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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Table of Contents
- Genetically Engineered Foods: An Overview
- Exploring the Safety and Ethics of Genetically Engineered Foods
- Genetically Engineered Foods Have Health and Environmental Benefits
- Genetically Engineered Foods Have Health Risks
- Genetic Engineering Threatens Biodiversity
- Genetically Modified Organisms Are Contaminating Organic Crops
- Genetically Engineered Foods Will Help Stop World Hunger
- Genetically Engineered Crops Will Not Solve the World’s Food Problems
- Genetically Engineered Foods Will Benefit Developing Countries
- The FDA Should Require Safety Testing and Labeling of Genetically Engineered Foods
- Labeling Genetically Engineered Foods Is Not Feasible
- Scientific Arguments Against Biotechnology Are Fallacious
- Biotechnology Proponents Suppress Arguments Against Genetically Engineered Foods
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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