Biology Quote by Jeremy Rifkin

We don't have a way of predicting the effect that using GMOs can have on the ecosystem as a whole.

— Joshua Rosenthal

Myths about the dire effects of genetically modified foods on health and the environment abound, but they have not held up to scientific scrutiny.…

— Nina Fedoroff

I think the dangers of the impact of GMOs on the environment are undebatable. Genetically modified crops are tied to the chemicals sprayed on…

— Zoe Lister-Jones

I suspect any worries about genetic engineering may be unnecessary. Genetic mutations have always happened naturally, anyway.

— James Lovelock

We hear, "Oh, we need to patent GMOs and develop new strains and new chemicals because Nature can't provide what we need." I have…

— Frances Moore Lappé

“My mother told me once that, a long time ago, there were people who wouldn’t buy genetically engineered produce because they viewed it as…

— Veronica Roth

Because we aren't certain about the effects of GMOs, we must consider one of the guiding principles in science, the precautionary principle. Under this…

— David Suzuki

Any scientist who tells you they know that GMOs are safe and not to worry about it, is either ignorant of the history of…

— David Suzuki

Genetic modification is a very powerful tool. But like any powerful tool, when using it, you have to take into account the environmental impact,…

— M. S. Swaminathan

The huge arrogance of the companies developing GMO crops and their determination to destroy the line of accountability which links the developer to the…

— Jonathon Porritt

I'm not keen on interfering with nature; I don't want to edit my genome.

— Jon Hopkins

Even very progressive, informed people still get tongue-tied responding to the question, can organic and sustainably raised food still feed the world? A corollary…

— Anna Lappe