GM food and controlling humanity's impact on the environment

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Uploaded by on Jan 18, 2008

Sir Brian Heap discusses how we might control humanity's impact on the environment, including the contribution to be made by genetically modified crops.

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  • With regards Sir Brian Heap's comment about genetically modified crops offering enhanced nutritional value, I see that European researchers have created a GM strain of South African white corn fortified with large amounts of beta carotene and ascorbate and folate (precursors of vitamin C and folic acid) - this has to be good for the people of Africa, hasn't it?

  • The head of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council yesterday also warned that demand for food and energy will jump 50% by 2030 as the population tops 8.3 billion; so, without investing in the science to deliver higher crop yields, there is a significant likelihood we will not have the kinds of food levels we need to ensure food security.

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