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The Modern Agriculture

The world of modern agriculture is ever changing. We have been purchasing, for longer than we may know, a new variety of the same old vegetable. These plants that become our food are, in some ways, stronger and "smarter" than any conventional species. They are armed with new defenses against unwanted predation. They are protected from diseases that have bothered their species for centuries. They are already replacing many long used modern technologies. These new breeds are no miracle, however. They are the result of our highly ambitious scientific community and its interests in developing genetic engineering. The intensively studied science of genetic manipulation is both feared and loved by the world's people. Its power is immense and promising but it is an infant science, and is therefore a looming and unknown force. It entered our lives silently, and even now we purchase the product unaware of its highly unusual origin. These are reasons why genetically modified crops scare and worr...

Posted by: Helene Hannah

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