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Surely Comparing Synthetic Bio to GMO Is Not the Way to Win Over the European Public

Apr 22, 2008

This week the Engineering Life conference kicks off in London, and this article from The Observer describes synthetic biology, which it calls "one of the most audacious, and controversial, scientific ideas of the 21st century." Scientists in the article say the field will have to be "properly monitored," and they point out that genetically modified foods are based on similar concepts.

Speaking of GMOs, this New York Times article says the argument that might finally win over the masses is cost. "Soaring food prices and global grain shortages are bringing new pressures on governments, food companies and consumers to relax their longstanding resistance to genetically engineered crops," the story says.

 

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