Panel of Scientists to Answer Questions about GMO
September 9, 2015| |
The Cornell Alliance for Science is hosting a panel of scientists ready to answer your GMO questions on September 10, 2015 at the Unitarian Church of Ithaca, 306 N. Aurora St, Ithaca, NY from 6-8:30 pm (EST). Discussion will take an AMA format, and will be held both in-person and live-streamed at http://allianceforscience.cornell.edu/. Use the hashtag #AMAgmo to ask your questions via Twitter.
The Panel consists of:
• Margaret Smith (Cornell University) – field crops
• Kevin Folta (University of Florida) – fruits and veggies
• Steven Strauss (Oregon State University) – trees
• Tony Shelton (Cornell University) – insects
• Alison Van Eenennaam (University of California, Davis) – livestock and dairy
• Walter De Jong (Cornell University) – tubers
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