GM: Halt the growing threat

Pat Thomas

31st October, 2008

Growing anxiety, growing concern, growing doubts, growing uncertainty. If you are one of a growing number of people who want to be heard on the subject of GM, and to find out how you can become involved in keeping the future GM-free, here are some places to start.

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The November edition of the Ecologist features a special GM foods report with contributions from some of the leading scientists, academics and campaigners in the GM arena. Based on the science, the report challenges the current assumption that GM crops have what it takes to feed, fuel and heal the world. Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the issues surrounding genetic modification. Referenced versions of all the articles in the magazine will be made available here soon. Read Pat Thomas's editorial from the November 2008 issue of the Ecologist magazine.

If you think GM food, engineered to contain higher levels of nutrients is the answer to pressing problems of malnutrition, you may wish to read this article, written by Professor David Schubert, a professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla CA, and a molecular biologist with interests in the development of the nervous system and the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other neurological disorders.

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