Includes bibliographical references (p. 170-171).

GMOs, Luddites, and concerned citizens / Marc Lapp e and Britt Bailey -- Ethical issues involving the production, planting, and distribution of genetically modified crops / Sheldon Krimsky -- Why food biotechnology needs an opt out / Paul B. Thompson -- A naturalist looks at agricultural biotechnology / Brewster Kneen -- When transgenes wander, should we worry? / Norman C. Ellstrand -- Patents, plants, and people : the need for a new ethical paradigm / Lori B. Andrews -- Taking seriously the claim that genetic engineering could end hunger : a critical analysis / Peter Rosset --The European response to GM foods : rethinking food governance / David Barling -- A societal role for assessing the safety of bioengineered foods / Britt Bailey -- Learning to speak ethics in technological debates / Carolyn Raffensperger -- A perspective on anti-biotechnology convictions / Marc Lapp e -- The biotech distraction / Francis Moore Lapp e -- In defense of the precautionary principle / Carolyn Raffensperger and Katherine Barrett -- A declaration of bioethics and agricultural biotechnology / Marc Lapp e and Phil Bereano.