On the 21st: We discuss the importance of public media with Jeremy Hobson, co-host of Here & Now. Plus, we revisit our conversation about endangered bumblebees, talk recent food and health news headlines, and bring you to a new physics escape room in Urbana.

If you have questions about what’s next for genetically modified foods, or GMO’s, you can pose them to a panel of experts at a community conversation Wednesday night at the Champaign Public Library. The panel will include speakers from the University of Illinois College Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences (ACES), the U of I Extension, the Illinois Farm Bureau, and a fifth-generation Illinois farmer.

On this encore edition of The 21st: What does it mean when we say that a plant is genetically modified? Plus, we met a chemistry graduate student who wants to raise awareness about scientists with disabilities.

The world’s largest seed companies have their eye trained on Africa’s farming industry. A few, including St. Louis-based Monsanto, see drought-resistant corn as the key to an untapped market.

But some African civil service organizations are wary of the genetically modified seeds Monsanto hopes to introduce.

A new survey finds strong public support for organic food and suspicion of GMO's -- regardless of whether people vote Republican or Democratic.  Also, people don't trust scientists much at all.