Genetically-modified (GM) food has become a major health and environmental issue in the UK. It has sharply divided opinion, between those who believe the new technology will greatly enhance our lives and those who fear it will prove a scientific advance too far.
Genetically modified Q & A BBC online, this answers all the basic questions regarding Genetic modification.
All Clear The potential benefits from genetically modified (GM) crops far outweigh the risks and should be grown in the UK, according to a report by a House of Lords committee. BBC online.
Government website relating to GM's
Friends of the Earth Several web pages dedicated to GMO's from the FoE perspective.
Commercial use The Commercial Use of Genetically Modified Crops in the United Kingdom: the Potential Wider Impact on Farmland Wildlife. DETR paper, long but very informative, contains information on farmland wildlife decline
GM crops & the environment Food and drink federation pages.
Biotechnology GM from the industry perspective, Monsanto web site.
Pause for thought..........GM crops, vital to the future of the worlds food production or an environmental disaster?
