Genetically Engineered: Regulation

By • Mar 21, 2014

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  This week on HPR we’ve been presenting a series of reports we call “Genetically Engineered: Beyond Emotion.” One question that frequently comes up is who in the government is responsible for regulating genetically modified organisms in food crops. As HPR’s Bill Dorman reports, the answer is more complicated than you might think.

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This week on Hawaii Public Radio, we’re presenting a series we’re calling “Genetically Engineered: Beyond Emotion.”

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By Catherine Cluett • Mar 17, 2014
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All this week, Hawaii Public Radio is taking a closer look at some of the issues behind the debate about genetically modified organisms: GMO's. We're calling the series Genetically Engineered: Beyond Emotion. We'll look at the topic from a number of perspectives--and today we start on the island of Molokai. Catherine Cluett reports from the Molokai Dispatch.

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