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In Michael Pollan's essay, "Playing God in the Garden", we are introduced to the New Leaf Superior, a genetically engineered potato. This is not the first of its kind, for it is only one of the many foods that are products of an emergent development here in the United States. Monsanto and other giant transnational companies are carrying out a dangerous global experiment by introducing large numbers of genetically engineered foods into our diet. Genetic manipulations can result in unanticipated harmful effects, and because genetically engineered foods are not sufficiently tested, this experiment not only jeopardizes the health of individuals, but also affects the natural flow of nature.
Pollan writes, "genetic engineering overthrows the old rules governing the relationship of nature and culture in plants." He argues in his essay that the "old rules", or natural (organic) ways of farming are no longer being valued, but rather overthrown and replaced by this new technology. We......

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