{"article":{"id":8524,"heading":"Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about GMOs, But Had No One to Ask","author":"AlterNet.org","created":"2001-07-08 06:49:23","modified":"2001-07-08 08:00:01","last_modified":"Sun, 08 Jul 2001 15:00:01","article":"<p>Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about GMOs, But Had No One to Ask  <br>  <br> Rachel Massey, Environmental Research Foundation <br>  <br> July 3, 2001 <br><br> Despite the rising furor over genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in our food system, it is still very difficult to find an explanation of the processes without falling prey to head-splitting techno-babble. It is also difficult to access the many scientific studies that have raised alarm over the possible health and environmental repercussions of this new technology.  <br><br>  <br>  <br> Rachel Massey, a consultant for the Environmental Research Foundation, has distilled a large quantity of information and made it accessible to the non-geneticist in this three-part series.  <br><br>  <br>  <br> If you have questions about what you're eating, read \"Biotech: The Basics.\"  <br><br>  <br>  <br> Part 1 describes the processes used to create GMOs and their potential impact on human health.  <br><br>  <br>  <br> Part 2 explains the unique genetic characteristics of GMOs and the increased danger of genetic pollution.  <br><br>  <br>  <br> Part 3 describes the affects of GMO plants on the ecosystem<\/p>\n","contact":"","link":"http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/story.html?StoryID=11141","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"If you have questions about what you're eating, read \"Biotech: The Basics.\"","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2001\/07\/8524.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}