Internationally known scientist stands up for GM crops

Dr Peacock says one of his big disappointments is the way GM food crops have been represented as harmful to human health when they can boost yields, nutrition and increase world food security.

“What I do see wrong is where people manage to make terrible statements, slanderous statements about GM technology without really knowing or understanding anything about it get in the papers in a big way,” he said.

“I don’t know of a single valid case of detrimental affects on human health or environmental health.”

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