In Australia the debate is starting to heat up about opening the floodgates to the cultivating of genetically modified foods. It's based on fear: lack of water, protection from bird flu. There are two big pictures: one innovating respectfully in harmony with nature. The other "improving" upon and altering nature.

At 100 mega pixels per square inch, this living camera is a dense bed of light-sensitive bacteria. Created by genetically modifying E Coli. bacterium

Genetically modified (GM) foods are foodstuffs produced from genetically modified organisms (GMO) that have had their DNA altered through genetic engineering. GM Foods were first put on the market in the early1990s. The most common modified foods are derived from plants: soybean, corn, canola and cotton seed oil and wheat.Controversies surrounding GM foods and crops commonly focus on human and environmental safety, labeling and consumer choice, intellectual property rights, ethics, food security, poverty reduction, and environmental conservation.