Episode 52: Megan Westgate and Linda Cognato of The Non GMO Project

Episode #52 Notes1:00 - What are GMOs?5:25 - On the prevalence of GMOs.11:00 - Gene editing vs. gene silencing.14:30 - Private sector, financing, and GMOs. 19:00 - What’s the motivation to bring new GMOs to market?24:30 - Labelling for GMOs.29:00 - On The Non GMO Project.35:30 - How do folks become Non GMO certified? How easy or difficult is it?38:45 - Certified Organic & Non GMO; differences and similarities.45:00 - Social justice and equity in and around the Non GMO Project.58:20 - Book Recommendations!Monocultures of The Mind, Vandana ShivaGMO Myths and Truths, John FaganTo Speak for The Trees, Diana Beresford-Kroeger The Gene: An Intimate History, Siddartha MukherjeeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.