Experts debate GM food issue, and still nothing
January 29, 2009 by Grace Ibay
Filed under Health
Can genetically-modified (GM) food feed the world’s hungry? Are they really safe enough to eat? Will the big GM food farmers push small traditional farming out of business?
The usefulness and safety of genetically-modified food crops is as controversial and polarized as ever, and we can never seem to find a common ground. So, the Science Museum in London organized a debate on GM crops and the world food crisis in an attempt to let the public have a clearer understanding of the issues. Ian Sample of the Guardian UK chaired the event with a panel of key scientists debating back and forth with each other and the audience. Sample observes there was only one thing that everyone agreed on.
The debate that followed covered some interesting ground, but it seemed easier to identify the problems than the solutions.
Read more about the issues in this debate at – Nearly a billion people go hungry every day – can GM crops help feed them?
