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Genetically Modified Crops in the Marketplace



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Environmentalist

Environmentalist

You are an environmentalist group that is concerned about the effects 
that transgenic crops may have on the environment.  You want to inform 
the public as the the potential good or harm that the transgenic crops 
may do to the environment.

Before you start your in depth research and task.  Answer the following 3 
questions on a seperate sheet of paper.  You  may use the links below 
to help you out.

1.  What are transgenic crops?

2.  Do trangenic crops have an effect on wild plants and animals?  If so, 
what kind of effect does it have?

3.  Find some benefits to the environment that transgenic crops may 
have.

Internet Links


Good site for general bockground info.
http://www.colostate.edu/programs/lifesciences/TransgenicCrops/index.html

Ethical discussion of the use of transgenic crops.
http://www.ejb.org/content/vol2/issue2/full/3/bip/

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