CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE What Are GMOs 4 CHAPTER TWO The Science Behind GMOs 12 CHAPTER THREE The History of GM Foods 20 CHAPTER FOUR Pros and Cons of Eating GMOs 28 CHAPTER FIVE GMOs and Your Life 36 Just the Facts 42 In the Kitchen 43 Stop and Think 44 Glossary 46 Learn More 47 Index 48 About the Author 48
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CHAPTER ONE WHAT ARE GMOS O n an early June morning in 2013 a farmer in southern Oregon was stunned when he saw his beet field It was ruined A group of people had destroyed more than 1,000 sugar beet plants in the middle of the night A few nights later the group destroyed another beet farmer’s crop This time the offenders killed more than 5,000 plants Some people are against the growth and use of genetically modified foods and choose to protest them 5
