Sticking It to Biotech.

• Position: Demonstrations during Biotechnology Industry Organization conference - Brief Article

San Diego, California

In late June, 750 to 1,000 protesters showed up for a week of demonstrations at the largest biotechnology conference in world history. The convention of the Biotechnology Industry Organization opened on June 25 with a discussion of genetically altered food, one of the industry's most contentious issues.

Activist Becca Falik, who is dressed as an ear of genetically modified corn, talked with a conference attendee.

Greenpeace activists slapped stickers on cereal at a San Diego grocery store. The stickers read, "Genetically Engineered Food."

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