Book Discussion @ Powell's: Food Fray

Being a foodie this topic is of great interest to me. Join me as we delve into the world of GM foods. Plan on meeting upstairs. Look for me in front row area with Meetup sign. Synopsis: In Food Fray: It started with little fanfare over a decade ago, when genetically modified foods quietly appeared on American grocery shelves. But in the years since, GM foods have sparked a global controversy and sounded alarms here at home, triggered by a multitude of unanswered questions and dubious practices, such as highly publicized cases of "biopharm" crops contaminating the food supply...runaway commodity prices and worldwide food shortages triggered, in part, by the biofuel movement...Europe's open hostility to GM foods and Africa's outright refusal to accept food aid containing genetically modified crops. Inside the Controversy over Genetically Modified Food (AMACOM), esteemed molecular biologist Dr. Lisa H. Weasel brings readers into the center of the global debate over genetically modified foods, capturing the real-life experiences of the scientists, farmers, policymakers, and grassroots activists on the front lines. Seminal and cutting-edge, Food Fray will allow readers to make up their own minds about one of the most important issues facing us today. Signed copies of book available after presentation.