Why don't many people like genetically modified food?

Many people believe that GMOs are bad for their health – even poisonous – and that they damage the environment. This is in spite ... For example, in an opinion survey in the United States, more than half of respondents said that a tomato modified with fish DNA would taste like fish (of course, it would not). read more

The association of GMO with hybrid crops that don't breed true in the second generation tying the food supply to the price of patented gene lines. 10. GMO IP holders who have sued farmers for using patented gene based seed of their own where 8. above does not hold. read more

For example, in an opinion survey in the United States, more than half of respondents said that a tomato modified with fish DNA would taste like fish (of course, it would not). Essentialism clearly plays a role in public attitudes towards GMOs. read more

A new article in Cosmos by David Ropeik explores the psychology behind people’s G.M.O. fears. Here is Ropeik on why man-made risks “feel” scarier than natural risks. read more

A new article in Cosmos by David Ropeik explores the psychology behind people’s G.M.O. fears. read more