Megan

[|http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/21/business/21crop.html?_r=1] Summary: This article was mainly about how in Japan and South Korea, food manufactures are beginning to buy genetically engineered corn to use for soft drinks, snacks and other foods. To avoid consumer repercussion, the companies have paid extra money to buy conventionally grown corn. With the economic rut that the world is in at the moment, manufacturers can't afford to have it since prices have tripled in the last two years. American wheat growers and marketers, were once uncertain about biotechnology because they feared losing export sales, and now are starting to the contemplate it so that they can sustain supplies. Genetically modified crops contain genes from other organisms that plant opposition to insects, herbicides or disease. Many protest that these crops haven't been studied enough and might create risks to health and the environment.

Opinion: I don't really have a strong opinion on this topic but I do find it interesting how scientist have created these genetically modified food products. You would never think when your eating regular fruit and vegetables that it has a chemical in it changing it to become a healthier and more beneficial food source.