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Scientists Raise Concern Over United States’ Position on GMOs
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“There was obviously a lot of political pressure and economic pressure to just sweep things under the carpet.”
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Cornell Offers Online Course on Genetically Modified Organisms
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Genetically Modified Organisms have been a topic of much controversy, even though they have been transforming the way we produce and consume food. Cornell is now offering a Massive Online Open Course on EdX, called ‘The Science and Politics of GMO’, to help students understand why “the GMO is politically contentious.”
Starting September 13, 2016 this five week interdisciplinary course will provide an introduction to genetic engineering and biotechnology in the context of GMOs and help study the politics of GMO at both an individual and a societal level, according to the course website. The course is taught by professors across disciplines,and that is what makes it unique. Prof. Sarah Evanega, plant breeding and genetics, Prof. Ronald Herring, government, Prof. David Just, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Jaron Porciello, Associate Director, Research Data Engagement and Training in International Programs and Rebecca Harrison, grad come together to comment on and explain this issue in a multifaceted manner. Just rightly describes the course as a “marriage of science and social science.”
“The GMO issue consists of a new technology with great promise, and the social movements and consumer reactions to that new technology,“ he said.