Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences1028-88801812-5735Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/pjbs.2010.28.33Al-jebreenDalal Hamad12010131A survey was conducted during 2008 to assess the attitudes and perceptions of the Riyadh University students towards genetically modified crops and foods. Using descriptive analysis, it was found that the majority of surveyed students had good knowledge of genetic modifications, but lack knowledge about Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) values. Most respondents would not purchase clearly labelled GMO products, though considerable number of the respondents was ready to taste or try the products. It is evident from these results that majority of university students who participated in this survey, in general had very little information or didnt know the genetic engineering technology e.g., gene therapy, fingerprinting, role in reducing pesticide application etc., as appeared in the results, therefore, most of the participants did not know or thought GM foods are harmful and could not be easily detected. The implication of this result is that majority will not support GM products.]]>Abdel-Mawgood, A.L.,20062006pp: 2587Baker, G.A. and T.A. Burnham,200126387403Banati, D. and J.A. Szabo,200650115119Curtis, K.R., J.J. McCluskey and T.I. Wahl,200477075Doering, C.,20052005Ganiere, P., W.S. Chern, D.E. Hahn and F.S. Chiang,20047120Huang, J., H. Qiu, J. Bai and C. Pray,200646144151James, C.,20062006Kushwala, S., A.S. Musa, J. Lowenberg De Boer and J. Fulton,20042004Lusk, J.L., J. Roosen and J.A. Fox,2003811629Matthew, R. and W.E. Huffman,20012001Gaskell, G., N. Allum, W. Wagner, N. Kronberger, H. Torgersen, J. Hampel and J. Bardes,200424185194Onyango, B.,200435154161Oxfam,1999Pachico, D. and M. Wolf,20022002pp: 155217Pattron, D.D.,20057414Roller, S.,200139259263Quan, Li, K.R. Curtis, J.J. McCluskey and T.I. Wahl,2002Attitudes toward genetically modified foods in Beijing, China.]]>5145152Hansen, E. and A.N. Laureni,200313137139