Monday, December 11, 2006

Poll on GM Foods Show Public Distrust

Heh. A recent poll on people's attitudes toward genetically modified foods showed a general lack of trust on the product of biotechnology, especially toward governmental bodies in disseminating information about them. I'm not so sure why animal cloning was part of the survey, since that has not even become a viable technology, much less because of the ethical concerns involved, as opposed to the widespread engineering of plants. But people should be aware that we've been eating genetically modified foods for thousands of years through animal husbandry and plant grafting. Why don't more people know this? The answer may come from who people trust the least in the survey: the news media.

1 comment:

  1. Hah! I don't even trust teh "organic produce" at my grocers! Ick!

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