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"Learn about the history of food engineering and find out what it takes to make it in this exciting career field."--

Describes how genetically engineered food is developed, produced, and marketed, and presents both sides of the argument regarding whether or not such food is harmful.

This book explores the use of food that consists of plants and animals whose genes have been altered and its effects on human and animal health, the environment, local economies, and biodiversity.

Seventy-five percent of processed foods on supermarket shelves--from soda to soup, crackers to condiments--contain genetically engineered ingredients. The long-term effects of these foods on human health and ecology are still unknown, and the public concern has been steadily intensifying. This new book from the Council for Responsible Genetics gathers the best, most thought-provoking essays by the leading scientists, science writers, and public health...

"Director and concerned father Jeremy Seifert is in search of answers. How do GMOs affect our children, the health of our planet, and our freedom of choice? And perhaps the ultimate question, which Seifert tests himself: is it even possible to reject the food system currently in place, or have we lost something we can't gain back? These and other questions take Seifert on a journey from his family's table to Haiti, Paris, Norway, and the lobby of...

"Seeds of death: unveiling the lies of GMOs exposes the massive public health risc of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The film features the world's leading scientists, physicals, professors, politicians, attorneys and environmental activists who reveal the frightening truth surrounding the use of GMOs in our food supply. You'll see the deception and deep layers of corruption being perpetuated against the public at large by the world's largest...

Explores the need for genetically modified food to feed the growing world population and examines the fears that such food may not be safe for human consumption as well as dangerous to the environment.