Chapter 10.3, Problem 20CYP

Summary Introduction

To analyze:

The possible ethical or biological problems associated with eating peanuts from an engineered plant or pork from a transgenic pig.

Introduction:

Transgenics is surrounded by many controversies, regarding whether it is ethical to subject organisms to modification and whether the modified organisms are safe for human use and for the environment. In many cases, enough information is not available to make decisions on these matters, since unbiased, independent studies are necessary.