OPINION/COMMENTARY

“Frankenfood Myth” Debunks Biotech Scare The Competitive Enterprise Institute announces a new book on biotech foods and the future of agriculture by Senior Fellow Gregory Conko and co-author Dr. Henry I. Miller. The Frankenfood Myth: How Protest and Politics Threaten the Biotech Revolution (www.frankenfoodmyth.com) takes a clear look at one of the most controversial issues of our time and offers a sober assessment on how best to bring the benefits of new agricultural technology to those who need it most. In this provocative and meticulously researched book, Miller and Conko trace the origins of gene-splicing, its applications, and the backlash from consumer groups and government agencies against so-called “Frankenfoods”—from America to Zimbabwe. They explain how a “happy conspiracy” of anti-technology activism, bureaucratic overreach, and counterproductive industry maneuvering has resulted in a regulatory framework in which there is an inverse relationship between the degree of product risk and degree of regulatory scrutiny....