They make some good points about the versatility of GM agriculture by discussing how crops can be grown in harsher climates. Should this begin to happen, we could see a lot more farming in regions other than the plains in the midwest. There may be a much greater and even distribution of agricultural goods, which might lead to economic advantages, and other positive opportunities. I completely agree with Matt however, it is a very biased article. The author takes no time to draw any conclusions about the downfalls of GMOs
In the decade and a half since the agricultural biotechnology industry in the United States staged its first field trials, federal and state governments and private corporations have spent billions of dollars on research, commercial development, and regulation. This paper focuses primarily on the environmental successes and failures of that investment and the implications of that experience for U.S. readiness to deal with the next generation of agricultural biotechnology products
Knowing that the earth's human population is approaching or maybe has already exceeded its limit as far as available resources go, its good to see that this worldly issue is being addressed by GMOs. Good to see that there are some positive outcomes that weigh heavy on the future of the world.
"We are regularly confronted with genetically modified foods, be it in the news or on our plates.
In what way are GM crops different from conventional crops?
What is known about their possible risks for human health or the environment?"
- Introduction to Biotechnologies in Agriculture
- How food GMOs affect crops
- How food GMOs affect the environment
- How are GMOs regulated
- more
Link to some Food GMO articles as well as some other topics of interest such as cloning etc.
Scroll down about half way to find the links in the middle of the page