Do the benefits of pesticides outweigh their dangers? Pesticides should only be a last resort / Nick Mole ; Pesticide use can be justified / Wasim Aktar, Dwaipayan Sengupta, and Ashim Chowdhury ; Pesticides risk human health in developing countries / Forum for Agricultural Risk Management in Development ; Pesticides protect humans from disease-carrying pests / OARS, Inc. ; Pesticides make it harder to kill disease-carrying pests / Insecticide Resistance Action Committee -- How do pesticides and GMOs affect the agriculture industry? Pesticides and modern crop practices accelerate agricultural damage / Miguel A. Altieri and Clara Ines Nicholls ; Superweeds make evident the need for sustainable solutions / Union of Concerned Scientists ; Chemical corporations are the main beneficiaries of GMOs / Nathanael Johnson ; Using pesticides produces greater crop yields / Sarah Armstrong and John Clough ; Agrochemical farming is harmful and will not achieve food security / Felicity Lawrence -- Do GMOs pose a threat to our health? Scientific consensus on GMOs say they're safe / Mark Lynas ; There is no scientific consensus on GMOs / Angelika Hilbeck et al. ; Consumption of GE crops shows no adverse effects / Kelly Servick ; Plant evolution has been occurring since before gene-editing technology / American Society of Plant Biologists ; Gene-editing has major difference from conventional plant evolution / Nathanael Johnson -- Do pesticides and GMOs need stricter regulation? Better management of pesticides is needed / Frank Eyhorn, Tina Roner, and Heiko Specking ; GMOs should be labeled for transparency / Mark Fergusson ; Labeling GMOs may create misleading stigma / Steve Armstrong ; There is insufficient safety testing for GMOs / Gary Ruskin ; There is sufficient safety testing for GMOs / Alan McHughen.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.