Prof. Terje Traavic

In Tromso, Norway, 400 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle Terje Traavic, one of the few scientists worldwide who is not on the industry payroll, is doing research on the effects of genetically modified food on the health of humans and animals.

Professor Terje Traavic: "When an organism, like fish, is eating genetically modified fish, then we don't know what happens next.., um consumer comes in. The fish is eating genetically modified food. You will eat the fish. Now to which extent the genetically modified food has changed the fish, or to which extent there is genetically modified DNA present in a fish, to which extent you will be exposed to this in the next instance, there is no experimental data to indicate what happens in a case like that..."

Prof. Rick Howard

Professor Rick Howard: "The research that we are doing here looking at the transgenic mating advantage and so forth is very unique, because we know of no other lab in the world that is looking at the success of transgenic individuals and wild-type individuals. And actually with transgenic organisms like fish can get into the environment in the first place would be most likely an accidental occurance. Where there would be either an empoundment or a fenced area in the ocean that the fish would escape from, and then go into the natural population. And every year thousands and thousands of fish escape from these types of situations, so it's a very common type of event..."

Dr. Vandana Shiva

Dr. Vandana Shiva: "...Haldi or Tumeric is an extremely strong natural antibiotic. A few years ago, the antibiotic use of this Haldi was patented. And the patent said. 'buy haldi in your kitchen store', 'you can buy the haldi in your kitchen store' but it will belong to our patent. You'll have to pay us. The reason they patented it was because antibiotics are fake. Haldi is not failing us. We use it when we have infection. We use it in our cooking so that everyday it is protecting our health. It is a beautiful, beautiful ayurvedic medicine, also a food. In Indian diet there is no division between food and medicine. It's all one beautiful continuum..."

Farmer Percy Schmeiser

Percy Schmeiser, Canadian farmer: "The whole issue now of any introduction more, any more introduction of GMO should be stopped immediately, because we have seen what has happened with the introduction of GMO Canola and GMO soybeans. How it has destroyed the indigenous seeds and pure seeds. We no longer have any pure Canola seeds or Soybeans seeds left in Canada. It is all now contaminated..."