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Sep 29, 2021 · Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are animals, plants or microorganisms that have been modified using modern biotechnology techniques. Genetically modified foods (GM foods) are foods derived from GMOs. GMOs and GM foods can contain foreign genes, or in other words, genes coming from an unrelated species. If the gene you are engineering into ...
Aug 1, 2012 · All this makes potatoes a powerful symbol of biodiversity (and lack thereof) in the global food system. But to read this week’s news, it’s easy to wonder if we’ll ever learn our lesson ...
Our Story. Stolon Superfoods was born in the fields of North Carolina with the goal to grow, harvest and cure Non-GMO sweet potatoes that could be used to create a Zero-Waste Sweet Potato Superfood Product Line. A sweet potato is different from a white potato in many ways and nutritionally is exponentially better for you than a white potato.
Jul 31, 2016 · Even as a new Vermont law and food giants including General Mills and Campbell Soup push to label GMO products, a sweeping new scientific report concludes that genetically engineered crops are as safe as conventionally grown foods. “We looked at a lot of evidence and found no apparent health risk,” says Timothy Griffin, PhD, an associate ...
Apr 19, 2023 · 2016: Congress passes a law requiring labeling for some foods produced through genetic engineering and uses the term “bioengineered,” which will start to appear on some foods. 2017: GMO apples ...
The well-respected British medical journal, The Lancet, published an important study conducted by Drs. Arpad Pusztai and Stanley W.B. Ewen under a grant from the Scottish government. The study examined the effect on rats of the consumption of potatoes genetically engineered to contain the biopesticide Bacillus Thuringiensis (B.t ...
Jan 6, 2022 · Potato ( Solanum tuberosum L.) is the third most important crop worldwide and a staple food for many people worldwide. Genetically, it poses many challenges for traditional breeding due to its autotetraploid nature and its tendency toward inbreeding depression. Breeding programs have focused on productivity, nutritional quality, and disease ...
