Kimberly Wilson will explain what genetic engineering is and how it works,then explore the health risks involved with eating these newly createdfoods. She will address the ecological hazards that could result frommodified plants crossing with wild species and escaping human controlaltogether, as well as the economic ruin that may befall small farmers whofind themselves at the mercy of huge corporations for their livelihood.Kimberly Wilson, former director of the council's Program on CommercialBiotechnology and the Environment, works with Greenpeace Genetic EngineeringCampaign.