Intelligence Squared debate: Should we genetically modify food?

Non-GMO labels
Labels on bags of snack foods indicate they are non-GMO food products, in Los Angeles, Calif., October 19, 2012.
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A debate from NPR's Intelligence Squared series. Four experts debate the motion, "Should we genetically modify food?" Genetically modified foods have been around for decades. Are they safe? Environmentally sound? Can they improve food security? Is the world better off with or without GMO's?

YES: Robert Fraley and Alison Van Eenennaam. NO: Charles Benbrook and Margaret Mellon.

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