Screening of Food Evolution documentary
The Semper Aula was packed last Thursday for our screening of the new documentary Food Evolution. The public film screening was followed by a panel discussion with food system experts, moderated by ETH doctoral student Devang Mehta.
The WFSC hosted a public screening of Food Evolution, a new documentary exploring the controversy surrounding GMOs and food. The film claims to separate the hype and emotion from the science and data to unravel the debate around food. The event on 13 July 2017 filled the Semper Aula, with nearly 100 people in attendance.
The film was followed by a panel discussion featuring ETH Prof. Wilhelm Gruissem (Plant Biotechnology), ETH Prof. Susanne Ulbrich (Animal Physiology), and Dr. Markus Hardegger (Head of BLW Genetic Resources and Technologies Unit). Devang Mehta, a doctoral student in the Plant Biotechnology group of Prof. Gruissem, organized the event and moderated the panel discussion.
Topics touched upon during the discussion included the current moratorium of cultivation of GMO crops in Switzerland and the role of diversification and a system approach in achieving sustainability and food security.
Special thanks to our panelists and also thanks to all for attending and participating in the discussion!