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By2050,theworldspopulationisprojectedtoriseto9billionfromjustover7billioncurrently.Proponentsofgeneticallymodifiedfoodssaytheyaresafeandcanboostharvestseveninbadconditionsbyprotectingagainstpests,weedsanddrought.This,theyargue,willbeessentialtomeetingtheneedsofaboomingpopulationindecadestocomeandavoidingstarvation.

However,DougGurian-Sherman,seniorscientistforthefoodandenvironmentprogramattheUnionofConcernedScientists,anadvocacygroup,saidgeneticengineeringforinsectr