How do we decide what food is modified and who eats it? What ethics come in to play in the economics and technology of food and food production? What current scientific research at SIUC is related to food genetics and native plants?

Panelists

• Professor David Lightfoot, Plant, Soil, and Agriculture Systems Department, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
• Jeffrey M. Smith, Author, Seeds of Deception: Exposing Industry and Government Lies about the Safety of the Genetically Engineered Foods You're Eating
• Professor Ken Stikkers, Philosophy Department, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

This event is presented in partnership with the Carbondale Neighborhood Co-op, the Southern Illinois Center for a Sustainable Future, Southern Illinois University and WSIU Public Broadcast Stations.

For more information, if you need a sign interpreter or require other arrangements to fully participate, please contact Kay Rippelmeyer-Tippy at kayrip@siu.edu.