Food crisis softens resistance to genetically modified (GM) food

Opposition to genetically modified (GM) foods, still strongest in Europe, is starting to erode in the face of the global food crisis.
But the pressure for change, so far, is more economic than political.
Indeed, it was the political fighting over biofuels, farm subsidies, and trade policies, that threatened to undermine the efforts of 40 world leaders seeking a solution to soaring food costs at a UN summit in Rome that ended Thursday.
http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2008/06/06/food-crisis-softens-resistance-to-genetically-modified-gm-food/