GM foods - friend or foe
Science Cafe at the Tobacco Factory
Monday 26 April 2010, 20:00 - 21:30
The Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road, Southville, Bristol, BS3 1TF
Speaker(s): Dr Stuart Shales, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Biotechnology, University of the West of England
GM foods and crops are currently a very contentious issue in Europe. At the moment 134 million hectares of GM crops are grown worldwide but very little is cultivated in Europe.In this meeting we will explore the current traits in GM crops and find out where they are being grown - and why. Importantly, we will explore the opportunity for new traits for GM crops both in food and non-food production.
Join Stuart to find out more and express your views on this contentious and important issue.
Dr Stuart Shales is Senior Lecturer in Environmental Biotechnology at the University of the West of England
Science Cafe website: http://www.sciencecafe.co.uk
Directions to the Tobacco Factory: http://www.sciencecafe.co.uk/tobaccofactory.htm
Enquiries please contact <bristolsciencecafe@googlemail.com>
This is a free event