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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 ...
Since GMOs were first approved for commercial use and planted in US soil in 1996, their production has rapidly increased; helping to make farming methods far more efficient and productive. The most common GMO crops include soybean, maize, cotton, canola, and alfalfa. The following GMO crops were also planted in different countries in 2018 ...
Jan 10, 2019 · 3. Avoid buying processed foods. Most processed foods contain GMOs. 4. Eats lots of fresh and frozen produce. With the exception of corn, beets, zucchini, summer squash, radicchio and Hawaiian papaya, most produce is GMO-free. 5. Try dried grains, beans, nuts and seeds, except for corn and soy. 6.
Nov 4, 2019 · In field tests across corn-growing regions of the United States between 2014 and 2017, they found that the GM hybrids typically yielded 3% to 5% more grain than control plants. Some yielded 8% to 10% more, the team reports this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The benefit held regardless of how good or bad the ...
Contrary to popular belief, there are actually only a few food crops that are grown as GMOs. According to the FDA, the most common ones are corn (92% of all corn planted is GMO), soybean (94% planted are GMO), canola (95% is GMO), and sugar beets (99.9% are GMO). There are also GMO potatoes, papayas, apples, and summer squash, although these ...
A GMO (genetically modified organism) is a plant, animal, or microorganism that has had its genetic material (DNA) changed using technology that generally involves the specific modification of DNA ...
