Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Seeds of Conflict

Click here to access article by Andrew Curry from Discover.

The author provides a well-balanced, in-depth study of issues related to the issue of using genetically modified organisms in farming.
Genetically modified corn and soy dominate U.S. farms, but activist raids have kept Europe GMO-free. The fight over the next Green Revolution has just begun.
The problem with GMO technology is that it is driven by the short-term profit interests of corporations not by the broader public interest. See also the latest move by US corporate bio-tech firms and agribusinesses to accelerate the reckless use of GMOs in an article entitled "Secretive U.S. Amendment Would Weaken Biotech Oversight".