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Classroom Activities in Plant Biotechnology

Activity 8 - Research suggestion

Compile a list of foods that have been genetically modified to improve their traits and identify the processed foods in which they might also be found.

Do you think that improving crops through the use of biotechnology is acceptable? Explain your answer.

Some websites at which you can begin your research are listed below.
http://cls.casa.colostate.edu/TransgenicCrops/current.html
http://agbios.com/dbase.php?action=Synopsis
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/gmfood.shtml
http://ific.org/publications/other/biotechmythsom.cfm
http://bio.org/foodag/facts.asp