Genetically Modified Crops - Editorial Review

Abstract

Why have genetically modified (GM) crops failed to be the popular success the scientists claimed them to be, few decades back? One can point out multiple reasons, ranging from technical issues related to ill effects or toxicity to genetic pollution to bio piracy issues, and also the social issues including their acceptance by traditional people in light of their fears, doubts and wide ranging apprehensions that are possibly hard to address, if not impossible. Although, the real reasons may be there to decipher and deliver, but the fact is that the promises have grown but their popularity in terms of fulfilment has not.