about the risks GM foods pose to humans as well. Many experts caution against GM foods. Ronnie Cummins of the Organic Consumers Association warns, “We are rushing headlong into a new technology. We are courting disaster if we don’t look before we leap.” Furthermore, Dr. MaeWan Ho, a geneticist and physicist, cautions that, “Genetic engineering is inherently dangerous.”

Since nearly half the U.S. corn and soybean crops are now genetically modified, we must act now. We do not know the health effects of these foods. Until we do, it is in everyone’s interest to find better ways of feeding the world.

Protesters fight for labels on genetically modified foods.