Intrexon's Jack Bobo says transparency on GM will win over public, once consumers see benefits

Intrexon's Jack Bobo says transparency on GM will win over public, once consumers see benefits
Fiona Rotherham
By Fiona Rotherham Sept. 14 (BusinessDesk) - Transparency is the best way to overcome people’s opposition to genetically-modified technology, says Jack Bobo, a keynote speaker at this week’s NZ Bio conference in Auckland. Bobo is the chief communications officer for US-based synthetic biology company Intrexon, whose subsidiaries are promoting several controversial GM products – from mosquitoes to fight dengue fever to locally-farmed salmon and non-browning apples. In New Zealand, genetically modified organisms have been in the headline...