Genetically modified foods are a hot topic.
Genetically modified foods are a hot topic. Rarely off the front pages for too long, these products are the cause of concern for millions of people. Encouraged by information distributed by environmental agencies and the media, there is widespread distrust of these ‘Frankenstein’s Foods’. But what is the scientific basis of these concerns? Are we right to be alarmed by this biotechnological revolution, or is our neurosis unfounded? Is the world being deprived needlessly of a plentiful and safe supply of food that could transform billions of lives? Equinox travels from the USA to Kenya, from Cuba to Kensington, and talks to the foremost scientists in the field, as well as to farmers, environmentalists, academics and campaigners, in the search of the truth about GM.
