ESL Podcast 881 – Eating Genetically Modified Foods

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　　Nicky: It’s a bigger and better tomato. It’s been genetically² modified.

 

　　Ralph: You’re not going to eat that, are you?

 

　　Nicky: Of course I am. I’m making a salad. Want one?

 

　　Ralph: No way. I don’t want to eat something that’s been genetically engineered in a laboratory. Who knows what kind of strange DNA³ it has.

 

　　Nicky: It’s perfectly⁴ safe. It’s been modified to grow faster, have more nutrients⁵, and be resistant⁶ to disease and pests.

 

　　Ralph: And it may contain strange mutations as part of its genetic¹ makeup⁷ that they didn’t tell you about. I really wouldn’t eat that if I were you.

 

　　Nicky: Where did you get this aversion to genetically modified foods? Scientists and farmers have always used selective breeding with animals and crops to bring you bigger and better food. This is nothing different.

 

　　Ralph: Of course it is. And just because it’s bigger, doesn’t mean it’s better. I’ll eat food that’s been modified by the only person I trust.

 

　　Nicky: Who’s that?

 

　　Ralph: Mother Nature!

 

　　Script by Dr. Lucy Tse

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