Seeds of doubt: why consumers weigh up GM produce – and turn it down

Introduced in the 1990s, GE crops have become much more commercially available. There are currently ten different crops available in the US alone, including corn, soybeans, sugar beet and cotton. Yet ask ten people in the street what they think about GE crops you will find a lot of caution, some rejection, and no support. None of them are likely to have anything against traditional breeding or grafting, which also involves genetic variation. Neither will they object to injecting insulin, say, even though it has been purified from a GE micro-organism.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Genetically Modified Organisms http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-genetically-modified-organisms/

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