Biotech is Good for You

Writing at Slate.com, a history professor from Texas argues in favor of biotech from a sustainability point of view, taking to task organic food activists and others who won’t even give biotech any consideration whatsoever. Author James E. McWilliams looks at the recent history of biotech and some of its positive factors, concluding:

Given the potential of these products to reduce the environmental impact of farming, it’s ironic that traditional advocates for sustainable agriculture have led a successful campaign to blacklist GMOs irrespective of their applications. At the very least, they might treat them as legitimate ethical and scientific matters deserving of a fair public hearing.