2,000 words Topic – GMOs and ethical issues with focus on GMO corporations, food control, and monopolies.

Topic – GMOs and ethical issues with focus on GMO corporations, food control, and monopolies.

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the danger of seed monopolies/global food control, 2) the abuse of GMO corporate seed patents and the subsequent damage inflicted on independent farmers, and 3) GMO/biotech/agritech corporations controlling and also funding scientific research into genetically modified foods.

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I’ve attached several links with info regarding the subtopics listed above, some of the sites also include general info about how GMO corporations work/some historical context. After reading through the references I’ve attached.

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Your paper should be of the persuasive genre with evidence that supports the proposition that your group is exploring about GMOs.

http://foodandwaterwatch.org/sites/default/files/Monsanto%20Corporate%20Profile%20Report%20April%202013.pdf

http://www.salon.com/2013/05/30/monsantos_patent_lawyers_get_a_gift_from_the_supreme_court/

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/02/201224152439941847.html

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/sep/26/farming-mega-mergers-threaten-food-security-say-campaigners

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/colin-todhunter/bayer-monsanto-monopoly_b_12025918.html

http://haasinstitute.berkeley.edu/bowman-v-monsanto-monopoly-over-global-food-system

http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2008/05/monsanto200805

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-seed-companies-control-gm-crop-research/

http://www.alternet.org/food/how-monsanto-went-selling-aspirin-controlling-our-food-supply

The Seeds Of Suicide: How Monsanto Destroys Farming

https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/vandana-shiva-corporate-monopoly-seeds

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/01/201311071754973439.html