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May 1, 2024 · Genetically modified food, crops and GMO issues. Read current science articles on genetic engineering including mice with glowing hearts, disease-resistant mosquitos, GM bacteria chips...
Scientists Boost Crop Performance by Engineering a Better Leaf. Researchers increased yield in soy plants by making them better at photosynthesis, the process that powers life. The findings hold ...
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Jul 20, 2021 · Roughly 94 percent of soybeans grown in the United States are genetically modified, as is more than 90 percent of all corn, canola and sugar beets, together covering roughly 170 million acres...
Jul 27, 2021 · This review presents brief summaries of the real reasons to worry about and the uncertainties about genetically modified organisms. This article also presents the real uncertainties shared by consumers and scientists with respect to the past, present, and future of genetically engineered organisms.
- Tadesse Fikre Teferra
- 2021
- GMOs and Gene-Edited Foods Aren’T The Same
- What Are The Concerns?
- Is Genetic Modification Itself Unsafe?
- GMOs and Gene-Edited Foods Are Widespread
- Regulation in Australia and New Zealand
- Responsible Research
GMOs are organisms whose genetic material has been artificially altered by inserting a piece of foreign DNA. This DNA may be synthetic in origin or sourced from other organisms. Gene editing involves making precise changes to an organism’s genome without the integration of foreign DNA elements. Using techniques such as CRISPR/Cas, scientists make p...
The major criticisms of GMOs are related to the overuse of specific herbicides. GMOs are mainly used to produce crops that are herbicide-resistant or produce pesticides. Farmers can then use herbicides on those crops to control weeds more effectively, without the plants themselves dying. This leads to higher yields on less land, and often with less...
When it comes to the food we eat, how much do we really know about its DNA? Even among experts with genome-sequencing information, most have only one or a few sequenced “reference” varieties, and these often aren’t the same as the plants we eat. The fact is, we don’t really understand the genomes of many plants and animals we eat. So there’s no rea...
Due to inconsistent rules about labelling GMOs and gene-edited foods around the world, many consumers may not realise they’re already eating them. For example, the most widely used enzyme in cheese-making, rennet, is produced from a GMO bacterium. GMO microbial rennet produces a specific enzyme called chymosin, which helps coagulate milk and form c...
So why don’t you see non-browning mushrooms at your local supermarket? In Australia, the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator regulates GMOs. It has approvedfour GMO crops for cultivation: cotton, canola, safflower and Indian mustard. However, many more are imported for food ingredients (including modified soy, cottonseed oil, corn and sugar bee...
Both GMOs and gene-edited foods offer great promise. Of course there are valid concerns, such as the potential to create new allergens, unintended consequences for ecosystems, and growing corporate control over food. But these can be addressed through responsible research and regulatory frameworks. Ultimately, the development of future foods must b...
Jan 5, 2022 · Starting this month, alert consumers may have noticed labels on some foods that say "bioengineered" or "derived from bioengineering," per new federal standards. Say goodbye to GMOs. The new term...
Feb 11, 2022 · 11 February 2022. China’s approval of gene-edited crops energizes researchers. Scientists say newly published guidelines will spur research into crops that have increased yields and greater...
