The National Technology and Society Monitor also found many of us still aren’t comfortable with genetically modified plants and animals for food, despite a government report to the contrary. [...] ”In this country, governments are in fact moving towards a more permissive position on genetically modified plants, and earlier this year, a government report suggested landmark shifts in attitudes,” said Gilding. ”But in the Monitor, there wasn’t any change in reaction to genetically modified plants and overall most people remain uncomfortable with GM agriculture. There’s certainly no evidence for a major sea change on that score.”