The world’s population has grown exponentially last 300 – 400 years. With close to seven billion people in the world, adding 80 million per year, how will we feed everyone? Genetically modified foods have been suggested as one of the solutions to hunger. What are the concerns regarding genetically modified foods? This week on Line One, Dr. Kevin Folta joins host Dr. Woodard to discuss “Frankenfoods” and their impact on our health. Participate in the conversation Monday at 2:00 pm on Line One: Your Health Connection.
- Kevin Folta website
- Norman Borlaug on Penn and Teller: BS (*video contains adult language)
- Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology: Guide to U.S. Regulation of Genetically Modified Food and Agricultural Biotechnology Products (PDF)
- Norman Borlaug: The Man Who Saved More Human Lives Than Any Other Has Died
- APRN: Scientists May Give Green Light to ‘Frankenfish’ (29 Oct 2010)
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HOST: Dr. Thad Woodard, Anchorage pediatrician
- Dr. Kevin Folta, author and professor, University of Florida, Horticultural Sciences Department and the Graduate Program in Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology
LIVE BROADCAST: Monday, November 1, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.
REPEAT BROADCAST: Monday, November 1, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
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