GMO FAQs
How are GMOs labeled around the world?
Despite the fact that more than 275 science organizations have concluded that GM foods pose no more health concerns than ...
Can GMOs rescue threatened plants and crops?
Some scientists and ecologists argue that humans are in the midst of an "extinction crisis" — the sixth wave of ...
Which genetically engineered crops and animals are approved in the US?
Advocacy web sites often make claims such as, "the average supermarket is full of genetically modified foods." In fact, very ...
What is nutritionally enhanced Golden Rice and why is it controversial?
What is Golden Rice? Golden Rice is conventional rice that has been genetically engineered to have high levels of beta-carotene, ...
Can genetic engineering improve crop yields?
What have researchers attempted to accomplish with the genetic modification of seeds? The first successful commercial GMO crop was the ...
Is the Monarch butterfly threatened with extinction by herbicide resistant GMOs?
The plight of the Monarch has been well documented in recent years, with the population of the migratory creature plunging ...
What are “Superweeds”?
Scientists generally scorn the term superweeds, arguing that it suggests a weed is exceptionally strong or even invulnerable. Rather, these ...
What are we to make of the ‘Séralini studies’ claiming GMOs and glyphosate are dangerous?
Gilles-Eric Séralini, a professor of molecular biology at the University of Caen, is a self-acknowledged critic of GMO crops and ...
Why are there no long-term GMO safety studies or studies on humans?
Critics of crop biotechnology have long contended that GMO foods have not been 'proven' safe because, in the words of ...
How does genetic engineering differ from conventional breeding?
Scientists challenge the concept of "foreign genes." Humans have dinosaur genes and genes from every species on earth in our ...
