I'm taking an introductory level college biology course and we just got to biotechnology. My college professor says that Monsanto is a company like any other- it exists to make profits for the shareholders. The people who run Monsanto are held legally responsible for the actions they take and are monitored and have to clear many proof of safety hurdles to get a product commercialized. So, my questions are: Don't you think the benefits of agricultural biotechnology far outweigh any potential negative effects? If so, can you tell me both the pros and the cons of GMO food? Do you have any scientific supporting evidence to support these statements? My professor says that protestors cannot list both the pros and cons, and also cannot cite a scholarly reference that supports what the protestors list as arguments against biotech food. Another student as about the terminator gene- he said that Monsanto has a right to protect its investments; does Dell give someone a new computer yearly?
2007-03-23
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