A growing number of Americans are paying closer attention than ever to where our food comes from, who controls the food supply, and what choices to make at the grocery store. Molecular biologist Lisa H. Weasel takes us into the center of the debate over genetically modified foods. Plus, our latest Underreported.
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Food Fray
Lisa H. Weasel, a molecular biologist, looks at the debate over genetically modified food, exploring the safety of the technology, as well as the real-life experiences of farmers, scientists, policymakers, and grassroots activists involved. She takes us to the front lines of this controversy in Food Fray: Inside the ...
Underreported: Outsourcing Agriculture
It’s estimated that China will send 1 million farm workers to Africa this year. It’s part of a growing trend of countries outsourcing their food production. On this week’s Underreported, John Parker, Globalization Correspondent for the Economist and Dr. Joachim von Braun, Director General of the International Food ...
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