Gary Comstock

Professor of Philosophy, North Carolina State University

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Professor of Philosophy at North Carolina State University author of Vexing Nature?: On the Ethical Case against Agricultural Biotechnology

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In much of the world, genetically engineered crops, including soybeans, corn and canola, are part of the basic diet.

From Genetically Modified Crops to Fish and Farm Animals

In much of the world, genetically engineered crops, including soybeans, corn and canola, are part of the basic diet.

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