5. THINK IT THROUGH You are a USDA official and must decide whether to allow the planting of a new
modified strain of cabbage that is tolerant to a best-sell-
ing herbicide and has twice the vitamin content of regu-
lar cabbage. What questions would you ask of scientists
before deciding whether to approve the new crop? What
scientific data would you want to see? Would you also
consult nonscientists or consider ethical, economic, and
social factors?