The GreenplanetFM Podcast with Tim Lynch

People have been altering our plants and crops since time immemorial so why is there concern over genetic engineering? What is it about this that is different from selective breeding or hybridization?Is it ethical to change the DNA of plants and animals for our own use and is it safe? Did Mother Nature get it so wrong when she ‘created’ our world that we need to fix it?Are the far reaching claims used, as the basis for extensive promotion of genetically engineered crops by the biotech industry, governments, government agencies and proponents of GE technology really true?400 scientists from 60 countries concluded, back in 2008, that genetic engineering was no solution to food shortages in the developing world. This research was detailed in the UN’s International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) report. The 2008 report concluded that GE raises numerous contentious issues for developing countries, such as gene transfer, contamination of organic  and convention