Genetically Engineered Foods

Genetically Engineered Foods | Genetic Engineering Threatens Biodiversity

Barbara Kingsolver is a well-known author. She has worked as a biological researcher, an environmental activist, and a science writer with articles published in the Nation, the New York Times, and Smithsonian.

Summary: Genetic diversity is nature’s way of assuring that species will endure over time, weathering all types of environmental changes. This diversity has been compromised in modern agriculture because a few large corporations control agriculture and sell relatively few varieties of seeds, resulting in crops that are genetically...

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