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May 22, 2024 · Food and farming Q&A: The evolving debate about using genetically modified crops in a warming world. Crops that have been “altered” by scientists in a laboratory can be found growing on millions of hectares of farmland around the world. These “genetically modified organisms” (GMOs) are planted extensively across swathes of North and ...
3 days ago · The US-Mexico Tortilla War. A trade dispute between Mexico City and Washington puts a spotlight on food sovereignty, GMOs, glyphosate, and the fate of Mexico’s iconic white-corn flatbread. Corn ...
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May 22, 2024 · Although various food and health authorities consider them safe, GMOs, like genetically modified foods, may not be completely safe, as they are associated with health risks like allergic reactions, antibiotic resistance, and toxicity. Genetic engineering of plants dates back to the 1970s, when scientists were able to make changes that were ...
1 day ago · Genetically modified food controversies are disputes over the use of foods and other goods derived from genetically modified crops instead of conventional crops, and other uses of genetic engineering in food production. The disputes involve consumers, farmers, biotechnology companies, governmental regulators, non-governmental organizations, and ...
3 days ago · genetically modified organism (GMO), organism whose genome has been engineered in the laboratory in order to favour the expression of desired physiological traits or the generation of desired biological products. In conventional livestock production, crop farming, and even pet breeding, it has long been the practice to breed select individuals ...
May 22, 2024 · Yet, Mexico, the “birthplace of corn,” has fought backagainst demands that the country accept American-grown GMO corn and plans to provide evidence that GMO corn is harmful with studies from its large GMO database when the stand-off is adjudicated by a special panel expected to convene in March 2024. (Mexico has also banned GMO soy.)
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