Genetically Engineered Foods

Genetically Engineered Foods | Exploring the Safety and Ethics of Genetically Engineered Foods

Michael Pollan was editor-at-large for Harper’s Magazine, contributing editor for the New York Times Magazine, and is the author of The Botany of Desire: A Plant’s Eye View of the World and Second Nature: A Gardener’s Education.

Summary: Many uncertainties still exist in the area of genetically engineered food safety for humans and for the environment. Will insects develop resistance to crops with built-in insecticides, creating a “biological pollution”? Is it safe for these foods to continue to be put on the market when...

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