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3 days ago · Specific concerns include mixing of genetically modified and non-genetically modified products in the food supply, effects of GMOs on the environment, the rigor of the regulatory process, and consolidation of control of the food supply in companies that make and sell GMOs.
6 days ago · In this Q&A, Carbon Brief looks at the difference between GMOs and gene-edited foods and whether these technologies can help crops deal with climate change while boosting food security.
6 days ago · In 1973, Herbert Boyer and Stanley Cohen developed genetic engineering by inserting DNA (the molecule that carries genetic information) from one bacterium into another. By 1982, the FDA approved the first consumer GMO (genetically modified organism) product resulting from genetic engineering.
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1 day ago · Genetically modified foods (GM foods), also known as genetically engineered foods (GE foods), or bioengineered foods are foods produced from organisms that have had changes introduced into their DNA using various methods of genetic engineering.
2 days ago · Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) provide certain advantages to producers and consumers. Modified plants, for example, can at least initially help protect crops by providing resistance to a specific disease or insect, ensuring greater food production. GMOs are also important sources of medicine.
- What is a genetically modified organism?A genetically modified organism (GMO) is an organism whose DNA has been modified in the laboratory in order to favour the expression of desired phy...
- Are genetically modified organisms safe for the environment?Assessing the environmental safety of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is challenging. While modified crops that are resistant to herbicides c...
- Should genetically modified crops be grown?The question of whether genetically modified (GM) crops should be grown is one that has been debated for decades. Some people argue that GM crops c...
May 8, 2024 · Most GMO crops have a gene that makes them resistant to the herbicide glyphosate such as soya and maize. Others carry a gene that makes the plant itself a potent insecticide factory of bacterial origin such as corn and cotton.
3 days ago · Plant pathologist George Harrar recruited and assembled the wheat research team in late 1944. The four other members were soil scientist William Colwell; maize breeder Edward Wellhausen; potato breeder John Niederhauser; and Norman Borlaug, all from the United States.
