Biologist Tim Durham, Plant M.D., highlights the research that challenges emotional claims opposing GMOs.
Initially released in 1994 (the Flavr Savr tomato), GMOs have been the most thoroughly studied innovation in the history of humankind, bar none. The literature is robust, and, barring some dubious outliers, the conclusions unequivocal. On the human health front — and after a billion plus meals — GMO foods have caused nary a sniffle.
Read the article, published October 9, 2025 in AgDaily here.
A member of the Global Farmer Network, Tim Durham’s family operates Deer Run Farm — a truck (vegetable) farm on Long Island, New York. As an agvocate, he counters heated rhetoric with sensible facts. Tim has a degree in plant medicine and is an Associate Professor at Ferrum College in Virginia.




