusetts 1983 establishments in the United States Organizations established in 1983