Source: GENETIC LITERACY PROJECT, 4/19/19


Crops that can withstand the ravages of climate change or resist killer diseases? Many already have been developed — including varieties of bananas, cassava, wheat and oranges — but they languish on laboratory shelves as their creators navigate the complex, and sometimes contradictory, regulations developed over the years to deal with genetically modified crops. We now know that many new genetically engineered plants and animals are as safe as conventionally grown alternatives.

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