Genetically-Modified Organisms, also known as GMOs, attract a lot of attention--not just among scientists, but also among nature conservationists, economists, lawmakers, and more broadly, consumers. Depending on whom you ask, GMOs are either a necessary step toward feeding millions of under-served people around the world, or GMOs are detrimental to our health and the environment.
Beyond matter of opinion, GMOs are involved in the production of a majority of farm-grown plants and farm-raised animals in the United States and around the world. It's important to know about them--not just what they are, but also how they affect the world beyond the field of science and research. This website will examine how the scientific debate on GMO foods--the scientific rhetoric of GMO foods--is influenced by legislative and economic conditions, and how these influence not only the talk about GMO foods, but the research and science of GMO foods as well.
Beyond matter of opinion, GMOs are involved in the production of a majority of farm-grown plants and farm-raised animals in the United States and around the world. It's important to know about them--not just what they are, but also how they affect the world beyond the field of science and research. This website will examine how the scientific debate on GMO foods--the scientific rhetoric of GMO foods--is influenced by legislative and economic conditions, and how these influence not only the talk about GMO foods, but the research and science of GMO foods as well.