These days everyone hears a lot about biotechnology, such as how monarch butterflies are going to be killed off and superman-like weeds are going to take over.
Media tends to sensationalize things that are new, such as biotechnology.
There is significant promise in the use of biotechnology for increasing food production, decreasing pesticide use, preventing disease, and many more applications. The technology is not without risk, but all actions contain risk, from driving a car to getting out of the bathtub. The truth on biotechnology is out there and available. Two recent fact sheets put together by Dr. Kevin Keener and Dr. Tom Hoban separate the fact from fiction. Additional resources on biotechnology can be found through the Food Safety Information Retrieval System Web site .