Michael Pollan

About the author: Michael Pollan was editor-at-large for Harper's Magazine, contributing editor for the New York Times Magazine, and is the author of The Botany of Desire: A Plant's Eye View of the World and Second Nature: A Gardener's Education.

Many uncertainties still exist in the area of genetically engineered food safety for humans and for the environment. Will insects develop resistance to crops with built-in insecticides, creating a "biological pollution"? Is it safe for these foods to continue to be put on the market when scientists say there are still many unknowns in the field of genetic engineering? And why have Europeans so strongly resisted genetically engineered (GE) foods? There are also questions about the regulation of these foods. Are the Food and Drug Administration and Environmental...