The application of GMOs in agriculture and in food production for a better nutrition: two different scientific points of view

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Christou, Paul;
Buiatti, M.;
Pastore, G.;
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(2013)
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The application of GMOs in agriculture and in food production for a better nutrition: two different scientific points of view.
Genes and Nutrition, 2013, vol. 8, núm. 3, p. 255–270.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12263-012-0316-4.
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This commentary is a face-to-face debate between two almost opposite positions regarding the application of genetic engineering in agriculture and food production. Seven questions on the potential benefits of the application of genetic engineering in agriculture and on the potentially adverse impacts on the environment and human health were posed to two scientists: one who is sceptical about the use of GMOs in Agriculture, and one who views GMOs as an important tool for quantitatively and qualitatively improving food production.