Genetically engineered food sparks ‘vigorous debate’ | The Red and Black

Genetically engineered food sparks ‘vigorous debate’ | The Red and Black: "Can a genetically modified food product cause consumers who eat it to grow a third eye?

“Absolutely not,” said Wayne Parrott, University crop and soil sciences professor and researcher on GM crops. “There’s not many times in science when you can say that, but this is one of them.”

Parrott said one reason many consumers fear genetically modified organisms, or GMOs comes from the science education in the U.S. and a disconnect with agriculture.

“I think it’s fear of the unknown,” he said. “It’s the thought that it’s out of your control … This is a pretty common fear and I don’t begrudge anyone for having it.”"