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Cato Video • February 17, 2016 

# GMOs and the Future of the Global Food Supply and Medical Innovations (Robert T. Fraley) 

View the full event here: [https://​www​.cato​.org/​e​v​e​n​t​s​/​g​m​o​s​-​f​u​t​u​r​e​-​g​l​o​b​a​l​-​f​o​o​d​-​s​u​p​p​l​y​-​m​e​d​i​c​a​l​-​i​n​n​o​v​a​tions](https://www.cato.org/events/gmos-future-global-food-supply-medical-innovations)

For thousands of years, farmers used selective breeding to produce more plentiful harvests and increase the usefulness of domesticated animals. Today, genetic engineering allows businesses to do the same—but more cheaply, precisely and speedily. Unbeknownst to most people, the use of genetically modified organisms is not limited to agriculture. GMO technology is all around us, helping to produce life-enhancing products, such as synthetic insulin, and life-saving medicines, such as cancer-fighting Avastin. Still, controversy surrounding GMOs persists.

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