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Academic and Industry Interview Questions
Academic and Industry Interview
Basics:
- Different countries, scientific groups and companies’ definition of GMOs vary. What defines GMOs on a scientific level? What defines GMOs on a legal level?
- What might be bigger barrier to having a GMO product accepted by the public?
Safety:
- Are there dangers associated with GMOs? If so, what are these dangers?
- If GMOs need trial rounds to prove their harmful or harmlessness, would it be worth investing in testing them? Why or why not?
Social Impact and Public Perception:
- Are there actual harms associated with GMOs or is there a disconnect between public perception and the real science?
- Is there a legacy or history that influences the perception on GMOs?
- How would the public view GMO produce as opposed to GMO dairy products? How?
- How does the idea of Genetically Modified bacteria differ than that of other GMOs (example. Crops) in the public’s opinion?
Ecological and Economical:
- Is there a capacity for GMO food products to become the most sustainable food source?
- What role does or will GMOs have in developing food and nutrition issues around the world?
- How would GMOs affect the industry? For example by minimizing work for farmers etc?
- Would GMOs help harvesting in more extreme climates and minimize shipping times and costs as a result?
Legal and Moral:
- Have the policies and regulations kept up with current practices with regards to GMOs?
- Some argue that we do not currently know enough about GMOs to determine if they are safe and we should therefore assume that they are harmful. Is this a valid argument?
- Are we ethically obligated to inform the public if and how the products they’re buying was genetically modified?
Would you consider using GMOs if:
- The price of GMO food products was lower than that of non-GMO food products?
- GM foods have less ecological impact? (For example not using animals as the meat source)
- We produced food from waste streams including wood and pulp?
- GMOs could replace pesticides and antibiotics?
- Genetically Modified foods tasted better than organic foods?
- GMOs have medical benefits?
