America’s Gift to the World - WSJ

America’s Gift to the World - WSJ:
"...Also speaking up this week is Purdue University President Mitch Daniels. 

And he’s found a way for rich people—and in fact rich countries—to help feed a hungry world. 
Writing in the Washington Post, Mr. Daniels helpfully points out that all we have to do is not discourage people from using the scientific knowledge that can save millions of lives.

According to Mr. Daniels:

Of the several claims of “anti-science” that clutter our national debates these days, none can be more flagrantly clear than the campaign against modern agricultural technology, most specifically the use of molecular techniques to create genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Here, there are no credibly conflicting studies, no arguments about the validity of computer models, no disruption of an ecosystem nor any adverse human health or even digestive problems, after 5 billion acres have been cultivated cumulatively and trillions of meals consumed.

And yet a concerted, deep-pockets campaign, as relentless as it is baseless, has persuaded a high percentage of Americans and Europeans to avoid GMO products, and to pay premium prices for “non-GMO” or “organic” foods that may in some cases be less safe and less nutritious..."

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