Biotech crops.

[EchoSun13]

I have a huge end of the year project due soon for my science class. I got most of it done but still need more info about biotech crops. Is there anyone out there willing to help, or give an opinoin on it? And links.....would be a freaking life saver!

[SnakeCharmer]

I have a huge end of the year project due soon for my science class. I got most of it done but still need more info about biotech crops. Is there anyone out there willing to help, or give an opinoin on it? And links.....would be a freaking life saver! Are you supposed to write about ethical issues, safety and things like that? Or do you need to concentrate on the technology itself?

[EchoSun13]

Saftey and ethical issues. I just had to pick a topic....Im also doing it on rBGH. But, I need more info on Biotech.

[SnakeCharmer]

Saftey and ethical issues. I wouldn't touch that with a twenty foot pole Most of the opinions you hear will be based on very little (or no) scientific evidence. Keep in mind that both sides have huge financial interests and will distort the facts as is suits them. If you do find a credibile study that supports either of the views I would be very interested in reading about it. Anyway, if you have some specific questions about the technology I'll do my best to answer them.

[EchoSun13]

Ha.I should put that on the top of my poster. "I wouldn't touch that with twenty foot pole." Well..I figured I would ask to get a feel for how people thought about it. What do you think, would you eat it, or would you shy away from the food they grow that way?

[SnakeCharmer]

Ha.I should put that on the top of my poster. "I wouldn't touch that with twenty foot pole." Well..I figured I would ask to get a feel for how people thought about it. What do you think, would you eat it, or would you shy away from the food they grow that way? The way I see it: all the crops that have been used throughout human history are genetically modified. Crops have been modified by cross-breeding and selection for thousands of years. Now that the restriction enzymes have been discovered changes are done more precisely. Now it's about splicing genes instead of whole genomes. So, to answer your question: I don't really see the difference between GM crops and nonGM crops. Both are result of genetic changes introduced and selected by humans. Not only would I eat it, I believe we're all eating it, and have been eating it our entire lives.