The Horse 2019/20

Technology & Environment

Project idea: Genetically modified food - good or bad?

 
Genetically modified organisms are scary. Especially when they appear in food. Many consumers are worried about their health. But does not genetic engineering also have its good side? For example, when it comes to eliminating diseases from plants?
 

Links:

Gentechnisch veränderte Lebensmittel (Wikipedia)

Gentechnik in unserem Essen (SRF, Sept. 2018)

Weizen mit verbesserter Mehltauresistenz (Agroscope, Aug. 2013)

Genetically modified organisms (medical news today, Feb. 2019)

Gentechnik und unser Essen (YouTube, März 2017)

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Jeannine Herren, TZ19