GMO issue talk by Elizabeth Finkel available at University of Melbourne

The vexed issue of GM crops: A journalist’s journey through the issues


Parkville Campus, August 6, 2008

With the cost of food skyrocketing worldwide and the dire concerns over global warming, the question of how to farm sustainably has never been more acute. It has also never been more contentious. There is enormous opposition to GM crops yet they offer farmers the ability to use less pesticide, less water and less nitrogen. In northern China they have improved yields, reduced costs and slashed pesticide poisonings down to a quarter of what they once were.

The public rely on journalists as intermediaries in this debate. In this Dean’s lecture, science journalist and author Elizabeth Finkel will take the audience along on her journey through the issues.



Due to a power failure, a recording of this lecture is not available. However, Dr Finkel has written an article about her presentation:

(Pdf files available for downloading at link given in the title)