Dr. Aparna Islam, Assistant Professor of Biotechnology at the Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences presented a paper entitled 'GM Crops: Understanding the Nexus between Food Security and Biosafety' at the 6th Annual Scientific Conference of CVASU at Chittagong on March 6, 2008. The theme of this conference was "Changing World and Emerging Challenges: One World, One Health Approach" jointly organized by 'One World One Health- Bangladesh Initiative' and CVASU. Scientists from home and abroad participated in the conference. Under the 'food security and food safety' theme-session Dr. Islam's talk focused on transgenic or genetically modified (GM) crops which promise improved production thus ensuring better food security. The presentation also highlighted research needs aimed at assessing potential risk concerns of GM foods to ensure food safety for the consumers as well as the environment. With the changing world scenario and increasing food demands, Bangladesh may not be in a position to say 'no' to GM crops but keeping one informed about the mounting challenges and getting prepared for them was the objective of her talk. The oration evoked numerous questions on food, health and feed safety, which were addressed during the question-answer session. The day ended with the recognition of the importance of. biosafety as an up coming challenge in the transforming world.