Bioengineering

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This paper explains that bioengineering of plants and animals, which is a rapidly developing field, is no longer only in the hands of scientists because corporations are getting in on the act. The author points out that 45 million acres of American soil are under cultivation with genetically modified crops. The paper relates that the public knows little about this, that little testing has been done on the effects of genetically modified foods on people and that labeling is not even requisite.

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"Bioengineering of plants and animals is a rapidly developing field, and it is no longer only in the hands of scientists - corporations are getting in on the act. Already, 45 million acres of American soil are under cultivation with genetically modified crops. Yet the extent of this is little known by the public, little testing has been done on the effects of genetically modified foods on people, and labeling is not even requisite. Some people simply see this as the way of the future, the natural extension of science into the most important industry of all - food production."

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