Stop worrying; start growing. Risk research on GM crops is a dead parrot: it is time to start reaping the benefits of GM

Torbjörn Fagerström; Christina Dixelius; Ulf Magnusson; Jens F Sundström

doi:10.1038/embor.2012.59

Stop worrying; start growing. Risk research on GM crops is a dead parrot: it is time to start reaping the benefits of GM

EMBO Rep. 2012 Jun 1;13(6):493-7. doi: 10.1038/embor.2012.59.

Authors

Torbjörn Fagerström¹, Christina Dixelius, Ulf Magnusson, Jens F Sundström

Affiliation

¹ Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden. torbjorn.fagerstrom@slu.se

Abstract

Opponents of genetically modified crops continue to raise concerns about risk, despite 20 years of research disproving their claims. Science should close the book on risk research and turn to studying the economic and environmental benefits of agricultural biotechnology

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Agriculture / legislation & jurisprudence
Animals
Crops, Agricultural / genetics*
Europe
Food, Genetically Modified*
Genetic Research / economics
Humans
Public Opinion
Risk Assessment