Texts handed out in class
- collection of short texts [1] about GM food and genetic engineering
- Ms Mysegeas’ annotated version [2] of Anna Lavelle’s article “Frankenstein food beats starvation”
> Find the article in its original context here [3].
- Ms Mysegaes’ abridged and annotated version [4] of Michael Meacher’s comment “GM food is heading for your fridge. It may well be dangerous – and it is about to enter our food chain”
> For the unabridged original please see here [5].
Links to interesting websites for further reading
- “ [7]Prince Charles warns GM crops risk causing the biggest-ever environmental disaste [8]” by Jeff Randall, The Daily Telegraph (including audio material)
- BBC reports “ [7]Charles in GM crops warning [9]” and “The debate over GM food [10]” (video material)
- guardian.co.uk on GM crops [7], overview of recent articles including
- Q&A: GM crops [11] – What are genetically modified crops, and should we be concerned about them? David Adam explains
- Mark Lynas: “GM won’t yield a harvest for the world [12]“
- Henry Miller: “The Dunce of Wales. Prince Charles’s stand against agribusiness is misguided. Genetic modification has long made products better and safer [13]“
- CNN video and story “All about: GM Rice [14]”
- Greenpeace UK on GM food and crops [15]
- GM food an you [16] (video)