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Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)

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--FILE--Chinese farmers drive a reaping machine to harvest rice in their fields in Haian county, Nantong city, east Chinas Jiangsu province, 15 October 2009. China, the worlds biggest grain producer, has approved its first strain of genetically modified rice for commercial production. The approval of the locally-developed rice, as well as Chinas first GMO corn, shifts the global balance of power in food trade and could prompt other countries to follow suit, experts said. China wants to raise grain production 8 percent to 540 million tonnes a year by 2020 and has splashed out on GMO research with $3.5 billion going on rice, corn and wheat.(Imaginechina via AP Images)
–FILE–Chinese farmers drive a reaping machine to harvest rice in their fields in Haian county, Nantong city, east Chinas Jiangsu province, 15 October 2009.
China, the worlds biggest grain producer, has approved its first strain of genetically modified rice for commercial production. The approval of the locally-developed rice, as well as Chinas first GMO corn, shifts the global balance of power in food trade and could prompt other countries to follow suit, experts said. China wants to raise grain production 8 percent to 540 million tonnes a year by 2020 and has splashed out on GMO research with $3.5 billion going on rice, corn and wheat.(Imaginechina via AP Images)

Opposing Viewpoints: Genetically Modified Food

Use this site as a starting point for finding articles, videos, and more on differing opinions.

D’Ambrosio, Dan. “You know what you’re eating?” USA Today 13 June 2013: 06B. Science In Context. Web. 11 Sept. 2013.

Philpott, Tom. “Longest-running GMO study finds tumors in rats.” Mother Earth News Apr.-May 2013: 13. Science In Context. Web. 11 Sept. 2013.

Wang, Karen. “Should we promote the widespread consumption of biotech foods?.” Young Scientists Journal July-Dec. 2012: 77. Science In Context. Web. 11 Sept. 2013.

Priesnitz, Wendy. “What are they doing to our food? And what can we do about it?” Natural Life May-June 2012: 16+. Science In Context. Web. 11 Sept. 2013.